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August 23, 2024
RIT is now an Adobe Creative Campus, expanding access to digital tools and trainings
As an Adobe Creative Campus, RIT students, faculty, and staff will have free access to Adobe tools, as well as additional trainings and certifications that can enhance their digital literacy and skillsets.
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August 23, 2024
RIT students urged to launch dreams in their new journeys
More than 3,100 new RIT students got their official welcome Thursday, first parading past cheering faculty and staff in the annual Tiger Walk, then in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center for some friendly advice during this year’s Fall Convocation for New Students.
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August 23, 2024
Inside ‘Upwards’ at RIT; an international semiconductor education exchange program
WROC-TV speaks to Karl Hirschman, professor, and Jing Zhang, associate professor, both in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the hands-on workforce development approach Upwards uses.
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August 22, 2024
ROC the Pitch
Fox Rochester talks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the Shark Tank-style challenge for local business owners.
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August 22, 2024
Giving students interdisciplinary perspectives on the evolving cryptocurrency industry
Students will work with real-world data and industry-level software, and will leave the course with the knowledge and experience that the government and private sectors are looking for when recruiting new hires. Students also earn two industry-recognized certifications: Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification and Chainalysis Reactor Certification.
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August 21, 2024
Livingston County students awarded Saunders College endowed scholarships to attend RIT
Each of the recipients will receive scholarships over the course of four years. The award was established in 2006 by E. Philip Saunders to provide four-year scholarships annually to graduates of designated Livingston County high schools who are enrolled in Saunders College of Business. Since then, he has donated more than $25 million to RIT.
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August 21, 2024
Astrophysicist Breaks Barriers for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Science Students
INSIGHT into Diversity speaks with Jason Nordhaus, associate professor in the Department of Science and Mathematics, about teaching physics to d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
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August 21, 2024
Shootings and other violent crime are down in Rochester, mirroring national trend
WXXI talks to Irshad Altheimer, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and director of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the three-year decline in shootings in the city of Rochester.
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August 21, 2024
Al Sigl LiveAbility Lab open for student driven projects
WROC-TV features the new LiveAbility Lab at Al Sigl Center, a space that will focus on developing solutions to real-world accessibility challenges, made possible through a partnership with RIT.
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August 21, 2024
There’s a knowledge gap about miscarriages in the U.S., and researchers hope to close it
Stat talks to Priti Kalsi, associate professor in the Department of Economics, about the economic impact of pregnancy loss.
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August 21, 2024
Medium as message – Marketing to the knowledge-hungry consumer
The Rochester Business Journal speaks to Daniel Johnson, professor in the Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science, about how packaging influences decision making in consumers.
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August 21, 2024
"Deaf Ninja" Kyle Schulze competed in American Ninja Warrior finals Monday. How did he do?
Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle features Kyle Schulze's '24 (mechatronics engineering technology) appearance on American Ninja Warrior.