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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
RIT set to host the a2ru 2024 national conference in November
RIT is set to welcome researchers and educators from across the U.S. and North and South America during the 2024 a2ru national conference. The conference will take place Nov. 14-16, and session proposals are being accepted online with a deadline of March 15 to submit.
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January 17, 2024
Golisano Institute for Sustainability team at RIT to lead U.N. workshop in Ghana
A research team from Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) at RIT is headed to West Africa later this month to facilitate an important discussion regarding the current state of consumer electronic product (CEP) markets in the Republic of Ghana.
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January 11, 2024
Dubai's first vertical axis wind turbine to power RIT's sustainability park
The National features the installation of a vertical axis wind turbine on the RIT Dubai campus.
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December 24, 2023
An RIT professor offers new limbs and dignity to those in need
The Democrat and Chronicle features Jade Myers, research development specialist in the AMPrint Center.
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December 12, 2023
RIT hosts Abel Visiting Scholar
RIT recently hosted Abel Visiting Scholar Nguyen Thi Van Anh, lecturer at Hanoi National University of Education in Vietnam. The Abel Visiting Scholar Program allows professional mathematicians based in developing countries to visit an international research collaborator for one month.
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December 1, 2023
RIT alumni showcase success and sky-high aspirations for ROTC cadets
Seventeen RIT Air Force ROTC cadets recently got the opportunity to learn about the C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane with an orientation flight over Western New York and the Finger Lakes.
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November 20, 2023
RIT helps international students adjust to a new language
The English Language Center helps teach English to international students, from beginners to advanced levels. The classes are open to anyone interested in preparing to enroll in a university.
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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
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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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.