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RIT gears up for annual Imagine RIT innovation festival (May 2)

“What will we think of next?”

The RIT campus community encourages everyone to come and find out as it prepares to take the wraps off Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, set to return on Saturday, May 2.

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Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival promises something exciting for visitors of all ages
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RIT scientist ‘fine tunes’ Hubble Space Telescope

An RIT scientist has expanded the Hubble Space Telescope’s capability without the need for new instruments or billions of dollars.

Dan Batcheldor and his team improved the calibration of Hubble’s Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer to enable high-precision polarimetry. Scientists like Batcheldor use this

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Student Spotlight

After being laid off from her job at a local telecommunications company in January 2007, Rachelle Danno was rethinking her direction, trying to decide her next steps.

These steps lead her to the RIT Professional Re-employment Education Program, or PREP, an educational re-entry program

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Committing to a carbon-neutral campus
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In commemoration of Earth Day on April 22, RIT President Bill Destler signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment during a ceremony in the Student Alumni Union sponsored by the Student Environmental Action League. The Presidents Climate Commitment, which has been signed by hundreds of college and university presidents nationwide, provides support and a framework for America's colleges and universities to go climate neutral.

A. Sue Weisler


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