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August 2, 2018
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RIT brings together ‘smart city’ experts for workshop
As part of RIT’s Urban Data Science initiative, 100 researchers and practitioners from around the world came together to discuss the future of smart cities at the International Workshop on Urban Data Science in Bangkok. -
August 1, 2018
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Health app helps victims of domestic abuse
Researchers and domestic violence advocates at RIT and Resolve of Greater Rochester created an avatar named RITa to provide “on demand” domestic violence expertise in primary care settings. -
July 25, 2018
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Massive black holes on the edge of spiral galaxies
Findings from an RIT study provide further evidence that the outskirts of spiral galaxies host massive black holes. These overlooked regions are new places to observe gravitational waves created when the massive bodies collide. -
July 16, 2018
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NTID professor addresses United Nations
Professor Peter Hauser, an expert on the long-term impact of deaf individuals’ early language acquisition, delivered a report at a meeting of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Geneva, Switzerland. -
July 16, 2018
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RIT evolves partnership with Malmo University in Sweden
RIT hosted Malmo University undergraduate students for a 10-week intensive research experience, conducting research in human-centered computational sensing. -
July 16, 2018
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Developing solar sailing technology for NASA
Grover Swartzlander, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, is taking solar sailing to the next level with advanced photonic materials. This new class of materials could be used to steer photons and enable near-Earth, interplanetary and interstellar space travel. -
July 13, 2018
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RIT publicly launches $1 billion blended campaign
RIT displayed its signature blend of arts and technology Thursday in an evening of entertainment centered on a major announcement about the university’s future: RIT is publicly launching a $1 billion blended campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history. -
July 10, 2018
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New degree focuses on the human-computer relationship
Cole Johnson, the first student to graduate with RIT’s new bachelor’s degree in human centered-computing, is passionate about people and technology. -
July 10, 2018
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RIT to continue to lead Pollution Prevention Institute
An RIT-led consortium has won a $19.5 million, five-year award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation to operate the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, allowing RIT to continue to lead important environmental projects and initiatives. -
June 28, 2018
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RIT receives $5M for Global Cybersecurity Institute
The planned Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT got a tremendous boost with the receipt of $5 million grant through the New York State Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program. -
June 20, 2018
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RIT one of the nation’s top universities for NSF undergraduate research
RIT is hosting seven federally funded undergraduate research programs this summer, the most of any college in New York state. -
June 18, 2018
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Mapping artificial intelligence at RIT
Researchers in RIT’s Center for Human-Aware Intelligence believe their work could lead to breakthroughs in everything from health care to energy management to cybersecurity.
