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October 30, 2019
Saunders gives $7.5 million more to RIT
The Rochester Beacon reports on E. Philip Saunders' $7.5 million gift to RIT.
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October 30, 2019
Could Congress reverse Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria?
Essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, published by The Conversation.
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October 30, 2019
Instacart shoppers planning strike, demand higher tips
WHAM-TV talks to Clyde Hull, professor of management, about gig economy workers.
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October 29, 2019
E. Philip Saunders gifts $7.5 million to RIT
At an Oct. 29 celebration at RIT, E. Philip Saunders announced a $7.5 million gift to the business college that bears his name. This transformational gift will be used to help fund a major renovation and expansion of the facilities in Max Lowenthal Hall, home of Saunders College of Business.
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October 29, 2019
Bee-Friendly Companies Are Getting the Science of the Crisis Completely Wrong
OneZero talks to Kaitlin Stack Whitney, assistant professor in the science, technology and society department and the environmental sciences program, about the effect of corporations' efforts to protect honeybee populations.
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October 29, 2019
Best colleges to face-off at international offensive cybersecurity competition finals at RIT
The winners of the world’s largest collegiate offensive-based cybersecurity competition will be crowned at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition finals Nov. 22–24 at RIT.
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October 29, 2019
Cliff Diving
ESPN's "E:60" program features RIT diving coach Cliff Devries.
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October 29, 2019
College of Liberal Arts earns 2019 Changing Hearts and Minds Award
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts received recognition for its success diversifying the university’s faculty ranks and helping to advance RIT’s overall commitment to diversity. The college earned RIT’s 2019 Changing Hearts and Minds Award, sponsored annually by RIT’s Office of the Provost and the Office of Faculty Diversity and Recruitment.
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October 29, 2019
Coach Cliff Devries to be featured on ESPN's 'E:60' tonight
ESPN will feature Cliff Devries, RIT diving coach, tonight on its sports magazine show "E:60."
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October 28, 2019
An innovative approach to helping the homeless
The Rochester Beacon talks to Caroline Easton, professor in RIT’s School of Behavioral Health Sciences, about a new program to help the homeless with opioid addiction and mental illness.
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October 28, 2019
‘Coming of Age’ describes how a signature program shaped RIT’s future
A new book published by RIT Press documents RIT’s trajectory from a teaching institute to a research university with an expanding portfolio of doctoral programs. Coming of Age: The Center for Imaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology describes the university-wide impact of the center and first Ph.D. program.
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October 25, 2019
Shedding light on black holes
The Christian Science Monitor talks to Manuela Campanelli, professor and director of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation.