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May 31, 2019
Metaproject 09: Sesame Street and the Urgency of Play
Design Milk features the latest Metaproject challenge results.
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May 30, 2019
RIT student develops tool to visualize molecular dynamics of proteins in virtual reality
Kyle Diller, a fifth-year computer science student from East Windsor, N.J., developed a plug-in application for the molecular visualization program UCSF ChimeraX. The application is currently under development at the University of California at San Francisco. Diller’s plug-in allows users to display an atomic structure as if it were a movie so they can see how the structure changes.
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May 30, 2019
Top 8 Rochester mom Instagram influencers you should follow
The Democrat and Chronicle features Jessica Serpe, events manager, University Gallery, for her Instagram account.
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May 30, 2019
New algorithm may help people store more pictures, share videos faster
Tech Xplore talks to Alexander Ororbia, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science.
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May 30, 2019
Exclusive photos go inside the home of one of the century’s most important designers
Fast Company mentions the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT.
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May 30, 2019
What's the big deal with pronouns?
Guest essay by Christopher Hinesley, assistant director, Center for Campus Life, and Taj Smith, director of Diversity Education, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, published on page 11 of Insight Into Diversity.
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May 29, 2019
Rare Earths, Bonds, and Permit Hell: 3 Weapons China Can Use to Escalate the Trade War
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by Fortune.
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May 29, 2019
East House James Papero Enrichment Program to open at RIT on June 3
Forty-five East House clients will visit RIT in June to take part in a two-week enrichment program designed to encourage participants, who are recovering from mental health or substance use disorders, to pursue educational goals to achieve independence and self-sufficiency.
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May 29, 2019
RIT researchers receive NSF award to develop new diagnostic tool for cardiac disease
Researchers at RIT are providing a better map to the human heart. They are developing a critical tool that will help clinicians identify damaged areas in the heart to more accurately diagnose cardiac disease.
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May 29, 2019
RIT/NTID awards Dodge Faculty Grant to chemistry instructor
Jennifer Lynn Swartzenberg, a faculty member in NTID’s science and mathematics department, is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Ronald D. Dodge Memorial Faculty Grant and will receive $1,000 for her project to produce videos of established and new American Sign Language (ASL) signs for organic chemistry.
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May 29, 2019
RIT experts shine at Rochester’s Light and Sound Interactive Conference June 25-27
RIT experts will help Rochester push the edge of light- and sound-based technologies at the Light and Sound Interactive conference. The event aims to spur economic growth, as leading technologists and innovators come to Rochester for collaboration on the future of light-and-sound based technologies, applications and emerging industries.
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May 29, 2019
Churchville Elementary students connect with RIT pen pals
The Daily Messenger writes about a project started by Allie Zeznick, fourth-year physician assistant major.