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March 29, 2024
Why does it cost so much to check baggage on airlines?
Rochester Business Journal talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about the rising costs.
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March 29, 2024
Imagine RIT offers more than you can imagine
The annual Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival is a huge, campus-wide community event that showcases the artistic and inventive spirit of Rochester Institute of Technology students, faculty, and staff.
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March 29, 2024
Dedication and service on display at university’s Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff
RIT honored the service and dedication of its employees with the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff ceremony on March 28. The annual awards are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity, while consistently demonstrating a strong commitment to student success.
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March 29, 2024
RIT student and stage manager helps bring ‘Ada and the Engine’ to life April 4-7
RIT student Catherine Hampp is one of the stars behind the scenes of Ada and the Engine—the first play to debut in the Sklarsky Glass Box Theater in the SHED, April 4-7.
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March 29, 2024
Despite a loss, RIT men’s hockey fans proud of their team
Hundreds of fans of RIT’s men’s hockey attended a watch party in the Gene Polisseni Center Thursday, as 15th-seeded RIT battled second-seeded Boston University in the first round of the NCAA Championship in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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March 29, 2024
RIT men’s hockey makes first NCAA tournament appearance in 8 years
The Tigers lost 6-3 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament to the second-seeded Boston University Terriers, in a game played at Sioux Falls’ Denny Sandford Premier Center.
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March 29, 2024
RIT, Seneca Park Zoo team up to study animals’ reaction to Total Solar Eclipse
WROC-TV talks to Tony Vodacek, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about how he will analyze the sounds animals make during and after the eclipse.
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March 29, 2024
RIT hosting watch party for first round of NCAA tournament
WHEC-TV talks to RIT Hockey's Corner Crew and student super fans about the campus event.
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March 29, 2024
RIT/NTID receives federal funding appropriation from 2024 Omnibus budget
RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has received $92.5 million for fiscal year 2024, which is level funding from 2023, with NTID’s Regional STEM Center receiving $9.5 million, as it did in fiscal year 2023.
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March 28, 2024
RIT professor serves on prosecution team for landmark trial against operator of Bitcoin Fog
Divya Ramjee served as a member of the prosecution team for a criminal case against the operator of Bitcoin Fog. On March 12, a jury found the defendant, Roman Sterlingov, “guilty of operating among the longest-running and most prolific bitcoin money laundering services on the darknet.”
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March 28, 2024
Potential of Internet of Things is booming, but personal info could be at risk
The Rochester Business Journal talks to Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about the future of Internet of Things.
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March 28, 2024
RIT men’s hockey make final preparations before NCAA Tournament
WROC-TV talks to Wayne Wilson, head coach for the RIT men's hockey team, and players about taking the stage at tonight's NCAA Tournament game in Sioux Falls, S.D.