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September 27, 2024
New Center Debuts to Drive Semiconductor Industry Workforce Development
ExecutiveGov covers the Department of Commerce launch of the National Semiconductor Technology Center’s Workforce Center of Excellence, with RIT being in the first batch of funding awardees.
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September 27, 2024
Biden Administration Launches Semiconductor Workforce Center of Excellence
MeriTalk reports on RIT's role in the launch of the National Semiconductor Technology Center’s Workforce Center of Excellence.
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September 27, 2024
Two faculty members named inaugural endowed professors at RIT’s Saunders College of Business
Saunders College of Business Professors Chun-Keung “Stan” Hoi and Sean Hansen were installed as endowed professors during a Sept. 26 ceremony.
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September 27, 2024
RIT selected to help lead space exploration research
Rochester Business Journal talks with Seth Hubbard, professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about RIT being selected to lead U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.
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September 26, 2024
RIT Game Festival showcases 45 creators’ work
Fox Rochester interviews several exhibitors and Jennifer Hinton, director of games industry relations at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, about the ROC Game Fest that will be held Sept. 28 at RIT.
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September 26, 2024
Friendship Four men’s college hockey tournament returning to Belfast in 2025 with Miami, RIT, Sacred Heart, Union
USCHO reports that the RIT men’s hockey team will take part in the 2025 Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2025.
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September 26, 2024
AFT, RIT to use federal awards for semiconductor-workforce training initiatives
The Central New York Business Journal highlights federal funding that RIT will also use to implement a new online certificate program to train students across microelectronics-related educational tracks.
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September 26, 2024
RIT awarded $1.5M in federal funds for high-tech workforce training
Rochester Business Journal reports that RIT was awarded nearly $1.5 million to implement a new online certificate program to train students across microelectronics-related educational tracks.
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September 26, 2024
Here’s where the tri-state colleges and universities rank on the ‘U.S. News & World Report’ Best Colleges list 2025
NBC New York reports that RIT is one of the tri-state schools ranked among the top 100 of national universities on the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list 2025.
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September 25, 2024
RIT selected to receive $9.9 million for U.S. Space Force research
RIT has been selected to lead the United States Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 (SSTI) research regarding advanced space power and propulsion, which includes $9.9 million in funding.
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September 25, 2024
RIT secures federal funding to advance microelectronic engineering workforce programs
RIT received funding from the National Semiconductor Technology Center's Workforce Partner Alliance for BRIDGE—the Broadening Research and Inter-Disciplinary Graduate Education for Microelectronics program.
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September 25, 2024
‘Designculture’ interview with Josh Owen
Designculture talks with Josh Owen, Vignelli Center Director and Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design.