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March 10, 2023
Color science program partners with Norwegian University of Science and Technology
RIT’s color science program is partnering with counterparts from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology to provide faculty and students new foreign exchange learning opportunities. The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills awarded a 3 million Norwegian Krone (roughly $300,000) UTFORSK grant to fund travel opportunities for graduate students and faculty involved with both programs.
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March 9, 2023
RIT hosts largest career fair since the pandemic
WHEC-TV talks to Maria Richart, director of Career Services and Cooperative Education, about the Spring Career Fair.
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March 9, 2023
RIT hosts Spring Career Fair
WHAM-TV talks to Maria Richart, director of Career Services and Cooperative Education, about the Spring Career Fair.
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March 8, 2023
Launching Biomedical Careers for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences blog features the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) project at RIT.
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March 6, 2023
Ph.D. student explores fire through visual art and math modeling
From fireworks to woodburning to modeling fire behavior, Jenna Sjunneson McDanold’s love of fire has fueled her growth as an artist and a mathematician. As part of her studies as mathematical modeling Ph.D. student, Sjunneson McDanold has been working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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March 1, 2023
RIT disability leadership scholars advocate, educate for those with disabilities
Spectrum News talks to student Gavin Morrobel and Catherine Lewis, director of RIT’s Disability Services office, about RIT's Disability Leadership Scholars program.
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February 27, 2023
SHED will showcase RIT maker community
Nearly 70 different RIT student teams and clubs are poised to move into the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) this summer in preparation for the building’s official opening in the fall semester.
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February 27, 2023
Interdisciplinary team heads to Ethics in Engineering Case Competition
An interdisciplinary pair of RIT students is headed to Bethesda, Md., to participate in the 2023 Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition. Emma Nastro, a third-year museum studies student, and Lee Sortore, a fifth-year mechanical engineering student, will represent RIT at the competition, which is held Feb. 27 through March 1 at the Lockheed Martin Center for Leadership Excellence. This is the first time an RIT team has competed in this competition.
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February 22, 2023
2023 Imagine RIT poster blends technology with the arts
An imaginary close-up of the inside of a computer, mixed with neon lights, microphones, an artist’s palette, molecules, and computer code, has been selected as this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival poster. The winning poster was created by Annelise Wall, a second-year new media design major.
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February 21, 2023
Saunders College women’s leadership events draw hundreds to RIT campus
Saunders College of Business drew hundreds of attendees to the RIT campus Feb. 17 and 18 for the college’s inaugural Women’s Leadership Weekend, hosting the 13th annual Power Your Potential Women’s Conference and 3rd annual Women’s Leadership Summit on consecutive days for the first time ever.
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February 16, 2023
RIT/NTID partners with The Strong Museum for Deaf Day of Play March 5
NTID and The Strong National Museum of Play have again partnered to celebrate the richness of Rochester’s Deaf community with a Deaf Day of Play at the museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 5.
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February 16, 2023
Study Away: LA program offers film students professional and life experiences
RIT's Study Away: LA program took its maiden voyage in the fall as students immersed themselves in the Hollywood filmmaking and entertainment landscape.