Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education News
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September 13, 2018
![Austin McChord, David Muson and Brandon Hudson stand together for a photo.]()
RIT helps students take an entrepreneurial gap year
Brandon Hudson is the first student selected for the Gap Year Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, which allows students with an ongoing enterprise to take a year to focus their full attention on the venture. He will receive $15,000 in support and mentoring while also making progress on his RIT degree. -
August 7, 2018
![Cianna Dresden Hall excitedly explains her research to onlookers, talking with her hands and smiling as she speaks.]()
Undergraduate student innovators unveil research at 27th annual symposium
More than 250 student projects, representing all nine colleges, were on display at the 27th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 3 at RIT.
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August 6, 2018
![David Moffittt poses for a photo at his office desk. His computer is turned so the screen is facing the camera and the design for the beer label is pulled up on photoshop.]()
Alumnus designs label for RIT-themed beer
When David Moffitt ’07 (film and animation) began studying at RIT, he never imagined he would design labels for beer inspired by his alma mater. -
August 6, 2018
![Brynjar and Brianna pose for a photo shortly after getting engaged. Brynjar holds his fist up in their air, seemingly in triumph.]()
Not quite love at first sight for RIT couple
Brianna Schlitt ’11, ’13 and Brynjar Leifsson ’11, ’13 thought it was love at first sight when they met on the RIT campus in 2009. But they later learned they had attended the same elementary school, shared some of the same teachers and even ate lunch together there. -
August 6, 2018
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Kathy Carcaci named RIT’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year
One of RIT’s longest serving staff members now has a new title: RIT’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year. Kathy Carcaci ’95, who retired as manager of staff recruitment and a senior human resources representative in January, will accept the award at the Presidents’ Alumni Ball during Brick City Homecoming. -
July 13, 2018
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July 10, 2018
![A photo of Cole Johnson standing at a high-top desk and working on his laptop.]()
New degree focuses on the human-computer relationship
Cole Johnson, the first student to graduate with RIT’s new bachelor’s degree in human centered-computing, is passionate about people and technology. -
June 19, 2018
![Lauren Peace poses for a photo in the University Gallery. She stands in front of a board with five photos lined up next to each other.]()
Alumna wins Fulbright U.S. Student Program award
RIT alumna Lauren Peace ’17 (journalism) won a prestigious Fulbright fellowship in journalism for the 2018-19 academic year. -
June 14, 2018
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May 21, 2018
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RIT offers behavioral health internship
The Priority Behavioral Health Care Psychology Internship Program aims to increase the number of highly trained clinicians and researchers working as clinical leaders in the region. -
May 8, 2018
![Michael Ciminelli talks with another man, using his hands to emphasize his point.]()
RIT honors RPD Chief Ciminelli ’78
Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli ’78 (criminal justice) received the Contributions to Justice Award at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives. Several criminal justice majors also were honored. -
April 30, 2018
![Three Clockwyse team members hold up a large check while the CPSI director talks to a crowd about their first-prize accomplishment.]()
Emergency mass notification clock wins STEAM contest
A team of three computer engineering majors has developed a prototype for an emergency mass notification clock, which won the top prize and $5,000 in RIT’s first STEAM competition, sponsored by RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives.
