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August 16, 2023
RIT begins construction of two-story research facility near Global Village
Preliminary construction of a modern research facility has been underway since mid-summer. The RIT Research Building, on the southwest side of campus near R Lot, will provide more laboratory space in science, computing, and engineering.
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August 15, 2023
Prabu David is new provost of Rochester Institute of Technology
The American Bazaar highlights Prabu David, who became RIT's new provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs on Aug. 1.
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August 2, 2023
RIT commits to 50 percent plant-based dining options
WHEC-TV reports on RIT’s pledge to have 50 percent plant-based dining options by 2025. Interviews with Don LaFlam, executive director of RIT Dining, and Darcie Jones, RIT Student Government president.
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July 24, 2023
RIT appoints new Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office director
Wayne Plourde was recently appointed director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office at Rochester Institute of Technology. With a diverse background in academia, law, and in industry, he will administer RIT’s intellectual property assets and manage its campus-wide entrepreneurial initiatives.
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July 19, 2023
What will we be eating in 2040?
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Dustin Peterson, director of operations for RIT Dining.
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July 17, 2023
Why and How We Must Diversify Cybersecurity
Essay by Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, published by PIT Cases.
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July 17, 2023
A new start after 60: I lost my hearing, found a community and began an adventure
The Guardian features Barbara Earth, postdoctoral associate in NTID.
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July 13, 2023
Kathleen Davis named VP for Enrollment Management
Kathleen Davis has been named vice president for Enrollment Management at RIT. Davis begins her duties at RIT on Sept. 1. She has served as vice president for enrollment and retention management at Saint Louis University, a private Jesuit research university in Missouri, since 2018.
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July 11, 2023
RIT Certified marks inaugural year of success in workforce and development training
RIT Certified, the university’s professional training and workforce development division, is marking a year since the organization’s launch last summer. Dennis Di Lorenzo, executive director, provides an update on RIT Certified’s growing number of program offerings and where the future of workforce and professional education is headed.
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July 6, 2023
RIT researchers discover most distant active black hole ever
An RIT postdoctoral researcher and an associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, along with a team behind the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey, have used new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope to confirm the existence of the most distant active supermassive black hole ever found.
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June 27, 2023
Why You May Want to Keep Working
55 Plus magazine talks to Mary Bistrovich, director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT, about the benefits of leading an Osher class.
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June 26, 2023
More plant-based food headed to RIT
Greater food options will be available for RIT students, faculty, and staff, as the dining staff explores ways to increase plant-based meal options. Students brought up the subject during meetings with Student Government, as well as student Paw Prints petitions and from members of the RIT Vegan Club.