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August 5, 2024
Kids at RIT’s video game development camp surprised with free laptops
WROC-TV highlights community members discussing the importance of young students having access to digital literacy tools.
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August 5, 2024
Young gamers at RIT summer camp receive free Chromebooks to hone skills
WHAM-TV talks to students at RIT's video game design summer camp about the gift of Chromebooks.
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August 5, 2024
Sustainability and resilience: What do they mean, and how do they matter for policy?
An essay written by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by The Conversation.
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August 1, 2024
RIT’s Cybersecurity Institute invites applications for pro bono services
The Rochester Business Journal talks to ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute's Sarah Yarger, project and operations manager, and Ersin Uzun, Katherine Johnson Endowed Executive Director, about how pro bono services will impact under-resourced organizations in the Rochester area.
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August 1, 2024
NYPD swears in first deaf intern
Fox5NY talks to Heriberto Almonte (business studies) about his role as a disability liaison in the Community Affairs Bureau and how he will expand the department's relationship in the deaf community.
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August 1, 2024
Upstate NY research center investigates impact of microplastics on human health
Spectrum News speaks to Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about how microplastics enter our body and what they do when they are there.
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July 30, 2024
RIT and NY Sea Grant to expand marine debris and plastic pollution research and education
A team of researchers at RIT is expanding its work in studying the impact of marine debris beyond the Rochester region and into nearby Great Lakes communities.
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July 30, 2024
Travel-enhanced game design and development course takes students to Japan
The two-week trip was the culmination of the Japanese Game Industry course, where students learned about the world’s third largest video game market. RIT students immersed themselves in the culture, participated in a game jam with Japanese students, and visited a major Japanese game studio.
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July 29, 2024
Marian Nicoletti to retire after 33 years at RIT
After a 33-year career at RIT, Marian Nicoletti, assistant vice president and dean of admissions, will retire Sept. 30. A farewell reception in her honor is planned for 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 26, in University Gallery, James E. Booth Hall.
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July 29, 2024
Lauren Peace wins top honors in Florida journalism
Lauren Peace '17 (journalism), enterprise reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, was honored with the Paul Hansell Award for Distinguished Achievement in Florida Journalism for her work in 2023. (This content may require a subscription to view).
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July 29, 2024
Perovskites Semiconductors are the Future of Space
Ahmad Kirmani, assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, speaks at TEDxRIT, exploring how perovskites could transform space power.
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July 29, 2024
Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston on how to train the next generation of journalists
WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson talks to David Cay Johnston, professor of practice in the College of Liberal Arts, about his new role at RIT.