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November 3, 2023
Peer consultants at the Writing Center and Expressive Communication Center boost students’ skills and confidence
The Writing Center and the Expressive Communication Center (ECC) provide peer consultations to help students gain confidence in writing and speaking. The Writing Center is housed in the University Writing Program within the School of Individualized Study, and the ECC is part of the School of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts.
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November 3, 2023
RIT researcher looks for genetic switch to prevent ‘sleeping sickness’ in cattle
RIT researcher Bolaji Thomas is leading a $650,000 study to compare the genetic response in cattle in sub-Saharan Africa to the parasitic disease Trypanosomiasis, or “sleeping sickness,” that attacks their blood and brain. As parasites adapt to a warming world, the biting fly that transmits Trypanosomiasis could someday migrate to northern climates.
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November 1, 2023
The 'Silent Pandemic' Is Now Screaming at America's Children
Newsweek talks to Andre Hudson, dean of the College of Science, about antimicrobial resistance.
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November 1, 2023
NTID researchers receive $1 million grant
The Rochester Beacon features RIT's grant from the National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge to improve emergency resources for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
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November 1, 2023
Conference next week to showcase ‘reman’ as key driver toward zero-carbon economy
The Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC)-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference (WRC) will gather business leaders, innovators, policymakers, and other decision-makers Nov. 7-9 in Springfield, Mo., for the opportunity to discover how remanufacturing can support cleaner, more sustainable production.
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November 1, 2023
RIT researchers earn $1 million Civic Innovation Challenge grant to empower Deaf community
RIT and NTID researchers have identified a critical gap between emergency services and the needs of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Now with a $1 million grant, they are working to bridge that divide.
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October 31, 2023
AI Research Team at RIT Publish Findings on Generative Harmful Content
In a recent preprint paper, faculty and Ph.D. students in RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, identified issues surrounding generative hate speech in Google’s PaLM2 Large Language Model (LLM), which powers Bard, Google’s answer to ChatGPT. Google was informed about the toxic content generated by PaLM2, and thanks to their responsible approach, have since rectified issues identified by the team in their initial study.
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October 30, 2023
Rochester audiologist helping children in Ethiopia hear
Spectrum News features RIT audiologist Catherine Clark.
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October 30, 2023
Saunders Master’s Programs Ranked Highly by QS World 2024
Saunders received several prestigious recognitions from TopUniversities.com QS Business Master’s Rankings 2024 and Global MBA Rankings 2024.
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October 30, 2023
Students deliver multispectral imaging system to The State Archives in Dubrovnik
The low-cost multispectral imaging system MISHA, or the Multispectral Imaging System for Historical Artifacts, was developed by RIT experts to uncover object details that aren’t visible to the naked eye.
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October 30, 2023
RIT scientists receive grant to expand work on a sign language lexicon for chemistry
A team of scientists at RIT will expand its work after receiving a large grant from the National Science Foundation to make chemistry more accessible for students who rely on American Sign Language interpreters in class. The team has been awarded nearly $380,000 for its proposal to transform chemistry for deaf and hard-of-hearing students via the design, implementation, and evaluation of a descriptive sign language lexicon.
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October 30, 2023
RIT crowds field of international motion design competition honorees
Digital and interactive experiences produced by RIT new media design students were recognized in MODE Fest, an international motion design competition, for a third consecutive time.