Health Professions and Medical Sciences News
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April 11, 2018
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Nicole Pannullo named 2018 Goldwater Scholar
Pannullo is the first hard-of-hearing student at RIT to be recognized as a Barry Goldwater Scholar. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering. -
April 10, 2018
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Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers
RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video. -
April 5, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Smart apparel helps those with autism
Meet James McGee and Kerri Zalba, two members of a student start-up company that uses wearable technology to help children on the autism spectrum. -
March 29, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Studying abroad in Chile
Meet Luis Reyes-Umana, a fourth-year biomedical science major who traveled to Chile for the fall semester. From July to December, Reyes-Umana took classes and worked in local hospitals to get a taste of what international medicine is like. -
March 19, 2018
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Marvel-ous comic artist has luck of the draw
He may not have superhero powers, but he certainly has a talent for drawing them. during his career as a comic artist, Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) has illustrated for DC Comics and now exclusively at Marvel Comics.
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March 19, 2018
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Former hockey captain beats cancer twice and becomes physician
Dr. Chris Haltigin ’12 (biomedical sciences) had finished his second year of medical school and was studying for his first set of board exams when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He beat the cancer--twice--and is now an obstetrics-gynecology resident at Beaumont-Royal Oak Health System. -
December 11, 2017
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Professor elected to sonography society board
Professor Hamad Ghazle, director of the diagnostic medical sonography program, has been named to leadership positions within the national Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. -
November 21, 2017
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Graduate's career takes an unexpected swing
In 2009, Ryan Steenberg graduated from RIT with a master’s degree in medical illustration. Seven years later, Steenberg was runner-up in the 2016 World Long Drive Championship. -
November 14, 2017
![RIT Access Technology IdeaLab lead Dan Harel instructs during the event that ran Nov. 4-5 at RIT.]()
Multidisciplinary teams apply problem-solving skills during IdeaLab event
Rochester Institute of Technology students and faculty from various disciplines put their creative problem-solving skills to good use earlier this month. Working collaboratively, they examined challenges faced by client organizations and then presented conceptual solutions to them during a two-day event.
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October 9, 2017
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RIT to develop hybrid biological cell separations technology
Research being done at RIT to refine lab-on-chip devices—highly sophisticated laboratories on microchips—will provide more detailed and timely information to detect diseases such as cancer. -
October 5, 2017
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RIT offers new program in nutritional sciences
RIT is offering a new BS degree in nutritional sciences for students who want to apply nutrition concepts and principles to careers outside the clinical domain of registered dietetics nutrition. -
September 18, 2017
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New app could help detect atrial fibrillation
A team of engineers and clinicians at RIT and the University of Rochester Medical Center received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a non-contact, video recording technology to detect the presence of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder.
