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February 14, 2023
Aramex tests drone, robot delivery service in UAE
Gulf News features logistics company Aramex's test of a robot delivery service at RIT Dubai.
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February 13, 2023
RIT graduate students learn strategies for academic publishing
While the pressure to publish starts early in an academic’s career, RIT doctoral student Israa Thiab has a strategy to get the work done without the anxiety. Thiab, a student in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is working on her first journal article, using techniques she learned at a writing retreat sponsored by RIT’s Graduate School.
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February 13, 2023
Engineering students make an impact in Guatemala’s healthcare system
When RIT students Julia LaMarra and Celina Alvarado heard about a trip to work on repairing hospital equipment in Guatemala during this past winter break, they jumped at the chance.
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February 13, 2023
Hot Wheelz Racing builds new vehicle for national solar car challenge this summer
Hot Wheelz Racing is going solar. Shifting gears from a Formula-style racecar to building a 16-foot solar vehicle, the team is preparing for its first Sun Grand Prix taking place this summer in Kansas.
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February 10, 2023
The mystery of the disappearing vacation day
The Washington Post cites research by Edwin Torres Areizaga, chair, Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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February 10, 2023
RIT-Rochester Prep High School Partnership gives students a preview of college
Plastic pollutants, the coronavirus, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the strength of nanowires, and why freshly cut grass smells the way it does—these are some of the topics students from Rochester Prep High School explored during a mentorship program with RIT faculty. They shared their projects and new perspectives during the RIT-Rochester Prep Capstone Showcase held Feb. 6 at RIT.
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February 10, 2023
Onsemi to donate $500,000 to RIT to further semiconductor educational initiatives
Intelligent power and sensing technology corporation onsemi announced funding to Kate Gleason College of Engineering to support educational programming and research in advancing today’s semiconductor industry.
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February 9, 2023
RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability names first-ever economic and policy analyst
Chelsea R. Gulliver was recently named economic and policy analyst at RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS).
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February 8, 2023
College of Art and Design’s new ArtEx program opens doors for creative exploration
RIT students will have more opportunities to flex their creative muscles outside of the classroom through a new program called ArtEx, housed within RIT’s College of Art and Design. The new program creates opportunities for students outside of the college to engage with the resources and expertise available within the School for American Crafts and School of Art.
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February 7, 2023
Academic Success Center: A place to boost grades, and confidence
One of the first lessons students learn at college is that studying and completing their homework is probably a lot different than it was in high school. That’s why free walk-in study areas were created decades ago at RIT, where students can do their homework and be helped by trained student peers.
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February 7, 2023
Academic Success Tip: Visibility in Study Resources Breaks Social Stigmas
Inside Higher Ed talks to Glen Dornsife, coordinator in the Academic Success Center, about RIT's academic support services.
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February 6, 2023
Rochester Prep students show off work with RIT at senior capstone
WROC-TV features Rochester Prep Charter School's Senior Capstone Showcase at RIT.