Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education News
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April 28, 2018
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Economics grad aiming for a Ph.D.
When Zachary Grzelka transferred to RIT in his second year as an economics major, he didn’t expect it would be a move that would become a stepping stone to shape his career as a college professor. -
April 28, 2018
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RIT/NTID student to join Peace Corps in Africa
Just one month after Maya Penn graduates with her bachelor’s degree in psychology from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, she will fulfill her own personal quest for serving others by teaching deaf children in Ghana. -
April 20, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Explore green infrastructure
The Environmental Science in your own Backyard exhibit at Imagine RIT will feature issues facing the next generation of environmental professionals and innovative techniques, like green infrastructure, for mitigating environmental impacts. -
April 10, 2018
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RIT experts help make computing accessible
RIT’s student and faculty researchers are working to make technology accessible for all by changing the culture of computing. -
April 6, 2018
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RIT announces public service award winners
Twyla Cummings, dean of Graduate Education, and Claire Finnerty, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and public policy dual major, will receive this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards. -
March 19, 2018
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Study-abroad options adapt to better serve students
Study abroad at RIT has been undergoing a quiet transformation in the past five years with the growth of short-term international programs, an increase in faculty-led opportunities and a stronger connection to RIT’s global campuses. -
March 7, 2018
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RIT co-sponsors humanities and technology camp
THATCamp, March 23 at the Memorial Art Gallery, brings students of all skill levels together in group discussions, hands-on workshops and pop-up collaborations. -
February 27, 2018
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RIT teams place first, second in marketing competition
Two teams of students from RIT took first and second place Friday in the fifth annual Student Marketing Campaign Competition hosted by the local chapter of the American Marketing Association. -
February 9, 2018
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Students design billboard to help "pay it forward"
Students in the Advertising and Promotion Management course won a class competition to conceptualize and design a billboard for The Dream Factory, a local nonprofit agency that helps dreams come true for children living with critical or chronic illnesses. -
February 7, 2018
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RIT dean publishes breakthrough study on health impacts of ship emissions
James Winebrake, dean of RIT's College of Liberal Arts and an expert on the environmental impact of transportation, is among a team of experts who are applauding the shipping industry's decision to burn cleaner oil beginning in 2020. -
January 18, 2018
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RIT offers new bachelor's degree in modern language
A new bachelor's degree in applied modern language and culture will be offered to students at RIT this fall that will provide advanced studies of languages and cultures that directly apply to the global workplace and economy. -
November 28, 2017
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Researchers make big splash at computing accessibility conference
RIT was well-represented at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ASSETS conference in early November, with more than a dozen faculty and students presenting projects in the field of computing accessibility.
