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March 13, 2019
Team receives grant to recreate the ‘sound signature’ of cultural heritage sites
Advanced audio technologies being developed are helping to preserve the unique sounds of historic sites from recording studios in Nashville, Tenn., to a pre-Columbian archeological site in Peru. Sungyoung Kim, an associate professor of audio engineering technology at RIT, is leading a team of researchers to develop a set of tools using advanced augmented and virtual reality technology to preserve and replicate the acoustics of historical venues.
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March 13, 2019
Rochester Red Wings will honor city's deaf culture with ASL uniforms
Yahoo! Sports reports on Deaf Culture Day, hosted by the Rochester Red Wings and supported by RIT/NTID.
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March 12, 2019
RIT video game design programs again ranked among the best
RIT again boasts some of the top programs in the world to study game design, according to the latest international rankings from The Princeton Review. RIT’s game design and development program was ranked eighth at the undergraduate level and seventh at the graduate level on the 2019 list.
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March 12, 2019
These projects are using AI to fight misinformation
Poynter mentions an RIT project on automatically detecting “deepfake” videos.
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March 12, 2019
‘U.S. News’ ranks RIT among best graduate schools - 2020 edition
RIT graduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News annual statistical survey of graduate programs published today. RIT master’s degree programs in engineering, business and physician assistant feature in the U.S. News & World Report 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools.
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March 8, 2019
RIT Venture Creations technology business incubator launches four new companies
From eye tracking to thermal cooling to all things mushrooms, RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator celebrated the launch of four new startups.
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March 7, 2019
FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional launches ‘Destination Deep Space’ on March 15 & 16
Local and regional teams compete at RIT’s Gordon Field House on newest challenge
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March 7, 2019
Barbara Bosworth’s best photograph: midsummer moon over Boston
The Guardian features Barbara Bosworth ’84 MFA (imaging arts).
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March 7, 2019
Connections: Why climate activists are pushing back against the normalization of extreme weather
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Kimie Romeo, adjunct professor of environmental health.
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March 7, 2019
Bright Spot: RIT participates in program helping students in need study abroad
WHAM-TV's "Bright Spot" segment highlights RIT's participation in the International Educational Exchange Passport Caravan, which helps students in need study abroad.
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March 7, 2019
RIT's Venture Creations technology business incubator launches four new companies
WHAM-TV reports on the companies who recently graduated from RIT's Venture Creations business incubator.
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March 7, 2019
Rochester homicides at the lowest point in 20 years
WXXI talks to Irshad Altheimer, director of Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the number of homicides in Rochester.