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April 14, 2023

The Graduate School Pulse brings you upcoming events, news highlights, resources, and updates.

April 5th, 2023, The Graduate Showcase - Students presented their intellectual achievements and creative work as presenters expounded on globally impactful discoveries made.

Upcoming Events

MBA & Graduate Chat: Careers and Co-op

When: April 20, 2023, 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Where: Zoom

Join The Conversation! Come join us for a session regarding career/co-op support at RIT. A guest from our co-op/career services office will lead the session!

If you have any questions, please contact Saunders Graduate Department at gradbus@saunders.rit.edu.

Student Game Showcase & Expo

When: April 15, 2023, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm & 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Where: MAGIC Spell Studios, 2150, 2175, Atrium & Wegman Theater

Presented by IGM, the annual RIT Student Game Showcase brings together students, faculty, alumni, and industry professionals to celebrate the achievements of RIT student-led game design teams. Games will be reviewed in a variety of categories by panels of academic & industry experts. Category winners & Best in Show will be announced during the live showcase on April 15th, 2023.

This year we will also be hosting an expo before the live showcase where students will be able to show off their projects to the public. The expo is open to all forms of interactive experiences from any RIT students are welcome at the expo! - analog, digital, VR, new media, prototypes, published, etc. The expo is not limited to only showcase submissions, however any submissions to the showcase will be expected to participate in the expo as well.

Embracing the Digital Future of Healthcare Symposium

When: May 16, 2023, 8 AM - 4 PM
Venue: The MAGIC Center on the campus of RIT

A day long symposium dedicated to the digital future of healthcare. The symposium will include keynote addresses, expert panels, and oral and poster presentations. Topics will include immersive technology such as augmented and virtual reality, the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, human-computer interactions, computer modeling, robotics, gaming, etc. Attendees will learn about how these technologies are being deployed for disease prediction and prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, medical imaging, pain management, healthcare education and access, telehealth, wearable, wellness, and many other areas across the healthcare continuum.

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PHT180 Research Vitals with Michael RichardsWhen: 12 – 1pm, April 21stWhere: Institute Hall 73-1140

Title: Elasticity Imaging: A Deep Learning Framework to Estimate Elastic Modulus from Ultrasound Measured Displacement Fields

Bio: Dr. Richards received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University, where his thesis focused on a new imaging methodology known as Elasticity Imaging. After his postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan and at the University of Rochester, he was a research professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center where he studied Ultrasound Elasticity imaging of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology and remains an Adjunct Research Professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center.Light refreshments will be servedInterpreter available upon request - please email pht180@rit.edu

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News + Updates

RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability Ph.D. student wins Outstanding Graduate Woman

Sherralyn Sneezer was named this year’s Outstanding Graduate Woman for her commitment to working with indigenous communities to develop renewable energy systems on tribal land. Sneezer, a Ph.D. student in Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is the president of the RIT chapter of the American Indian Engineering and Science Society and a past recipient of the Student Beacon Award from the RIT Division of Diversity and Inclusion. Diane Slusarski, RIT associate provost and dean of the Graduate School, presented Sneezer with an award and $500 during the Graduate Education Week awards presentation. The RIT Outstanding Graduate Woman Achievement Award was established in 2018 to recognize a current student who is making a positive impact in their field.

Read full story by Susan Gawlowicz >

RIT Master Plan gives graduate tuition scholarship to eligible alumni

The RIT Master Plan covers 45 percent of graduate tuition for eligible alumni. The scholarship is available to qualifying alumni who have graduated since December 2019 and extends to future alumni who will graduate up through December 2023, and begin their RIT master’s degree by January 2024. The graduate scholarship features more than 65 participating programs offered on the RIT campus, as well as select online master’s degrees. Program length varies from 12 months to 24 months.

Read full story by Susan Gawlowicz >

Jade Myers recognized as recipient of 2023 Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Public Service Award

Prosthetic devices can be symbolic of loss or they can represent challenges being overcome.

Jade Myers’ focus on designing prosthetics for individuals who have lost limbs is a way to give them the second chance that can make all the difference in the world.

For this life-changing work, Myers, a mechanical and industrial engineering doctoral student in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, was honored with the 2023 Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Public Service Award.

Read full story by Michelle Cometa >

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Resources

Join our team!

Year One Programs is currently hiring Facilitators for the RIT 365 course for Fall 2023! Becoming a Facilitator is a great way to connect with the RIT community (particularly first-year students), enhance your leadership and critical thinking skills, and further your own self-awareness. Graduate students interested in applying for the Staff role must already have earned a master’s degree by the start of the semester. Students in 4+1 graduate programs are eligible to apply for the Peer role. Learn more and apply here!

Take the Study Abroad Survey!

Many graduate students express interest in study abroad. However, we receive a lot of feedback from graduate students about some of the unique challenges you face in traveling abroad. Things like:

Length of time: Many of RIT’s graduate programs are condensed or accelerated which makes it harder to find a time to go abroad.
Cost: Earning graduate credit for study abroad at graduate tuition rates with little access to financial aid makes study abroad challenging.
Coursework: Highly specialized coursework at the graduate level offered in English that will count toward your degree program is hard to find.
Other priorities: Many graduate students have other priorities like jobs, families, research that make it difficult to travel.

With this in mind, we are thinking creatively about ways to help graduate students have an impactful international experience. Please take time to complete the survey. It will take less than 10 minutes to complete.

Take the Survey

Congratulations to each Graduate Education Week Showcase Presentation Awardee!

Best of Show - Oral Presentation Awardees:

Nuzhet Nhaar Nasir Ahamed, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Fine-tuning the characteristic of the applied AC signal to improve AC-insulator electrokinetic separations of microparticles

Kimberly Dautel, College of Science

Validation framework for epidemiological models with application to COVID-19 models

Emily Temple, College of Science

The Needle in a Haystack: Searching for Supermassive Blackhole Recoil Candidates in SDSS Data

Best of Show 3-Minute Presentation Awardee:

Gabrielle Brogle, College of Science

Incorporating High Dynamic Range into Multispectral Imaging for Cultural Heritage Documentation

Best of Show - Poster/Demonstration Awardees:

Aita Moet, Department of Psychology, COLA

Modifying Attention Away from Food Cues: The Utility of Attentional Bias Modification Training among Emotional Eaters

Ryan Butler, School of Physics and Astronomy, COS

Introducing StarGateVR: a tool for 3D exploration of astronomical data

Megan Kelly, Department of Psychology, COLA

Does Impulsivity Moderate the Association of Hostile Attribution Biases and Relational Aggression?

Maharshi Shukla, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Using Air-Injected Bubbles for Rapid Development of Pool Boiling with Tapered Microgap

Congratulations to all the winners!!

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