News Stories
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February 26, 2025
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Academic Support Tip: Reducing Barriers to Tutoring Participation
Inside Higher Ed highlights how RIT reorganized its academic support office to break down silos.
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February 26, 2025
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UR, RIT join artificial intelligence consortium
Rochester Beacon talks to Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research, and Chris Collison, Jane King Harris Endowed Professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, about how joining will increase the computing power of Empire AI.
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February 25, 2025
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RIT featured in Monopoly’s new Rochester edition
The Rochester edition was unveiled Tuesday at The Strong National Museum of Play, which currently displays the original 1933 Monopoly prototype game with a circular board and hand-carved hotels and houses.
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February 25, 2025
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Saunders College of Business to host third Women’s Leadership Weekend
The Power Your Potential (PYP) Women’s Conference on Feb. 28, kicking off the upcoming national Women’s History Month in March, serves as a dynamic platform for area businesswomen to gather insights from peers, engage in educational activities, and foster an environment conducive to women’s success in various professional spheres.
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February 25, 2025
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RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf fosters four decades of community through Ebony Club
WHAM-TV talks about the space created for Black Deaf students
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February 25, 2025
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Ricky Figueroa honored as the inaugural John Traver Endowed Professor
An electrical engineer turned creative technologist, Ricky Figueroa is invigorated by working at the intersection of technology, the arts, and design. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research has led to success for both Figueroa and the students who pass through his classroom.
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February 25, 2025
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Meet RIT’s next president
RIT faculty and staff are invited to join incoming president Bill Sanders for a conversation, which includes a question-and-answer session. The open forum will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in Ingle Auditorium.
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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.
