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October 8, 2019
Packing for a trip? Big Flats native saves space with her powdered hair products
The Elmira Star-Gazette features Kailey Bradt ’15 (chemical engineering), ’18 MS (product development), founder of OWA (Out of this World Amazing) Haircare.
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October 7, 2019
North Korea’s nuclear armament and the use of technology to improve society are topics of Oct. 18 symposium at RIT
“Nuclear Weapons in North Korea: Deal or No Deal?”, a discussion of North Korea’s nuclear armament and the role that technology plays in improving society, will be hosted by RIT as part of its Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend.
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October 7, 2019
Tim Volkmann named director of RIT Athletics Communications
Tim Volkmann, a 22-year veteran of intercollegiate athletics, has been named director of RIT Athletics Communications. Volkmann will be responsible for developing the promotional strategy for 24 Tiger sports, as well as administering the day-to-day operations of the Athletics Communications office.
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October 7, 2019
Film experts in Rochester: ‘Joker’ film does not glorify violence
WROC-TV talks to Brian Price, visiting assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, about the movie Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix, and the controversy around issues of violence and mental health.
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October 7, 2019
RIT partners with 2U to offer online master’s degree in architecture
RIT is partnering with 2U, a global leader in education technology, to deliver an online Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) degree. The program, which is 2U’s first architecture offering, takes RIT’s highly regarded campus-based degree online.
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October 7, 2019
Seniors reliving memories, experiencing new adventures through virtual reality
Arizona Daily Star features Grayson Barnes, a game design and development student, and his “EngageVR” project.
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October 7, 2019
Alumnus captures Emmy for sound work on popular HBO show
Matt Taylor '02 (film and animation - production option) was the co-supervising sound editor of a Warner Bros. sound team that won an Emmy Award for its efforts on Barry.
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October 6, 2019
RIT hosts Rochester Game Festival
WROC-TV reports on the third annual Rochester Game Festival.
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October 4, 2019
American Indian Science and Engineering Society gives RIT professor its highest honor
Professor Emeritus Roger Dube is the winner of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society's annual Ely S. Parker Award. The award recognizes engineers, scientists and educators who have provided exemplary service to the American Indian/Alaska Native community.
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October 4, 2019
Why a D&C window will be an art exhibit for a month for the 'Current Seen' exhibition
The Democrat and Chronicle features artist W. Michelle Harris, associate professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media.
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October 4, 2019
RIT faculty earns NSF CAREER award to study human behavior using machine learning
Ifeoma Nwogu, an assistant professor of computer science, received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award and grant for her five-year project to study human behavior by using machine learning techniques to analyze and find patterns in the many signals that individuals display during social interactions.
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October 4, 2019
RIT joins LSST Corporation to prepare for the most ambitious all-sky survey of the universe
Scientists are currently building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which will conduct the most ambitious all-sky survey of the universe to date, and RIT is thinking about ways to mine through the treasure trove of data it will produce.