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New master’s degree studies human-computer interaction

Human-computer interaction, the study of design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems to benefit the end user, is the focus of a new Master of Science degree offered through the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. The degree is available

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Former RIT coach leads Super Bowl champions

More than 40 former members of the RIT football program gathered Feb. 3 at the Radisson Hotel on Jefferson Road. They included players and assistant coaches, athletic trainers and cheerleaders. They came from Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ohio and all over New York state–all on

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Imagine RIT

Each issue of News & Events will feature a project to be showcased at RIT’s Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 3. This week’s spotlight: The Steel Bridge Presenters: Christina Englert, Steve Bogart, Brandon Cole, Justin Hsieh, Brian Miller, Daniel Penza, Matthew R., Kenneth Siliver,

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Former NTID leader’s story provides ‘inspiration to all’

RIT Press has published Moments of Truth–Robert R. Davila: The Story of a Deaf Leader, a biography of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf’s first deaf chief executive officer, who overcame poverty to become a national leader in education and a role model

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Black hole ‘mini-movies’ help bring phenomena into view

Hans-Peter Bischof brings black holes into view in mini-movies that translate complex astrophysical research into computer graphics. Bischof, associate professor of computer science in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, works closely with his colleagues at the Center for Computational Relativity

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Dyeing for attention
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RIT President Bill Destler got a dye job during halftime of the RIT men’s basketball game on Jan. 19. He had agreed to dye his hair orange if both women’s and men’s basketball games that day had full attendance. The men’s game was full but the women’s didn’t quite make it. Compromising, Destler had three-quarters of his hair colored by Vice President for Student Affairs Mary-Beth Cooper. The challenge was to encourage more support at RIT basketball games and other athletic events.

A. Sue Weisler | photographer


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