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June 14, 2019
The Cary Graphic Design Archive at RIT acquires the work of Ken Hiebert
The archive belonging to the influential graphic designer and educator Ken Hiebert is the newest acquisition at the Cary Graphic Design Archive at RIT.
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June 14, 2019
Scientists detected signs of our Milky Way colliding with another 'ghost' galaxy
Antlia 2, the "ghost of a galaxy" orbiting the Milky Way, is a dark horse in more ways than one. Not only is it so faint it was only just discovered last year, it may now be responsible for curious ripples in the hydrogen gas that makes up the Milky Way's outer disc.
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June 14, 2019
Learning about my heritage while pursuing my American MS Degree in Croatia
Jure Ljubičić wanted to continue his education and was happy to see that RIT Croatia offered a US graduate program, Master of Science Service Leadership and Innovation.
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June 12, 2019
Could a weakening US economy imperil Trump’s trade war against China?
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.
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June 12, 2019
New evidence shows crash with Antlia 2 gave the Milky Way the ripples in its outer disc
The newly-discovered dark dwarf galaxy Antlia 2’s collision with the Milky Way may be responsible for our galaxy’s characteristic ripples in its outer disc, according to a study led by Assistant Professor Sukanya Chakrabarti. The Antlia 2 dwarf galaxy was discovered from the second data release of the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, which aims to chart a three-dimensional map of our galaxy.
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June 11, 2019
RIT to host youth summer workshops on clean energy and fuel cells July 9-12
RIT is hosting workshops this summer to help high school students from the Rochester area learn about the science behind clean energy and fuel cells. The “Clean Energy: Electricity Generation Using Fuel Cells” workshops feature hands-on experiments and tours of RIT’s facilities.
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June 11, 2019
Grit Happens: Baja SAE Rochester crowns season race champion at RIT and Hogback Hill
The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor took first place overall at the 2019 Baja SAE Rochester challenge, an international student-design competition that challenges students to apply classroom knowledge with real-world applications. RIT placed 10th overall among 100 collegiate race teams that took on a daunting motor cross field and four challenging days of competition.
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June 11, 2019
Success for Students With Autism
Inside Higher Ed features RIT's Spectrum Support Program.
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June 10, 2019
Saunders College names Optimax president, CEO as 2019 Vanden Brul Award recipients
Michael Mandina, president of Optimax, and Richard Plympton, CEO of Optimax, have been named the 2019 recipients of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business. The award is given to entrepreneurial leaders in the greater Rochester region who have developed a business that has improved the local or regional economy or whose innovative management skills have changed the course of an existing business.
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June 10, 2019
How metal droplet jetting could make metal printing viable
Denis Cormier, the Earl W. Brinkman Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, discusses how wire feedstock can help transform metal additive manufacturing in The Engineer.
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June 7, 2019
RIT scientists recognized for solving issue with thermal instrument aboard Landsat 8 satellite
RIT senior scientists Aaron Gerace and Matthew Montanaro were presented with the USGIF Academic Achievement Award at the GEOINT 2019 Symposium for their work on the Landsat 8 satellite.
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June 7, 2019
'Newborn' gets 99 new faces
Prishtina Insight features an urban interactive installation created by Lauren Peace ’17 (journalism).