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January 18, 2016
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Student Government representatives from RITâs global campuses visited RIT recently. Students from Croatia, Dubrovnik, Kosovo and Dubai shared information about student life on their campuses. Standing from left, Mohammad Yousefi, student government vice president, and Mashal Waqar, student government president, presented information about the campus in Dubai. Yousefi is a second-year mechanical engineering student and Waqar is a third-year computing security student at RIT Dubai. -
January 15, 2016
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For the past four summers, a group of RIT/NTID faculty have been working in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, providing interpreter education for teachers of the deaf. The Vietnamese teachers have been on campus in January sharing language, culture and the deaf experience in Vietnam. From left, Phuong Bich Bui and Morgan Tucker interpreted for the group. -
January 13, 2016
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First-year RIT students in the IMPRESSâor Integrating Metacognitive Practices and Research to Ensure Student Successâprogram learn metacognitive concepts that promote higher levels of learning. Here, Scott Franklin, director of CASTLE, talks with Paul Melnik, an electrical engineering major, Erica Neese, center, an engineering exploration student, and Emilyn Ngnyen, a biomedical sciences major, about their concept map. Franklin and Elizabeth Hane, not shown, co-teach the metacognition course. -
January 11, 2016
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Roger Easton, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, uses multispectral imaging to uncover hidden text from historical objects. He is spending the intersession in Chartres, France, imaging fragments of manuscripts damaged in WWII bombings. -
January 6, 2016
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Many RIT athletic teams are on campus during winter intersession for training and competitions. In addition, this provides time for team building, team meals and social activities. Here, members of the menâs hockey team enjoyed some downtime at Lasertron on Jan. 5, playing laser tag, arcade games and watching games on large projection screen TVs. -
January 4, 2016
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In January, the Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity (MAGIC) will serve as a home base for developers and practitioners who are at the forefront of emerging virtual/augmented reality technology. Here, an RIT student demonstrates use of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. -
December 21, 2015
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RIT professor Bob Rothman is an expert on the wildlife and the geology that inspired Charles Darwinâs theory of evolution by natural selection. This January will mark Rothmanâs 25th visit to the Galapagos and his 20th tour for RIT students, faculty and staff, where they will have a chance to swim with green sea turtles. -
December 17, 2015
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Not wanting to disturb students preparing for finals during quiet hours, James Kane, a first-year fine arts and photography student, practices drums on the grassy knoll near his residence hall. -
December 16, 2015
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Positive/Negative is a student-run annual publication created by senior photography and graphic design students. This year, the magazine used RITâs crowdfunding platform to raise money to produce it. The magazine was released during a reception in the University Gallery Dec. 16. -
December 15, 2015
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Students had their photos taken with Star Wars characters in the Fireside Lounge on Dec. 15. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Space Time Adventures at RIT (STAR) set up a photo booth with some favorite personalities from the films. The latest segment in the series, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, will be released Dec. 18. -
December 13, 2015
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Model train enthusiasts visited dozens of vendors and saw several train layout displays during Rochesterâs largest toy train event, RIT Tiger Tracks Train Show and Sale, held Dec. 12 and 13 in the Gordon Field House. The show, in its 10th year, is the primary fundraiser for the RIT Model Railroad Club. Proceeds enable them to repair and add to their layouts. New and vintage trains and parts were available for sale and elaborate settings were on display with moving trains. -
December 12, 2015
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The second annual Congressional App Challenge Workshop was held Dec. 12 at RITâs Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity. U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter officially announced the challenge that encourages local high school students to create software applications, or apps. In addition to Slaughterâs announcement, students were able to engage with game and software developers and learn about education and careers in the industry. Challenge winners will be announced in January.