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June 6, 2019
Podcast: Sustainability and the Quest to Find Balance for our Planet
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 16: While the term sustainability has many definitions, its goal is singularly critical – the world needs to achieve ecological balance. In this episode of Intersections, Nabil Nasr, associate provost, and Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability adviser, discuss what’s happening on campus, across the nation and around the world to safeguard our environment.
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June 5, 2019
RIT Baja Racing goes off-road for competition and careers
RIT Racing and teams from Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, India and the United States will field race cars, built by student-engineers, and test them on a track that will challenge not only the durability of the cars but the problem-solving capabilities of the teams during the 2019 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge June 6-9.
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June 5, 2019
New York State and RIT addressing problem of food waste in the U.S.
WROC-TV reports on the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute's daylong program on managing food waste.
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June 5, 2019
Award shines light on graduate education at RIT and the increase of graduate women
The Outstanding Graduate Woman Achievement award was established to raise awareness of graduate students and their accomplishments. This year's award was presented to Mireya Salinas, who earned her MFA this May and spoke at commencement as the College of Art and Design graduate delegate.
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June 3, 2019
Summer construction projects underway at RIT
Several construction projects are underway on roads and buildings on the RIT campus, as workers take advantage of the summer weather.
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June 3, 2019
RIT hosts NSA-funded summer camps for teenagers to learn cybersecurity
RIT is helping the area’s sharpest young minds gain an interest in cybersecurity careers through free summer programs for middle and high school students. The Co-ed RIT GenCyber camp will be held July 8–12, while the RIT GenCyber for Girls camp will be held July 22–26.
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June 3, 2019
RIT/NTID creates Black History Month Celebration Endowment Fund in honor of longtime employee
To commemorate a beloved Black History Month tradition, NTID announced the establishment of the Johnnie “JB” Brown Black History Month Celebration Endowment Fund at a ceremony in May. The fund, named after a longtime RIT employee, will help preserve the popular Black History Month potluck luncheon held each February.
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June 3, 2019
RIT/NTID offers educational summer camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students
The Explore Your Future program at NTID offers deaf and hard-of-hearing college-bound high school students who will begin their junior or senior year in fall 2019 a unique opportunity to experience life on a college campus, explore their interests and sample various careers.
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June 3, 2019
Explainer: U.S. dependence on China's rare earth: Trade war vulnerability
Reuters cites Eric Williams, professor of sustainability, on extracting rare earths from coal ash.
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June 3, 2019
Silicon Valley needs new investors if it wants to close the gender gap, Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani says
Vox talks to Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani, who mentions RIT's efforts to close the gender gap in tech.
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June 1, 2019
Chasing serial success
The Deccan Chronicle features Vipul Jain '99 (MBA), CEO of Advancells.
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May 31, 2019
New York State Pollution Prevention Institute to host June 4 event on managing food waste
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is hosting a daylong program at RIT next week that will explore how businesses throughout the state and from coast-to-coast are reducing food waste, including by making use of organic resources to lessen their environmental footprint.