Top RIT News Stories, Videos and Podcasts for October 2010
Alexander Habermann
A “Viewpoints” essay offering wildlife safety tips, written by Lynn Daley of RIT Global Risk Management Services, and television news coverage of RIT’s surprise visit to campus by a black-bear cub in October were among the month’s most-viewed RIT news stories.
Above, the cub?”dubbed “Gibson” by some?”rests in a state Department of Environmental Conservation bear trap after being tranquilized and captured Oct. 15 in RIT’s Sol Heumann quadrangle. The creature was later released near a state wildlife management area in Naples, Ontario County.
Top News Stories
1. Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend features top-notch entertainment
2. Lost RIT class ring found 39 years later
3. RIT celebrates opening of $57M Global Village complex
4. RIT receives $13.1M grant to construct sustainability research facility
5. E. Philip Saunders commits $5M to RIT’s business school
6. RIT introduces Constellation Commons for Global Learning
7. Hollywood legend Al Pacino at RIT Oct. 16
8. Viewpoints: When wild meets urban
9. RIT named to Princeton Review’s ‘Best 300 Business Schools’
10. Glass pumpkins ripe for picking at annual RIT fundraiser
Top Videos
1. RIT on TV News: Bear on Campus
3. RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend
4. RIT on TV News: Tony Wallace Service
5. RIT on TV News: NTID Job Fair
Top Podcasts
1. Studio 86 ‘On the Road’: Men’s and Women’s Hockey
2. WITR Men’s Hockey Postgame Rewind (Oct. 20)
3. Author’s Spotlight: Thomas Moran
Recommended News
-
November 21, 2024
!['Various people put their hands together in a circle.']()
Americans agree more than they might think − not knowing this jeopardizes the nation’s shared values
An essay written by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, published by The Conversation.
-
November 21, 2024
!['an illustrated image of a pixelated face appears next to the words real or fake.']()
Detecting digital deception
Today, artificial intelligence is being used to manipulate media. At RIT, a team of student and faculty researchers is leading the charge to help journalists and intelligence analysts figure out what is real and what is fake. Their work has more than $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and Knight Foundation.
-
November 21, 2024
![two men sit at a table looking at a laptop. A third man leans over the table to look at the laptops screen.]()
In and out of Africa
Africa is rich in natural resources and contains one of the most diverse ecosystems across the globe. The Sahara Desert itself is larger than the continental United States. With all the unique landscapes, wildlife, and growing urban areas, more than 30 RIT faculty have recognized the importance of traveling to the continent, all backed by RIT Global.
-
November 20, 2024
!['Five black men stand in a semicircle in a small garden in Kenya.']()
RIT professor helps to tackle energy access in rural Africa
Williams’ collaborative work tackles the subject of energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2015, the United Nations established Sustainable Development Goal 7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.
