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First-year faculty: The art of multitasking

New professors quickly learn to juggle teaching, research, students

thumbnail imageBy Michelle Cometa
8 a.m. Tuesday: Heat Transfer class preparation Understanding the complexities of heat transfer when building nuclear reactors may mean the difference between generating electricity and recovering from a meltdown. Thirty-one mechanical engineering undergraduates are learning to manage the former to prevent ... (more)

Winds of Change: Kosovo

thumbnail imageBy Bob Finnerty
Silicon Valley. The Big Apple. Singapore. It’s location, location, location for young entrepreneurs striving for success. So what would a team of RIT innovators find promising in dairy farms located in Kosovo? The region in southeast Europe has been ravaged by wars and political instability for centuries. “It could take at least 10 years for Kosovo to stand on its own two feet,” ... (more)