News Stories
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October 7, 2024
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Students find tiger pride in the RIT Archives
Students in the museum studies course Critical and Digital Curation used the archives to explore the origin of the RIT tiger mascot in 1955. Their exhibit shines a light on 1963, when RIT students brought a tiger cub to campus, parties, and hockey games.
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October 4, 2024
![A pair of hands holds a smartphone of an unknown brand. In the background, there is a laptop and a spread of papers across the desk as though someone was in the middle of working on a project. The items in the background are slightly blurred and the main focus is on the phone, which has a black screen.]()
Is responding to work e-mails after hours a good or bad idea?
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by the Rochester Business Journal. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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October 4, 2024
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RIT’s Brick City Weekend filled with dozens of activities and reunions
Dozens of events are planned—from sports, tours, entertainers, music, and dance—for Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend on Oct. 18-20.
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October 3, 2024
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Four Upstate NY universities partner to form ‘Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine'
WBNG News 12 highlights a partnership between RIT, Binghamton University, Cornell University, and Syracuse University which aims to create the “Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine."
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October 3, 2024
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Rochester to host NCAA men's hockey tournament games for first time since 2007
Democrat and Chronicle interviews Jacqueline Nicholson, RIT's executive director of athletics, about the announcement that Rochester will serve as a regional site for NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament in 2028.
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October 3, 2024
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RIT remains a HEED Award winner and Diversity Champion
RIT’s commitment to diversity has been recognized with INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award and Diversity Champion designation.
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October 3, 2024
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RIT Car Club preps Fall Motor Show
Fox Rochester features the RIT Car Club's Fall Motor Show, which includes an array of classic and modern cars.
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October 2, 2024
![A grocery cart filled with perishable foods like fruits and vegetables standing alone in the dairy aisle of a grocery store. The background of the aisle has a blurred effect.]()
The decision supermarkets face with perishable food
The Rochester Beacon features an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about food waste and food insecurity.
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October 2, 2024
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ASL-English Interpretation major uses life experiences to build sign-language skills
Growing up in Ethiopia, Zahria Ruper couldn’t communicate with her Deaf brother. Today, Ruper, a fourth-year ASL-English Interpretation major at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, is looking ahead to graduating in May and starting her career.
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October 2, 2024
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RIT surpasses $102 million in research funding for a single fiscal year
RIT achieved a significant milestone by receiving $102 million in sponsored research awards during the past fiscal year, surpassing a key goal in its strategic plan a year ahead of schedule.
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October 2, 2024
![8 members of the RIT rowing team are rowing down the river as part of their practice. There is lush greenery in the background on the other side of the river, and in the foreground of the image there is the side profile of one of the team members using a megaphone to direct her teammates. Along the bottom is a news graphic that reads, Good Day Rochester, Rowing with RIT's Crew Team.]()
RIT previews women's rowing season
Fox Rochester interviews athletes on RIT's women's rowing team and their coach Carol Schoenecker as they gear up for the 2024-2025 season.
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October 2, 2024
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RIT to receive nearly $10 million in federal funding for work on space power and propulsion
WXXI interviews Seth Hubbard and Ahmad Kirmani about RIT being selected to lead U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.
