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October 23, 2018
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RIT to receive $1 million for clean energy project
RIT has won $1 million as part of the Energy to Lead Competition, which challenges New York colleges and universities to develop plans for local clean energy projects on campus and in their communities as the state seeks innovative solutions to combat climate change. -
October 18, 2018
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Event explores how creatives can employ applied critical thinking
“Applied Critical Thinking: Critical Thinking to Making” will explore how artists and designers can use applied critical thinking in the creative process. -
October 18, 2018
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Podcast: Critical Thinking
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 1: Our debut episode features a conversation between Eugene Fram, professor emeritus from Saunders College of Business, and Chris Jackson, associate dean of the College of Art and Design. The two discuss how they came to value the importance of critical thinking and the role it plays in education, business, design and everyday life.
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October 15, 2018
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Researchers use AI to preserve Seneca language
Using deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, RIT researchers are building an automatic speech recognition application to document and transcribe the traditional language of the Seneca people. -
October 12, 2018
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RIT hits the runway for Fashion Week of Rochester
Sixteen students and two alumni from RIT’s School for American Crafts showcased their jewelry creations at the ninth annual Fashion Week of Rochester. -
October 11, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Start-up receives award
Meet Nathan DeMario, a mechanical engineering graduate student and chief technical officer of Phase Innovations. -
October 3, 2018
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Technology leader discusses quantum computing
Bo Ewald, president of D-Wave Systems, spoke to faculty-researchers and students about quantum computing, a high-tech growth industry in need of skilled workers. -
October 2, 2018
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Model follows light to supermassive black holes
The hunt is on for orbiting pairs of supermassive black holes on the verge of collision. Researchers at RIT have built the first simulation that could lead scientists to them. -
September 28, 2018
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RIT launches new brand strategy and identity
RIT will start telling its story in a more compelling and cohesive fashion with the launch of a new brand strategy. The new brand is derived from rigorous qualitative and quantitative research that includes feedback from target audiences as well as students, faculty, staff and alumni. -
September 27, 2018
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Research evaluates water-damaged inkjet prints
The Image Permanence Institute at RIT has received a National Leadership Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a research project aimed at the recovery of inkjet collections affected by water disasters. -
September 27, 2018
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Company led by RIT student wins $250,000
Brandon Hudson, a fourth-year applied arts and sciences major and CEO of Connexus, won $250,000 at the 76West Clean Energy Competition. Connexus is a heating and cooling control and monitoring company based in RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator. -
September 26, 2018
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‘Rubes’ creator named RIT’s first cartoonist-in-residence
Syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin, the creator of Rubes, has been named the first cartoonist-in-residence at Rochester Institute of Technology and will meet with students in RIT’s College of Art and Design, School of Individualized Studies and College of Liberal Arts.
