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March 8, 2024
Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT accepting Community Grants Program applications
The program, founded in 2008, is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to make the state more sustainable for workers, the public, the environment, and the economy through pollution prevention.
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March 6, 2024
Maple Sugaring Society Photo Gallery
RIT students learn about tapping trees and gathering sap during the class Maple Syrup and our Environment. Instructors hope students connect with nature.
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March 4, 2024
Loyal to RIT, Wilkie intent on leading Tigers to playoff redemption
Pickin' Splinters talks to biomedical sciences student Carter Wilkie about his hockey success.
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February 29, 2024
Amanda Goodhines on LGBTQIA role models and self-discovery
Diva Magazine speaks to Amanda Goodhines ’20 (biomedical engineering) about her journey.
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February 27, 2024
RIT students create innovative prototype for blood pressure cuffs
Knowing that many doctors question the accuracy of automatic blood pressure cuffs led Aidan Hughes to pitch his idea to make a more accurate prototype.
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February 26, 2024
RIT student ignites discussion on disparities in black history with photographic exhibit
FOX Rochester talks to Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor for the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and Athena Lemon, fourth-year individualized program student, about the exhibit.
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February 22, 2024
RIT researchers highlight the changing connectivity of the Amazon rainforest to global climate
The Amazon rainforest is a unique region where climatologists have studied the effects of warming and deforestation for decades. With the global climate crisis becoming more evident, a new study is linking the Amazon to climate change around the rest of the world.
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February 22, 2024
Cause of temporary AT&T service outage remains unclear
WHEC-TV talks to Serena Flint, research engineer in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about solar flares.
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February 21, 2024
RIT undergraduate student team qualifies for First Nations High Power Rocket Launch
For the first time, RIT will be represented at the First Nations High Power Rocket Launch design competition. Six Native American scholars have committed to building a high-powered rocket for the challenge.
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February 7, 2024
NASA, RIT Center for Detectors partner to help future spacecraft survive longer, harsher missions
RIT's Center for Detectors has been chosen by NASA for two research programs: Early Stage Innovations (ESI) and Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT), with the hope of helping future spacecraft find new discoveries in the vast universe.
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February 5, 2024
The Galapagos comes to life in new RIT Press book
For more than 30 years, Robert Rothman has led hundreds of RIT students on tours to the Galápagos Islands to observe the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Rothman’s A Paradise for Reptiles, an homage to the 19th century scientist, is an accessibly written guide for anyone interested in Darwin, the Galápagos, and reptiles in general.
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February 2, 2024
Students lean into technology and design to improve the environment
Students in Campus Ecology explored how culture, art, science, and design influence their views and understandings of nature. They also discussed how interdisciplinary collaboration and leaning into the intersection of technology, the arts, and design could improve communication and understanding of ecological concepts and sustainability goals.