News Stories
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June 8, 2023
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New Yorkers are getting a taste of what it's like to live in the pollution of Delhi, Doha, and Shanghai
Business Insider talks to Robert Kremens, research faculty in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about air pollution.
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June 7, 2023
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Why we should care about the cost of insulin
Essay by David Martins, associate professor of rhetoric, published by the Rochester Beacon.
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June 7, 2023
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Alumnus steps up to the plate to help bring ‘MLB The Show’ video game to life
Andrew Lytle ’19 (3D digital design) was never a big baseball fan growing up. Before accepting his job at PlayStation’s San Diego Studio as an environment artist, his involvement with sports was limited to attending RIT hockey games. Now, after nearly four years of working on the iconic baseball video game franchise, MLB The Show, Lytle says he’s a proud fan.
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June 6, 2023
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RIT/NTID and School of Performing Arts present 2023-2024 theatrical season
The 2023-2024 theatrical season featuring a partnership between RIT’s School of Performing Arts and NTID's Department of Performing Arts will include a celebration of Deaf rap and hip hop, an adaptation of Hamlet, a multimedia dance production, and several immersive theatrical performances, among others.
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June 6, 2023
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Summer construction season underway at RIT
The conclusion of the academic year always means full speed ahead to work on an array of projects while the majority of students are off campus.
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June 6, 2023
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RIT’s Metaproject 13 Encouraged Students To Push the Boundaries of Seating
Design Milk features industrial design students' senior projects.
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June 5, 2023
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ChatGPT: The Most Disruptive Tech of the Century?
Connected World interviews Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor of software engineering, about the disruptive power of ChatGPT and generative AI.
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June 5, 2023
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Willie Osterman moves on to the next adventure after nearly four decades at RIT
Professor Willie Osterman, a beloved member of RIT’s College of Art and Design and School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, has retired after 39 years with the university.
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June 5, 2023
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Researcher receives grant to build a virtual reality learning environment focused on the construction industry
Assistant Professor Yewande Abraham is part of a team developing a virtual reality-based learning environment to improve middle school students’ interest in STEM fields, specifically the evolving construction industry.
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May 31, 2023
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Meet Amie Fornah Sankoh, The First Deaf Black Woman With A Doctorate In STEM
Yahoo News features Amie Fornah Sankoh '17 (biochemistry).
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May 31, 2023
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Amid fears of Chinese influence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has grown more powerful
Essay 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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May 31, 2023
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RIT scientists unveil Citizen Science Project to search for distant galaxies
In collaboration with NASA, RIT unveiled a website asking for volunteers to join an effort to take critical measurements that will aid astronomers in identifying the “fingerprints” of different chemical elements present in galaxies and measuring their distances.
