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February 2, 2024
Students embark on ‘bite-sized creative adventures’
The trial-and-error process of artisan crafts like throwing clay on a pottery wheel or carving a wood sculpture is something that students outside of RIT’s art and design programs may not be familiar with. Through a new program called RIT Art Experience (ArtEx), students from across the university can enjoy hands-on creative exploration with a variety of artistic media ranging from ceramics and wood to molten metal and glass.
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February 2, 2024
Maker community fills the new SHED
RIT’s makerspace capacity has grown exponentially from a crowded room on the fourth floor in an engineering building to three floors in the centrally located SHED. New last fall, the SHED complex showcases different kinds of making and learning under one roof—in workshops, performing arts spaces, and extra-large classrooms designed for active learning.
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February 1, 2024
RIT working on ‘De-Fake’ project to detect what’s real on the internet
WROC-TV talks to John Sohrawardi, a cybersecurity Ph.D. student, about the dangers of deepfake imagery.
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January 30, 2024
Researcher bridges biology and computing with processing in DNA storage
An engineering researcher at RIT has discovered the means to process data using DNA. Amlan Ganguly, computer engineering department head in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, and researchers at the University of Minnesota, designed a microfluidic integrated circuit to perform complex operations through artificial neural network computations on data stored in DNA.
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January 29, 2024
Centuries-old texts penned by early astronomers Copernicus and Sacrobosco find new home at RIT
The ancient astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first scientist to document the theory that the sun is the center of the universe in his book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres). That first edition book, along with a delicate manuscript from astronomer Johannes de Sacrobosco, that is contrary to Copernicus’ groundbreaking theory, has now found a permanent home at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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January 26, 2024
STEM degrees, co-ops draw international students
Each year, RIT welcomes nearly 2,000 students from more than 100 countries to its campus. The draw of a top-notch STEM education, along with a nationally ranked co-op and internship program and an increasing global reach with numerous opportunities for programmatic exchanges, gives students the chance for real-world work experiences and career focus.
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January 26, 2024
Racing Tigers compete on world stage
Members of RIT Dubai’s Racing Tigers take a life-long passion in sailing, pair it with academic knowledge, and then compete on the world stage, all while working to create a sustainable future with clean-energy technologies.
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January 26, 2024
Camren Missimer on the metamorphosis behind Midnight Chrysalis
ToonBoom talks to Camren Missimer about their student film Midnight Chrysalis.
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January 22, 2024
RIT partners with Rochester's School No. 5 for art club 'takeover'
WHAM-TV features a partnership with School No. 5 and students in the visual arts–all grades (art education) master's degree program.
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January 17, 2024
New Wehrheim Gallery prominently showcases internships, projects, and collaborative research
Photos from past internships, events, and research projects at Genesee Country Village & Museum stretch from floor to ceiling in the new Wehrheim Gallery on campus. Located on the first-floor of the new Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED), the Wehrheim Gallery will be used to highlight work done as part of RIT’s partnership with GCV&M.
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December 19, 2023
RIT holds SHED open house Jan. 18
Come explore inside the SHED (Student Hall for Exploration and Development) during an open house for the RIT community.
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December 15, 2023
RIT secures top spot in North America, third globally in Bloomberg 2023 Global Trading Challenge
An interdisciplinary team of RIT students finished No. 1 in North America and third globally in the Bloomberg 2023 Global Trading Challenge, marking the first time the university has participated in the international competition.