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November 22, 2019
Which local college has the best ROI?
The Rochester Beacon reports that RIT ranks No. 1 in the Rochester area in “A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges," a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
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November 22, 2019
RIT offers health and well-being management MS degree
The new graduate degree in health and well-being management will prepare students for careers in primary health care, corporate America and community health programs, or for medical/dental school and health-related Ph.D. programs.
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November 22, 2019
Podcast: Video Game Production
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 27: What does a video game producer do? John Blau, a fourth-year game design and development major, talks with John Veneron, digital games hub associate at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, about their experiences in video game production and how RIT’s MAGIC Center is helping student developers publish their work.
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November 21, 2019
Student Spotlight: RIT Dubai team competes in cybersecurity competition finals
Meet Aseel Babhair, a fourth-year computing security major from RIT Dubai who is competing in the International Final for the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) this weekend, Nov. 22-24.
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November 21, 2019
The toll of illegal firearms
The Rochester Beacon talks to Irshad Altheimer, associate professor of criminal justice and director, Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about gun violence.
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November 20, 2019
RIT Office of Graduate Education prepares for a changing campus climate
A graduate culture is taking root at RIT with more Ph.D. students on the main campus than ever before, and the Office of Graduate Education is building on the momentum.
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November 20, 2019
RIT’s Saunders College of Business launches Leadership Academy
A new certificate program launched by Saunders College of Business is helping to develop strong leaders who are equipped to tackle personal, relational and global challenges.
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November 20, 2019
Baby Black Holes May be Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes
Futurism cites research by Richard O’Shaughnessy, assistant professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences.
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November 20, 2019
RIT students prepare thousands of meals for people in need Tuesday
WHAM-TV reports on RIT's participation in the Hunger Project.
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November 19, 2019
Hassan Eissa crosses countries to reach academic and sports milestones
Hassan Eissa has a life journey that reads like a Hollywood script – born in Chad, left home at an early age, traveled across the continent before making his way as a refugee to the United States. And he has a résumé to match – shepherd, transporter of camels – and now engineering technology student and standout cross country runner at RIT.
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November 19, 2019
RIT welcomes creative students with performing arts scholarships
In an effort to help RIT develop the leading performing arts program in the nation for non-majors, nearly 150 first-year students interested in performing arts this year received partial scholarships.
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November 19, 2019
Facial recognition: Do you really control how your face is being used?
USA Today talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about regulation of facial recognition technology.