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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Entrepreneur creates communication solution
Mark Oney ’81 (electrical engineering) has created eight startups. His current startup, EmployeeChannel Inc., provides communication software and services that help employers better communicate and engage with employees using mobile, cloud and artificial intelligence technologies.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Passion for communication turns into a career
Jackie Bergin ’16 (advertising and public relations) is parlaying a passion for storytelling into a career as an associate product marketing manager at Squarespace, a website builder and hosting company in New York City.
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April 1, 2019
From MicroMaster to RIT master
MicroMasters programs are designed for learners with an undergraduate degree who are looking to advance their careers and learn new skills. Learners who successfully earn an RITx MicroMasters certificate may apply for admission to the RIT program that offers a pathway to credit aligned with their certificate.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Suzanne Farrell finds her place at Dolby Laboratories
There is an RIT graduate behind the enhanced image quality of movies viewed with Dolby Laboratories’ technology.
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March 30, 2019
Career: Diagnostic Medical Sonography
In Good Health talks to Chelsea Pino '06 (diagnostic medical sonography), sonographer with University of Rochester Medical Center, and Hamad Ghazle, professor and director of RIT's diagnostic medical sonography program.
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March 29, 2019
RIT honored nationally as ‘Diversity Champion’
RIT is being honored nationally for its impact on diversity and inclusion. For the fifth consecutive year, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine named Rochester Institute of Technology a Diversity Champion.
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March 29, 2019
RIT’s Michael Brown has a passion for his students, and teaching history
Michael Brown, an assistant professor in Rochester Institute of Technology’s Department of History, is the 2018-19 recipient of the Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing exceptional performance in the classroom and a commitment to student learning. He will be recognized with a dinner on April 16 and participate as a member of the platform party for the university’s academic convocation on May 10.
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March 28, 2019
Student Spotlight: Student receives COLA Kearse Writing Award
Meet Jen VanStrander, a fourth-year international and global studies student from Rochester, N.Y., who will be honored as one of this year’s recipients of the College of Liberal Arts Kearse Undergraduate Writing Awards.
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March 28, 2019
Winner announced in 2019 Imagine RIT poster contest
The winning design in this year’s Imagine RIT poster contest was created by Maggie Blaisdell, a first-year student majoring in graphic design.
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March 28, 2019
Is Huawei a National Security Threat to US and its Allies?
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published in The Globe Post.
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March 28, 2019
Scientists develop way to perform supercomputer simulations of the heart on cellphones
A team of scientists from RIT and Georgia Tech developed a new approach that can not only help diagnose heart conditions and test new treatments, but pushes the boundaries of cardiac science by opening up a floodgate of new cardiac research and education.
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March 27, 2019
RIT and Seneca Park Zoo researchers capturing the sights, sounds and insects of Madagascar
Researchers from RIT and Seneca Park Zoo are developing a virtual reality gaming environment that will let zoogoers experience a Madagascar rainforest ecosystem.