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October 22, 2025
How 6,500 People Lit an Incredible 360° Nighttime Panorama of an NFL Stadium
PetaPixel speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the logistics of planning an event like Big Shot.
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October 21, 2025
amPICQ secures future of data with quantum-safe photonic chips
Rochester Business Journal discusses how embedding in Rochester will allow amPICQ to access a local pipeline of skilled professionals from RIT. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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October 21, 2025
Global cloud outage disrupts online services for many major companies
WROC-TV interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about a massive Amazon Web Services cloud system outage.
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October 18, 2025
From benched to benchmark goals; Isabelle line powers RIT past Clarkson
Pickin' Splinters highlights RIT's victory over Clarkson University during RIT's Brick City Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Rochester Blue Cross Arena.
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October 17, 2025
Deaf and hard-of-hearing students network with recruiters at NTID career fair
WHEC-TV highlights NTID's Deaf and hard-of-hearing career fair, which was hosted on Thursday, Oct. 16.
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October 17, 2025
Photo contest reveals hidden beauty — and mystery — in the microscopic world around us
NBC News highlights the 2025 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. Retired professor Michael Peres was included in the competition showcase. Started in 1975, the contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light microscope.
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October 16, 2025
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever
An essay by Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, published by The Conversation.
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October 15, 2025
A Haunted Power Plant Becomes a Park. Is This the Future?
The New York Times features Manresa Wilds, a Connecticut project led by philanthropist Austin McChord ’09 (bioinformatics) that transforms a former power plant into a public park showcasing innovative environmental and community renewal. (This content will require a subscription to view.)
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October 15, 2025
RIT adds second ambulance to campus EMS agency
WHAM-TV showcases the new ambulance added to the RIT Ambulance fleet.
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October 15, 2025
RIT enhances emergency response with new campus ambulance
WROC-TV outlines how the new ambulance will help serve both RIT and the surrounding community.
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October 15, 2025
Rochester Institute of Technology awarded $272,000 for a second ambulance
WXXI speaks to John Chizmadia, production engineer for University Production Services and captain of training and clinical care for RIT Ambulance, about the new ambulance.
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October 15, 2025
RIT expands emergency medical service with second ambulance
WHEC-TV highlights the new ambulance in the RIT Ambulance fleet.