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October 29, 2019
Bee-Friendly Companies Are Getting the Science of the Crisis Completely Wrong
OneZero talks to Kaitlin Stack Whitney, assistant professor in the science, technology and society department and the environmental sciences program, about the effect of corporations' efforts to protect honeybee populations.
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October 29, 2019
Student to Student: Sustainable polymers
Liam Reilly became motivated to participate in research on sustainable polymers when he learned of the damaging effects of plastic production on our environment. His research is centered on one specific relationship we have with nature, our production and disposal of our most commonly produced material: Plastic.
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October 25, 2019
Shedding light on black holes
The Christian Science Monitor talks to Manuela Campanelli, professor and director of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation.
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October 22, 2019
RIT researchers win first place in international eye-tracking challenge by Facebook Research
The team, led by three Ph.D. students from the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, won first place in the OpenEDS Challenge focused on semantic segmentation.
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October 21, 2019
See The Year's Best Pictures Of The Hidden Microscopic World
National Geographic features work by Teresa Zgoda '17 (photographic sciences) and Teresa Kugler '19 (photographic sciences).
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October 21, 2019
RIT researcher receives NSF grant to help build a synthetic neuron and neural network
Researchers from RIT and six other universities are teaming up to build synthetic neurons and a programmable network of such neurons in an effort to better understand the rules of life. The project is part of the National Science Foundation’s “Big Ideas” initiative— 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering.
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October 21, 2019
Photo Sciences faculty wins prestigious lifetime achievement award
Assistant professor Ted Kinsman's successful career of blending photography and science was recognized with him winning the prestigious Louis Schmidt Award, the highest honor given by the BioCommunications Association.
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October 17, 2019
Podcast: The Impact of Malaria on Global Health
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 25: Not all learning does, or can, happen in a classroom. Last summer, Bolaji Thomas, professor in the College of Health Sciences and Technology, took a group of students to Nigeria to give them a firsthand look at the impact of malaria on global health. Abigail Melake, a biomedical sciences major, and Janice Fung, a biotechnology and molecular bioscience major, talk about what they learned.
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October 15, 2019
RIT wins $1.4M to help homeless with opioid addiction, mental illness
Making addiction treatment and mental health services accessible to homeless people via TeleHealth is the focus of a federally funded program at RIT.
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October 15, 2019
Lakes worldwide are experiencing more severe algal blooms
Terra Daily features research by Nima Pahlevan ’12 Ph.D. (imaging science).
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October 11, 2019
Do fake images need to look convincing to be convincing?
The Marketplace Tech podcast features Christye Sisson, associate professor of photographic sciences.
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October 11, 2019
Compassion for kids leads to opening of pediatric care center
Rochester Business Journal features Chrysa Charno '03 (physician assistant), '09 (MBA), founder of AcuteKids Pediatric Urgent Care.