News Stories
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March 29, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Studying abroad in Chile
Meet Luis Reyes-Umana, a fourth-year biomedical science major who traveled to Chile for the fall semester. From July to December, Reyes-Umana took classes and worked in local hospitals to get a taste of what international medicine is like. -
March 29, 2018
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Using cinema technology for space missions
RIT scientist Zoran Ninkov is developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system. The RIT astronomical imaging system is competing with other technologies for deployment on future NASA space missions for surveying star and galaxy clusters. -
March 29, 2018
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Creative Industry Day set for today
Companies in the creative industry from near and far have the opportunity to meet with RIT talent in a career fair setting. -
March 27, 2018
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Federal funding for REMADE Institute secured
Federal funding has been secured for the RIT-led coalition of leading national universities and companies forging new clean energy initiatives deemed critical to keeping U.S. manufacturing competitive. -
March 27, 2018
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National expert to address incivility and political dysfunction
Carolyn Lukensmeyer, executive director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, will give a talk on “Incivility and Political Dysfunction: What Can We Do About It?” as part of RIT’s Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty’s fifth annual symposium. -
March 27, 2018
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RIT improving technology for autonomous materials handling
Technology development for “smart” forklifts and trucks that communicate with each other is underway at RIT where a team of engineers is building a next-generation intelligent materials handling system. -
March 27, 2018
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FIRST Robotics names 2018 Volunteers of the Year
Ronald Zarrella, retired Bausch + Lomb chairman and CEO, and Steven Geier, treasurer of Rochester Community Robotics, were honored as Volunteers of the Year for their leadership and contributions to FIRST Robotics programming in the Finger Lakes. -
March 27, 2018
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Grade school students Get Connected to computing
More than 50 Rochester-area grade school students are now dreaming of careers in computing after attending RIT’s Get Connected events this February and March. The free workshops gave 8th–10th grade students a taste of computing and highlighted different areas of the field. -
March 27, 2018
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Students honored for writing excellence
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing on Friday with the presentation of more than a dozen writing awards. -
March 26, 2018
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Photography alumnus lands at ‘New York Times’
Tom Brenner ’16 (photojournalism), who almost quit photography, is now part of the White House Press Corps as a New York Times photographer. His duties include taking photos of the president and anyone who visits the White House for a public event. -
March 26, 2018
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Commencement celebrations begin Friday
Tom Wheeler, who served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2013 to 2017, will be the keynote speaker at RIT’s 133rd annual commencement celebration on May 11. -
March 22, 2018
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RIT pays its respects to Congresswoman Slaughter
RIT President David Munson, Vice President Deborah Stendardi, Associate Provost Nabil Nasr and Associate Vice President for NTID Bernard Hurwitz will be among those representing the university at tomorrow’s funeral for U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter.
