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July 18, 2017
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Faculty researchers, from left, Ivan Puchades, Reginald Rogers and Brian Landi are working with corporate and government partners, to develop nanocarbon-based wires that could replace traditional copper wiring for equipmentâfrom cars to maritime applicationsâand positively impact the longevity and durability of todayâs electronic devices. The team recently received funding through the U.S. Department of Energy for this breakthrough work. -
July 17, 2017
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Gretchen Wainwright, senior lecturer and program chair for RITâs civil engineering technology department, assisted Scotia Snyder, a freshman at Nichols High School in Buffalo, N.Y., with a project to build a bridge with coffee stirrers and duct tape. Students from the Seneca Nation visited RIT for Native American Outreach Day on July 14. The students toured the campus and learned about fields such as packaging science, hospitality and engineering technology through hands-on activities. The event was made possible by a collaboration between RITâs Native American Future Stewards Program and the College of Applied Science and Technology. RIT has consistently been recognized as one of the Top 200 Colleges for Native American Students. -
July 17, 2017
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Scotia Snyder, a freshman at Nichols High School in Buffalo, N.Y., built a bridge with coffee stirrers and duct tape in an interactive class in RITâs civil engineering technology department. Students from the Seneca Nation visited RIT for Native American Outreach Day on July 14. The students toured the campus and learned about fields such as packaging science, hospitality and engineering technology through hands-on activities. The event was made possible by a collaboration between RITâs Native American Future Stewards Program and the College of Applied Science and Technology. -
July 14, 2017
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Construction continues on the building that will house MAGIC Spell Studios. The program is a first-of-its-kind effort in higher education that will link RITâs internationally ranked academic programs with high-tech facilities needed to commercialize computer gaming, film and animation, and digital media projects. -
July 14, 2017
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Keith Jenkins, RIT interim vice president and associate provost, speaks to his Intercultural Communication class of students from the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). HEOP is committed to the recruitment and academic success of disadvantaged students with strong academic potential and personal initiative who would otherwise be excluded from higher education at a private New York State college or university. This week the students began an intensive four-week summer residence pre-freshmen program. -
July 13, 2017
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The one-week workshop in digital photography for high school students covered camera controls, composition, flash techniques, demos and more. Here, Dan Hughes, an RIT lecturer in photo sciences, demonstrated painting with light in a dark studio. Other summer workshops held by the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences include color managed workflow for digital print and photojournalism. -
July 12, 2017
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From left, middle school students Jack Peyre, Sarah Kroetz and Ebun Thomas collected insect specimens for the âLiving Things: From Macroscopic to Microscopicâ camp this week, hosted by RITâs Center for Bioscience Education and Technology. They identified and studied the insects under microscopes before setting them free. -
July 12, 2017
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Middle school students participated in the âLiving Things: From Macroscopic to Microscopicâ camp this week held by the Center for Bioscience Education and Technology. Here, Chris Widmaier, camp instructor for the class, demonstrated flash freezing plants with liquid nitrogen. -
July 10, 2017
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At RIT/NTIDâs career exploration program, Explore Your Future, students William Pena from Willie Ross School for the Deaf in Massachusetts and Danielle Morley from Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf develop new skills by teaming up to create and program their own robot. The camp runs through July 13. -
July 5, 2017
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Members of the RIT community lined up to extend a warm welcome to its 10th president, David Munson, on his first day in office. Learn more about RITâs 10th president at rit.edu/president. -
July 5, 2017
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Members of the RIT community lined up to extend a warm welcome to its 10th president, David Munson, on his first day in office. Learn more about RITâs 10th president at rit.edu/president. -
July 3, 2017
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New pedestrian walkway signs went up around campus recently. The names feature RIT-related people from the past and iconic spots on campus.