Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education News
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February 5, 2019
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What’s next for ‘China’s Super Bowl’?
Xiao Wang, associate professor, School of Communication, quoted in Inkstone.
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January 25, 2019
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Student Spotlight: Team recreates 16th century reading wheel
Meet Matt Nygren, a fifth-year mechanical engineering dual-degree student who worked with three other mechanical engineering students to recreate a piece of 16th century technology: Ramelli’s Rotating Reader.
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December 7, 2018
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RIT, Seneca Park Zoo lead world in river otter research
Research involving North American river otters based at Monroe County’s Seneca Park Zoo has concluded the fascinating animals can visually discriminate between two-dimensional objects and detect differences in shapes and colors. -
November 20, 2018
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New program proves it’s never too late to graduate
Through a new program called the Completer Project, RIT is letting former students know that it’s never too late to come back and finish. -
November 20, 2018
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Liberal Arts alumnus promoted to four-star general
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons ’83 (criminal justice) took over U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in August, becoming the first Army officer to lead the global combatant command. -
November 8, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Experiences with PTSD
Meet Matt Altobelli, a third-year psychology student who is publishing a personal memoir about the struggles he has faced dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. -
October 23, 2018
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Faculty members’ new book looks at 2016 presidential election
Nasty Women and Bad Hombres: Gender and Race in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, edited by three RIT faculty members in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, looks at how Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and American voters invoked ideas of gender, race and history in that election. -
October 23, 2018
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RIT hosts Entrepreneurship Conference on Friday
The Entrepreneurship Conference at RIT features informational networking sessions, the student Tiger Tank competition and a keynote address from Mark Gentile, founder of Odyssey Software. -
October 11, 2018
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RIT research aims to cut Rochester gun violence
With a grant from the New York State Health Foundation, RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives will form a program to determine whether a victim of street crime was involved in a dispute, and whether that dispute could escalate with gun violence. -
October 11, 2018
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2018 Distinguished Alumni: Meet D. Kimo Kippen
Meet D. Kimo Kippen ’93 MS (career and human resource development), the College of Engineering Technology 2018 Distinguished Alumnus. -
October 9, 2018
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2018 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Rudi Winsberg
Meet Rudi Winsberg ’01 (applied arts and sciences), the School of Individualized Study 2018 Distinguished Alumna/us -
September 27, 2018
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Company led by RIT student wins $250,000
Brandon Hudson, a fourth-year applied arts and sciences major and CEO of Connexus, won $250,000 at the 76West Clean Energy Competition. Connexus is a heating and cooling control and monitoring company based in RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator.
