News Stories
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January 1, 2019
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2018 #HigherEd Holidays Video Selection by Karine Joly
HigherEdExperts.com features RIT in a compilation of best holiday videos.
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December 21, 2018
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Professor named fourth laureate of exclusive Hermes Foundation award
Gregory Halpern, an associate professor in RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, has been named the fourth laureate of “Immersion, A French-American Photography Commission of the Hermes Foundation,” a highly exclusive annual photography program.
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December 20, 2018
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New York backs RIT’s life science initiative with $1.5M award
The funding was included in the $86.5 million awarded to the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council and will go toward RIT’s Genomics Research Lab Cluster.
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December 20, 2018
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Podcast: Overcoming Challenges
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 5: Ricardo Carrion, a second-year chemistry major, talks with his faculty mentor, research professor Hans Schmitthenner, about overcoming life’s challenges and helping students from diverse backgrounds achieve their potential.
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December 18, 2018
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Media invited to open meeting on the future of quantum technology
An international conference on quantum science and technology is expected to draw more than a hundred leading scientists and engineers to Rochester Institute of Technology in January in response to a congressional imperative to accelerate quantum research.
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December 12, 2018
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RIT Dubai students win grants for sustainability projects
Two groups of RIT Dubai mechanical engineering students earned grants to fund, accelerate and promote creative solutions that improve lives while preserving our planet. -
December 11, 2018
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FIRST Robotics launches ‘Destination Deep Space’
FIRST Robotics opens its 2019 season with the FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional Kick Off on Jan. 5. -
December 10, 2018
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Saunders College MBA program named in ranking
The MBA program at RIT has been ranked 54th among business colleges and universities around the world by the Times Higher Education/The Wall Street Journal. -
December 7, 2018
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RIT hosts quantum workshop Jan. 23-25
An international conference on quantum science and technology is expected to draw hundreds of leaders in the field to RIT in January in response to a congressional imperative to accelerate quantum research. -
December 7, 2018
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RIT, Seneca Park Zoo lead world in river otter research
Research involving North American river otters based at Monroe County’s Seneca Park Zoo has concluded the fascinating animals can visually discriminate between two-dimensional objects and detect differences in shapes and colors. -
December 7, 2018
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Supply chain degree helps students meet demand
The interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree program in supply chain management, which launched this fall, focuses on the coordination of processes required within a business, as well as across businesses and suppliers, to deliver products and services efficiently. -
December 6, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Game design student working on sensor technologies
Meet Austin Ford, a fourth-year game design and development student who is working as an FPI software engineer at RIT’s Center for Detectors.
