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June 25, 2025
Getty launches climate change art and sustainability fellows program
RIT's Image Permanence Institute is named as one of the partners for the Getty Global Art and Sustainability Fellows program, which combines artistic and cultural expression with the growing international movement toward sustainability.
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June 24, 2025
The largest map of the universe reveals over 800,000 galaxies
New Atlas speaks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy and lead researcher on the COSMOS-Web team, about the images.
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June 24, 2025
Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war − Trump’s bombing of Iran is just the latest
An essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, published by The Conversation.
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June 23, 2025
Wheat straw, a farming byproduct, could soon insulate your home
TechXplore discusses eco-friendly insulation panels made from wheat straw, a farming byproduct. Zipeng Guo, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is part of the research team.
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June 18, 2025
RIT students on the value of student competitions
RIT students Mathew Kiptum Kipruto and Afrid Shaik talk with WhatTheyThink about the value of participating in student chapter presentations at the recent TAGA Next-Gen Conference.
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June 18, 2025
President moves: Two state flagship university now have leaders
University Business reports that James J. Winebrake has been named president of Coastal Carolina University. He previously served as dean of RIT's College of Liberal Arts.
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June 17, 2025
Rochester-area collaboration drives global scientific progress: LLE and RIT look to unlock the secrets of extreme matter using AI/ML
A collaboration between RIT's Machine Learning and Data Intensive Computing (Mining) Lab and the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) was featured in LLE in Focus Issue 6. Qi Yu, professor in RIT's School of Information, and computing and information sciences Ph.D. students are bringing artificial intelligence expertise to research in high-energy density (HED) physics.
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June 17, 2025
The Black Box Myth: What the Industry Pretends Not to Know About AI
Eryk Salvaggio, visiting lecturer in the College of Liberal Arts, is featured in an article about the artificial intelligence industry published by Tech Policy Press.
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June 17, 2025
RPL rolls out new library on wheels
Rochester Beacon reports on RPL GO!, a new library vehicle in the Rochester Public Library system. The design was in part created by students in RIT's College of Art and Design.
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June 17, 2025
Emirati, Arab women sharpen AI skills
Gulf Today reports on 70 Emirati and Arab women who graduated from the NOMU Al Ghurair Women in AI program, a 20-week AI certification program, at RIT Dubai.
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June 15, 2025
RIT's Munson on rising costs, lost grants and international students
WXXI News speaks with President David Munson about how RIT is navigating economic headwinds resulting from President Donald Trump's campaign to upend the finances of colleges and universities nationwide.
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June 13, 2025
Students from 70 countries attend the Genius Olympiad
WHAM-TV reports that more than 1,000 students from more than 70 countries and 30 states gathered at RIT for the Genius Olympiad.