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May 9, 2019
Rochester Prep students publish bacteria research in scientific journal
The Democrat and Chronicle reports on a scientific discovery made by three Rochester Prep High School students working with Andre Hudson, professor and department head of the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences.
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May 9, 2019
Mastering microbes: Student combines engineering, bioscience to decrease infections from medical devices
Samuel Lum found several things in common with his faculty mentor, Robert Osgood, including excitement about research and a project that could save lives. Lum’s background in mechanical engineering technology and Osgood’s microbiology expertise in studying biofilms would be the kind of multidisciplinary approach that could lead to identifying the genes most likely responsible for hospital-associated catheter infections.
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May 9, 2019
RIT ‘Hearthstone’ team to compete at ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship in Houston
A team of RIT students has become one of the best collegiate Hearthstone teams in the nation, making it to the ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship May 10-12 in Houston. RIT beat out nearly 500 other collegiate Hearthstone teams to get to the first-ever ESPN esports event.
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May 8, 2019
Harnessing opportunities drives Saunders College graduate to succeed
When RIT student Austin Obiora Okwudili accepts his diploma on May 11 in front of family and friends, he says that he will fondly remember his late father and the legacy he left behind—always encouraging his children to work hard, be positive, persevere and, most importantly, keep the faith.
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May 7, 2019
RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf enters partnership with Changchun University
Administrators from NTID and a delegation from Changchun University in China signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony May 6 establishing a cultural and educational partnership between the two institutions. The Memorandum of Understanding will establish student and faculty exchange programs in the art and design fields.
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May 7, 2019
RIT hosts 100 international collegiate racing teams for Baja SAE Rochester June 6–9
Teams from universities in the United States as well as Canada, India, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela will compete for the Mike Schmidt Iron Team Trophy, an award given to the overall season champion. More than 1,300 student-engineers, who designed and built off-road vehicles, are expected for the event that will consist of hill and rock climbs, acceleration and maneuverability challenges and a four-hour endurance race.
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May 7, 2019
Cybersecurity competitions help graduate land job at IBM’s X-Force Red
The main topic of conversation during Scott Brink’s co-op interviews was almost always about cybersecurity competitions. Luckily, Brink has thousands of hours invested in hacking competitions from his time at RIT. Brink, a 2019 graduate of RIT’s computing security program, credits those cybersecurity competitions and student clubs with helping him succeed in the major.
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May 7, 2019
Graduating new media design student from India checks all the boxes at RIT
Aditi Khazanchi came to RIT with three goals in mind. “I wanted to learn how to design inclusive experiences that empower people around me; gain industry experience; and learn from cultures outside of my own,” said Khazanchi, who grew up in New Delhi, India. Check, check and check.
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May 6, 2019
‘Never a dull moment’ for mom raising quadruplets
CNN features photography by Jackie Molloy '16 (professional photographic illustration).
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May 6, 2019
Several teams compete in 2019 Liberty League Championships
The RIT men’s and women’s track and field and crew teams and the women’s tennis team all competed in their respective Liberty League tournaments this past weekend.
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May 6, 2019
Deaf umpire has been on the job in N.J. for years, but first he had to prove skeptics wrong
The North Jersey Record features Jonathan Breuer ’84 (computer integrated machining technology).
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May 6, 2019
Many see white clover as a weed, but it’s important to bees
WXXI reports on RIT’s work on the Global Urban Evolution Project.