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July 2, 2019
Primary Colors Are Red, Yellow and Blue, Right? Well, Not Exactly
How Stuff Works talks to Mark Fairchild, professor and director of the color science program and Munsell Color Science Laboratory, about additive and subtractive color systems.
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July 1, 2019
RIT alumnus to serve as futures analyst for U.S. Agency for International Development
The fellowship program provides opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in the policy realm. Brennan Ireland ’18 Ph.D. (astrophysical sciences and technology) will use his analytical skills to quantitatively evaluate countries to get a better picture of what their futures look like.
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July 1, 2019
RIT Camp Tiger offers four weeks of immersive science, tech and artistic fun this summer
RIT’s Camp Tiger program offers an extensive choice of summer workshops for students in third through 12th grade, varying from Zuckerberg Media’s “Sue’s Tech Kitchen: Mission to Mars” to “DIY: Design it Yourself, a Fashion Maker’s Camp,” to “Dungeons and Dragons,” “Electronic Music and Sound Production” and “Crash Course in 3D Printing.”
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June 28, 2019
The Strange Politics of Facial Recognition
The Atlantic talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about facial recognition technology.
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June 27, 2019
How Historians Can Now See Invisible Text on Ancient Manuscripts
Gizmodo talks to David Messinger, director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about using multispectral imaging to reveal ancient text and preserve fading medieval manuscripts.
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June 27, 2019
Shweta Mangal: A ‘Small-Town’ Woman Driving Change in Rajasthan
Youth Ki Awaaz features Shweta Mangal '99 (MBA), who is advancing education and emergency medical services in India.
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June 27, 2019
Bringing a conference about Light and Sound to downtown Rochester
WXXI reports on the Light and Sound Interactive Conference, sponsored by RIT.
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June 26, 2019
Livingston County students awarded Saunders College endowed scholarships to attend RIT
Brittney Teed and Mitchell Hitchcock, seniors at Livonia High School, and Maggie Dempsey, a senior at Avon High School, are recipients of this year’s annual E. Philip Saunders Endowed Business Scholarship at RIT. The students have been accepted at RIT’s Saunders College of Business where they will begin classes in the fall.
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June 26, 2019
Rochester Institute of Technology Future Faculty Career Exploration Program
Winds of Change magazine feature's RIT's Future Faculty Career Exploration Program.
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June 26, 2019
RIT/NTID president honored at Pennsylvania School for the Deaf graduation
Gerard Buckley, president of NTID, received the George W. Nevil Award of Merit at the graduation ceremony for students of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Philadelphia. The award honored Buckley’s work as an educator and administrator. He also delivered the commencement address to the graduating class.
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June 26, 2019
RIT hosts REU Graduate Study and Research Symposium on June 28
RIT has become a destination for undergraduates from other institutions seeking summer research experience through a nationally funded program that connects students with leading researchers across the country. The Research Experiences for Undergraduate research symposium will be held June 28 in Louise Slaughter Hall.
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June 25, 2019
An unstoppable partnership: Seneca Park Zoo and RIT
ZooNooz, a publication by the Seneca Park Zoo, highlights projects with RIT.