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November 8, 2019
Podcast: Scientific Photography
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 26: From objects that are barely visible under a microscope to snowflakes and the massive RIT Big Shot, professor Michael Peres has made scientific photography a major focus, with his images appearing on CNN, The Weather Channel, and Mashable. Peres talks with colleague Ted Kinsman of RIT’s photo sciences program about how one masters such specialized photography.
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November 7, 2019
Student Spotlight: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
For Jessika Quijada, a second-year business management student, Native American Heritage Month is a time to not only remember her history, but to also spread awareness about Native cultures as they exist today.
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November 7, 2019
RIT names six new members to its board of trustees
RIT appointed six new members to its board of trustees. The appointments were announced at the Nov. 7 board meeting.
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November 7, 2019
Is There a Right Way to Be Deaf?
The New York Times features Amy Crumrine '94 (social work), '97 MS (secondary education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing).
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November 6, 2019
RIT hosts elite universities for regional International Collegiate Programming Contest Nov. 9
Student problem-solvers from 20 universities will have five hours to design algorithms and program them to work at a computer science contest at the Northeast North American Regional Final of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), held Nov. 9 at RIT.
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November 6, 2019
RIT/NTID hosts award-winning actress Marlee Matlin Dec. 5
Marlee Matlin will be the featured presenter as part of NTID’s Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series. Matlin will present on the topic of addiction and recovery, based on her 2009 book I’ll Scream Later.
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November 6, 2019
RIT gives tips, hints, and tricks to keep you safe in cyberspace
WROC-TV talks to Rob Olson, lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, and students Will Eatherly and Nishi Prasad about being safe online.
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November 6, 2019
Rihanna and Bella Hadid love his sunglasses – now Chinese designer Min Shi wants to make Haze Collections a fully fledged lifestyle brand
The South China Morning Post features Min Shi '11 (industrial design), co-founder of eyewear brand Haze Collection.
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November 5, 2019
Watch the planet Mercury pass in front of the sun with the RIT Observatory
The planet Mercury will pass directly across the sun next week for the last time until 2032, and RIT faculty and students will help the community view the rare event. Members of the RIT Observatory will set up telescopes for public use from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, in the Infinity Quad on the RIT campus.
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November 5, 2019
RIT researchers working to build the basis of life
WROC-TV talks to Moumita Das, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about her work with neurons and an NSF-funded project to build synthetic neurons.
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November 5, 2019
Studying the Side Effects of Vaping and E-Cigarettes
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers features Risa Robinson, department head, mechanical engineering.
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November 4, 2019
RIT basketball players join Special Olympians for unified sports tournament
WHAM-TV reports on a basketball tournament featuring RIT basketball players, members of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and Special Olympians.