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November 2, 2017
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RIT partners with Colombian university
RIT and the Universidad Autonoma de Occidente recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, an agreement that would include student and faculty project and research exchanges focused on international product design theory and commercialization for developing economies. -
November 2, 2017
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Students, staff visit School No. 5 today for the Giant Read
For the past 10 years, RIT student-athletes and library staff have been helping young City of Rochester students learn to read as part of the READ: Hope in Action program. The 10th annual Giant Read, the program’s signature event, will bring more than 40 of these volunteers together on Friday. -
November 2, 2017
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Top stories for October
News about the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff was the most viewed last month. Check out all of October’s top stories. -
November 1, 2017
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Host international students for 2017 Thanksgiving
Staff and faculty are invited to welcome an international student to Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 23. -
October 31, 2017
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NTID signs agreement with college in the Philippines
NTID and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (CSB) in the Philippines have signed a formal memorandum of understanding in order to strengthen their cultural, educational and research ties. -
October 31, 2017
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New TigerSafe app offers additional features
Public Safety has launched a new and improved RIT TigerSafe app, accessible on all smartphone devices on Apple iOS and Android platforms. -
October 31, 2017
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RIT helps foster faculty growth through mini grants
To help faculty develop professionally, hone their teaching skills and stay current in their fields, RIT is now accepting applications for four annual grant programs. -
October 31, 2017
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Princeton Review ranks RIT's online MBA in top 10
Saunders College of Business ranked eighth in the “Top 25 Online MBA Programs for 2018.” Saunders College's online Executive MBA program also earned high placements the past three years since the inception of The Princeton Review’s comprehensive rankings of online MBA programs in 2015. -
October 30, 2017
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Keith Jenkins named vice president and associate provost for diversity
Jenkins has been serving as interim vice president and associate provost since June 2016 and assumes the new position Nov. 1. -
October 30, 2017
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RIT features sculpture by Cornell’s Roberto Bertoia
“Confluence,” an exhibit featuring the unique sculpture of Cornell University artist Roberto Bertoia, explores site, context, material and craft as it relates to an artist’s investigation into isolation, absence and presence—all at the intersection of sculpture, landscape, architecture and design. -
October 30, 2017
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Hunting for massive black-hole mergers
The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions and a prime location for scientists hunting the sources of gravitational waves, according to RIT researchers.
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October 30, 2017
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RIT hosts Native American Heritage Month events
Renowned photographer Matika Wilbur will headline a series of events planned by RIT’s Native American Future Stewards Program to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
