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Department of Public Policy
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April 22, 2020
College of Liberal Arts honors students for writing excellence
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing with more than a dozen writing awards for essays varying from wasteful energy, maternal mortality, eyewitness testimony policies and seeking worth in a liberal arts degree. Each department within the college selected student awardees whose work embodies the ideals and standards of excellence, creative endeavor and scholarship.
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April 8, 2020
COLA Dean James Winebrake accepts UNCW provost post
Dean James Winebrake will be leaving RIT’s College of Liberal Arts to become provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Winebrake, who came to RIT in 2002 as chair of the Department of Public Policy and became dean in 2011, will leave RIT effective June 30.
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December 2, 2019
California solves batteries’ embarrassing climate problem
Vox cites Eric Hittinger, associate professor of public policy, about changes to the Self-Generation Incentive Program.
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September 4, 2019
One Thing We Can Do: Switch Light Bulbs
The New York Times talks to Eric Hittinger, associate professor in the Department of Public Policy, about the benefits of LED lighting.
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August 29, 2019
Student Spotlight: Chemistry student receives Station1 Frontier Fellowship
Patrick Edwards, a second-year chemistry and public policy double major, was picked from more than 800 applicants to participate in the 2019 Station1 Frontiers Fellowship program.
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April 24, 2019
How Big Tech’s cozy relationship with Ireland threatens data privacy around the world
Politico talks to Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy.
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April 12, 2019
It’s beach clean-up season! When and where to help Lake Erie
Cleveland.com cites research by Matthew Hoffman, associate professor of applied and computational mathematics, and Eric Hittinger, associate professor of public policy.
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April 1, 2019
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honors students for writing excellence
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing on Friday with the presentation of more than a dozen writing awards for essays varying from sanctuary cities, how democracies can withstand outside meddling, and the excavation, preservation and reconstruction of a London theater where Shakespearian plays debuted.
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February 12, 2019
Public Policy Degrees Can Lead to Lucrative Jobs and Universities Are Starting to Notice
INSIGHT into Diversity talks to Sandra Rothenberg, chair of the public policy department.
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January 27, 2019
Two-Factor Authentication Might Not Keep You Safe
Guest essay by Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security, published in The New York Times.
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January 24, 2019
The Importance of Cyber Insurance for Businesses
Albawaba quotes Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security.
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April 6, 2018
RIT announces public service award winners
Twyla Cummings, dean of Graduate Education, and Claire Finnerty, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and public policy dual major, will receive this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards.