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  • November 21, 2016

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    Ph.D. in sustainability—Xue Wang

    Wang is a project coordinator on the advisory team at Underwriters Laboratories’ Northbrook campus in Chicago. The 122-year-old company’s business unit helps manufacturers capture value for their sustainability efforts.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Program encourages NTID students to pursue Ph.D.s

    The Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate program helps eligible students enrolled in master’s programs at RIT prepare and apply for doctoral programs in behavioral or biomedical science.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Tiger Talk: Anne R. Haake

    Anne R. Haake became dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences on April 1.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Alumnus designs new RIT Alumni House

    Architect Gian-Paul Piane ’07 (woodworking and furniture design) is in charge of designing RIT’s new Alumni House, which will open in 2017.

  • November 21, 2016

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    2006: The making of Saunders College of Business

    Enhancing its reputation as a national leader in undergraduate, graduate and executive business education, RIT on July 11, 2006, announced the formation of Saunders College of Business.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Ph.D. in color science—Yuta Asano ’15

    Asano’s work as a camera image algorithm engineer at Motorola Mobility in Chicago has improved the color image quality of Motorola’s smartphones: the Moto G4, Moto G4 Plus, Moto Z Droid and the premium Moto Z Force Droid.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Ph.D. in imaging science—Siddharth Khullar

    Khullar, now a senior researcher and product innovator at Apple Inc., integrates algorithms and sensing devices in products that advance human-machine interaction and wellness computing.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Successful alumna most proud of mentoring role

    Linda Hummel ’71 didn’t think much at the time that she was one of few female senior leaders in the banking industry in Texas in the 1980s. But looking back, the self-described workhorse realizes that the experience paved the way for others and opened a door for her with the San Antonio community.

  • November 21, 2016

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    RIT eyes deeper engagement in Silicon Valley

    San Francisco Bay area alumni in July provided feedback on how RIT can amplify its presence and network out West. An 82-member delegation also held strategic meetings with 27 global high-tech companies and organizations.