News Stories
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April 19, 2023
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Good Question: Why do apps track your location?
WHEC-TV talks to Brian Tomaszewski, professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media, about why apps ask for users' locations.
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April 19, 2023
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Rochester’s past, present and potential future involvement with the film industry
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amy Adrion, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, and Amanda Hughes, technology and studio manager in RIT's MAGIC Center.
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April 19, 2023
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WHY ROC: Imagine RIT ready to return next Saturday
WROC-TV talks to Ann Ielapi, director of Imagine RIT, about the upcoming festival.
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April 19, 2023
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Generative AI: 5 essential reads about the new era of creativity, job anxiety, misinformation, bias and plagiarism
The Conversation highlights an essay by Juan Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, about using artificial intelligence to inspire design.
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April 18, 2023
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RIT researchers developing tool to help journalists spot deepfakes
Spectrum News talks to Matthew Wright, chair and professor of computing security, and John Sohrawardi, computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, about deepfake detection.
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April 18, 2023
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Student designs to be featured at Autodesk University
A current collaboration between RIT’s industrial design program and Autodesk will soon extend beyond the classroom, as Autodesk plans to manufacture student designs to be used at the company’s signature annual conference, Autodesk University.
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April 17, 2023
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MAGIC Spell Studios teams show off at national Game Developer’s Conference and PAX East
This year, in addition to MAGIC Spell Studios’ decade-long tradition of sending teams to the Game Developers Conference (GDC), it sent teams to PAX East for the first time.
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April 17, 2023
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Proposals now being accepted for second annual Together RIT event taking place Oct. 20
A campuswide event will return with a new focus when Together RIT: A Day of Dialogue takes place on Friday, Oct. 20. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni can now submit proposals to present at the second annual Together RIT. The deadline is June 30.
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April 17, 2023
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A Lesson for Colleges on Student Mental Health: Try New Things on a Small Scale
The Chronicle of Higher Education talks to Jennifer Maltby, director of data, analytics, and planning in the Assessment, Technology, and Communications office, about improving students' mental health. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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April 17, 2023
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Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival set for April 29
Artificial intelligence, robots, glass blowing, drones, cybersecurity tours, and performing arts are just a sampling of what lies in store for the thousands of visitors expected at this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 29.
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April 16, 2023
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Test of RIT Alert complete. All clear.
RIT conducted a test of RIT Alert, the emergency mass notification system.
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April 16, 2023
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Could a Rogue Planet Destroy the Earth?
Newsweek talks to Michael Zemcov, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about how planetary systems are formed.
