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November 8, 2022
Nonprofit environmental group gets $200,000 for education initiative with RIT
WROC-TV features the Tait Preserve of RIT.
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November 7, 2022
Community gathers at National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House for Big Shot 35
An early sunset didn’t deter the large crowd gathered at the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House and the surrounding neighborhood for the RIT Big Shot on Sunday. The community came together to shine a light on voting rights and equal rights as part of the annual photography project hosted by RIT.
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November 2, 2022
RIT ranks among top ‘green’ colleges by Princeton Review
For the 12th consecutive year, RIT has been named one of the “greenest” universities in the United States by The Princeton Review. The rankings are featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition.
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October 31, 2022
High school graduates experience college life in Croatia
High school graduates from the class of 2022 have taken a leap into higher education through RIT’s inaugural Post-High School Semester in Europe. The program has provided these students the opportunity to spend a semester at RIT’s campus in Dubrovnik, Croatia, taking three classes, conducting research, and enjoying experiential learning trips throughout Croatia and in Rome, Italy.
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October 28, 2022
RIT and its Air Force ROTC detachment receive prestigious partnership award
RIT and its Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 538 were presented the 2021 Department of Defense ROTC and Higher Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award this morning. The award recognizes the detachment’s success as well as RIT’s contribution to the program.
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October 27, 2022
RIT Kosovo renames Peace and Conflict Summer Program for humanitarian Fred Cuny
RIT Kosovo recently rechristened its unique and long-running summer program that explores the origin and resolution of armed conflict, reconstruction, and institution building at the end of wars. The Frederick C. Cuny Peace and Conflict Summer Program was renamed in honor of the humanitarian and disaster relief specialist who worked in crises in more than 50 countries.
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October 24, 2022
Telling the story of the Society for the Protection and Care of Children using virtual reality
The Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC) was founded in Rochester, N.Y., in 1875, and yet there are many people in the city who are not familiar with the organization. Capturing the positive impact the SPCC has on families, and sharing the many valuable resources the organization provides, was a challenge that members of RIT’s College of Art and Design accepted.
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October 20, 2022
Unexpected outcomes when design students use AI as part of their process
Core77 features Juan Carlos Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, and a project with a class of industrial design MFA students.
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October 17, 2022
Security Risk Advisors sponsors scholarships for ‘red team’ cybersecurity students
Security Risk Advisors, a cybersecurity consulting firm, is sponsoring $125,000 in scholarships for RIT students interested in “red team” cybersecurity, also known as offensive security. Security Risk Advisors has committed to annually sponsoring $25,000 in scholarships for the next five years.
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October 14, 2022
RIT becomes test site for Yamaha immersive audio technology
Associate Professor Sungyoung Kim’s Applied and Innovative Research for Immersive Sound Lab at RIT is a test site to explore future capabilities of one of Yamaha’s newest technologies, the Active Field Control System.
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October 11, 2022
RIT faculty prepare to teach large classes in SHED using scaled-up classroom
A room in Slaughter Hall seats 150 students and is meant to simulate the learning spaces in the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) that will hold classes next fall. The Slaughter classroom, dubbed the “betaSHED,” combines three rooms to give professors and students a preview of the large-scale learning environment.
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October 10, 2022
Student designs to be featured in Fashion Week Rochester
After a two-year hiatus, RIT’s College of Art and Design reintroduced the Charrette, a unique, weeklong design challenge in which students must create a wearable sculpture that communicated the idea of memory. In addition to other prizes awarded, the work of 15 students was selected to appear on the runway during Fashion Week Rochester, set for Oct. 13-15.