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January 20, 2022
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Enveloped by 'Beyond Van Gogh'
City Newspaper talks to Roy Berns, retired professor of color science, about the “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” art exhibit.
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January 20, 2022
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RIT scientists confirm a highly eccentric black hole merger for the first time
For the first time, scientists believe they have detected a merger of two black holes with eccentric orbits. According to a paper published in Nature Astronomy by researchers from RIT and the University of Florida, this can help explain how some of the previous black hole mergers are much heavier than previously thought possible.
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January 19, 2022
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CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally
Essay by Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.
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December 30, 2021
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Livingston Co. distributes KN95 masks to its residents amid omicron spike
WHAM-TV talks to Andre Hudson, professor and head of the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about the benefits of KN95 masks versus cloth masks.
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December 25, 2021
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RIT scientists have a role in the James Webb Space Telescope research
WXXI features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, and the program she is leading to use the James Webb Space Telescope to study thousands of the earliest galaxies in the universe.
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December 24, 2021
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Rochester researchers, engineers involved in launch of Webb telescope
WHAM-TV features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, and the program she is leading to use the James Webb Space Telescope to study thousands of the earliest galaxies in the universe.
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December 24, 2021
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On a yacht off St. Barts, the future of covid testing is taking shape
The Washington Post talks to Jennifer Schneider, professor and Eugene H. Fram Chair of Applied Critical Thinking, and Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about technology advances and COVID-19 tests.
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December 23, 2021
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Adam Interviews RIT professor to explore galaxies through new telescope
WROC-TV features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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December 22, 2021
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2021: a year physicists asked, ‘What lies beyond the Standard Model?’
Essay by Aaron McGowan, principal lecturer in physics and astronomy, published by The Conversation.
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December 20, 2021
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We Have One Shot to See the Universe Like Never Before
The Atlantic talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about the program she is leading to use the James Webb Space Telescope to study thousands of the earliest galaxies in the universe.
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December 20, 2021
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Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants
Essay by Andre Hudson, professor and head, and Crista Wadsworth, assistant professor, Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.
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December 16, 2021
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Multiple RIT scientists contribute to the newest space telescope
When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launches, it will mark the culmination of nearly 30 years of development on the most powerful observational instrument ever made. Numerous members of RIT’s College of Science have been involved in its creation or will work on projects once it becomes operational.
