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February 12, 2025
Interdisciplinary collaborations drive innovation in cultural heritage preservation
RIT’s interdisciplinary collaborations enrich research across the university and beyond. Two of these collaborative projects recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a total $22.6 million in grants given to support humanities projects across the nation.
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February 12, 2025
Trump nominates Virginia public safety official to head DEA
The Washington Post features Terry Cole ’92 (criminal justice). (This content will require a subscription to read)
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February 7, 2025
Bloomberg Enriches Financial Education for 10,000 Students through Global Trading Challenge
Bloomberg reports on the RIT team that won the 2024 Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge.
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February 7, 2025
Opinion: To protect transgender rights in the future, we must look to the past
Los Angeles Times features an opinion essay co-authored by Shay Ryan Olmstead, lecturer in RIT's Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.
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February 6, 2025
The best possible case for Trump’s announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
Rochester Business Journal features an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability.
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February 4, 2025
RIT economics professor weighs in on Trump's tariffs
WHAM-TV talks with RIT economics professor Amit Batabyal to break down the economic impact of President Donald Trump's tariff-driven trade wars.
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February 3, 2025
Music, dance, even yo-yos featured at Ovation competition
Ovation will feature 14 acts of dance, vocal and instrumental music. The first-place act will win $1,000, with a $500 prize awarded to the second-place act.
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January 29, 2025
RIT and NTID Performing Arts students earn honors
Students from RIT’s School of Performing Arts and NTID’s Department of Performing Arts brought home awards and honors from the annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). One of eight regional competitions draws students from theater programs nationwide, faculty, students, and interpreters traveled to Pittsburgh, for a chance to advance to the national competition in April. This is the eighth year in which RIT students have completed in a range of categories from acting to dramaturgy.
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January 28, 2025
Can Trump’s Move to Block Birthright Citizenship Survive the 14th Amendment?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Medium.
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January 28, 2025
Excommunication sounds pretty good about now
An essay by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 28, 2025
William H. Sanders named RIT’s 11th president
The dean of Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering is praised for his research credentials, success in global partnerships and entrepreneurship, and strong student engagement. He starts at RIT July 1.
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January 24, 2025
How Tariffs Can Impact Your Small Business: An Up-To-Date Guide
Nav speaks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, about the impact.