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May 11, 2023
For the first time, the PGA Championship will have ASL interpretation
WXXI talks to Mark Pfuntner, associate professor and chair of NTID's Department of Business Studies, about the inclusion of ASL interpreters at this year's PGA Championship at Oak Hill.
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May 10, 2023
RIT student sparks disability inclusion in engineering workforce
Spectrum News features biomedical engineering student Anna Nack.
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May 8, 2023
We don’t want chatbots to come off as people
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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May 6, 2023
Three RIT students to bike cross country to raise money for charity
WHEC-TV talks to student Matt Gonzalez-Rappe about Pi Kappa Phi’s charity, The Ability Experience, which supports people with disabilities.
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May 5, 2023
StrongArm Tech, Founded By Under 30 Alum Sean Petterson, Acquired In Private Equity Rollup
Forbes features Sean Petterson '13 (industrial design), CEO of StrongArm Technologies.
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May 3, 2023
FDA: The heart-checking smart toilet seat is a go
Fierce Biotech features healthcare technology firm Casana, founded by alumnus Nick Conn. RIT Trustee Austin McChord is CEO of the company that makes a smart toilet seat that measures heart rate and oxygen saturation.
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May 1, 2023
Star Trek, robots and RC cars delight visitors at the Imagine RIT festival
WXXI features Imagine RIT.
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April 30, 2023
Students travel to Butler from across North America for esports championship
WRTV-TV talks to student Matthew Bussell of the CS:GO RIT Esports team.
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April 30, 2023
The surprising ties that bind your smartphone to textiles
Essay written by Hinda Mandell, professor in the School of Communication, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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April 29, 2023
Students’ creations on display at annual ‘Imagine RIT’
WROC-TV features Imagine RIT.
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April 29, 2023
RIT hosts Creativity and Innovation Festival
WHEC-TV features Imagine RIT.
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April 28, 2023
New tech and creativity on display at Imagine RIT
WHAM-TV previews Imagine RIT as part of the Good Day Rochester segment. Reporter Sam Carter talks to Ann Ielapi, director of Imagine RIT, and highlights several exhibits: Theme Park Enthusiasts, NASA balance gamification, space radiation shield, the RIT Drumline, interpreting dreams from brainwaves, Couchbot, AI car chase, RC cars from RIT Dubai, belt sander racing, That Damn Goat, digital weaving from RIT Kosovo, robotic dog, and the human hamster wheel.