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December 5, 2019
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Venture Creations companies make an impact in New York state-funded business competitions
Four companies in RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator have won funding recently in New York state-funded business competitions.
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December 5, 2019
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Graduate students hold town hall meeting tonight
A town hall meeting tonight will explore graduate student life and issues facing master’s and Ph.D. students at RIT. The “What’s Up?” forum will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in Institute Hall.
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December 3, 2019
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Roger Remington, the Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design, to retire in May
R. Roger Remington, RIT’s longest-serving faculty member, will retire in May after 57 years at the university. In addition to building a nationally recognized graphic design program in the College of Art and Design, Remington transformed RIT into an international archival resource for design, earning many of the industry’s most distinguished awards along the way.
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December 2, 2019
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RIT students gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, new friends and traditions
As millions of American families gathered for the Thanksgiving holiday, a group of students – many of them international students at RIT – came together at a university administrator’s home to eat, socialize, make new friends and give thanks as well.
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November 22, 2019
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RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf signs MOU with Beijing Union University
The Memorandum of Understanding will establish student and faculty exchange programs and short- and long-term teaching, learning, research, innovation, discovery and global outreach missions.
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November 22, 2019
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RIT offers health and well-being management MS degree
The new graduate degree in health and well-being management will prepare students for careers in primary health care, corporate America and community health programs, or for medical/dental school and health-related Ph.D. programs.
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November 21, 2019
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Student Spotlight: RIT Dubai team competes in cybersecurity competition finals
Meet Aseel Babhair, a fourth-year computing security major from RIT Dubai who is competing in the International Final for the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) this weekend, Nov. 22-24.
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November 20, 2019
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RIT Office of Graduate Education prepares for a changing campus climate
A graduate culture is taking root at RIT with more Ph.D. students on the main campus than ever before, and the Office of Graduate Education is building on the momentum.
Campus Spotlight
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![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>Karen and Frank Rakoski, Spencerport, N.Y., attended the sale in previous years. They like to support students and bought a lamp, jewelry, glass and more. The lamp shown here is from Jacob Dicicco, a third-year industrial design student.</p>]()
![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>Metals and jewelry design students Tess Rears, far left, Alix Soule, center, and Megan Werner, right, displayed their work.</p>
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December 5, 2019
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May Ren, a third-year industrial design student from Beijing, China, sold all of her lamps in the first few hours of the holiday sale. RIT’s College of Art and Design Holiday Sale filled the Student Alumni Union on Dec. 4. A variety of handmade work was offered for purchase, including lamps, jewelry, glass items, ornaments and wood pieces.
Winter 2020 RIT University Magazine
The latest issue of RIT University Magazine includes stories on the RIT's wellness offerings and how employers keep RIT's curriculum forward-looking.
Media Coverage
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December 5, 2019
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Craft in America
"Craft in America," a documentary series on handmade objects and the artists who make them, will feature furniture maker Wendy Maruyama '80 MFA (woodworking and furniture design). The episode is scheduled to air at 10 p.m. Dec. 27 on WXXI-TV.
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December 3, 2019
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NY environmental study looks at bottle bill expansion
The Albany Times Union reports on a study by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute on expanding New York's bottle bill to include wine and liquor bottles.
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December 3, 2019
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RIT researchers turning to photodynamic therapy to beat cancer
WROC-TV talks to Maureen Ferran, associate professor of biology, about a technique to fight human papillomavirus, or HPV.
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December 2, 2019
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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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