News Stories
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February 24, 2025
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Researchers explore how mechanical signals influence viral infections in lungs
The process combines virology and mechanobiology, two distinct areas of study that had not been explored at the same time but might prove to be a way to better understand disease progressions to intervene earlier and improve patient outcomes.
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February 24, 2025
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RIT women’s hockey gets long-awaited home playoff win
WROC-TV highlights the RIT women's hockey game that placed the team in the AHA semifinals.
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February 24, 2025
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RIT skates past Lindenwood to AHA semifinals
Pickin' Splinters features the RIT women's hockey team as members proceed to the Atlantic Hockey Association semifinals.
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February 21, 2025
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RIT joins statewide Empire AI consortium
RIT has joined New York state’s Empire AI consortium, a partnership of leading public and private universities to advance responsible artificial intelligence.
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February 21, 2025
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RIT Ph.D. student and visiting assistant professor driving global sustainability
Since 2008, Thiab has been an active practitioner in the field of sustainable business and contributed to several programs and initiatives focused on sustainable solutions in Jordan and more recently the United States.
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February 21, 2025
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Overleaf now available to RIT researchers
RIT faculty, staff, and students now have full access to Overleaf, an intuitive online platform that makes it easier to write, edit, and collaborate on scientific documents. The software is used by leading academic institutions around the world.
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February 21, 2025
![NASA's SPHEREx space telescope in a cleanroom, partially enclosed in a rocket payload fairing, with intricate wiring and thermal insulation visible under blue and red lighting.]()
NASA mission to explore the origins of the universe ready to launch with help from RIT
Associate Professor Michael Zemcov is a co-investigator of NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory, which will provide an all-sky spectral survey of galaxies and stars providing scientists with data never before received. SPHEREx also will explore the origin of water in planetary systems.
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February 21, 2025
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A direct attack on research funding
Rochester Beacon quotes Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research.
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February 20, 2025
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As AI testing grounds, Rochester’s higher ed institutions find benefits in the new tech
Rochester Business Journal speaks to Christopher Collison, Jane King Harris Endowed Professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, about RIT's AI Hub.
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February 19, 2025
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RIT app on Steam brings 19th-century printing to life
RIT students are using a new technology to capture an old experience. Their virtual reality app simulates printing on a 19th-century cast iron hand-press that once belonged to British designer William Morris.
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February 19, 2025
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Posts share Trump deepfake after reported call with Putin
MSN.com features Matthew Wright, Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Cybersecurity, speaking about about the deepfake.
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February 19, 2025
![Ice hockey player in a white and orange RIT jersey skates forward, controlling the puck with a black and yellow hockey stick, while teammates watch from the bench in the background.]()
Alvarez, RIT skating toward historic postseason home game
Pickin' Splinters features RIT women's hockey, led by Addie Alvarez, as the Tigers aim for a strong playoff run.
