News Stories
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May 22, 2019
Handsworth grad examines inner workings of outer space with NASA project
Assistant Professor Michael Zemcov interviewed by North Shore News for his part in contributing to NASA’s new mission to explore the origins of the universe by performing the first near-infrared all-sky spectral survey.
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May 22, 2019
This Toilet Will Predict if You’ll Have Heart Failure
Yahoo News UK features a toilet seat developed by RIT that contains devices that measure blood oxygenation levels, heart rate and blood pressure to signal when someone is at risk for congestive heart failure.
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May 22, 2019
This Toilet Will Predict if You’ll Have Heart Failure
The Daily Beast features a toilet seat developed by RIT that contains devices that measure blood oxygenation levels, heart rate and blood pressure to signal when someone is at risk for congestive heart failure.
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May 22, 2019
Looking Back on This Year's Classroom Experiments
Inside Higher Ed talks to Sandi Connelly, principal lecturer in the College of Science, about the technology-enabled teaching she did this year.
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May 21, 2019
Complaints Filed Against Facebook Over Missing Facial Recognition Opt-Out In Some Accounts
Z6 Mag reports on Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talking about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.
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May 21, 2019
RIT Dining, Humane Society partner to host plant-based culinary experience
RIT and the Humane Society of the United States partner on event to promote vegan cuisine.
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May 21, 2019
An Artist Who Channels Her Anger Into Pie Charts
The New York Times features artist Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences).
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May 21, 2019
RIT scientists pinpoint a potential genetic variant that protects cattle from wasting disease
RIT researchers are studying the genetic switch that could make cattle resistant to the wasting disease known as “sleeping sickness.” Bolaji Thomas, professor of biomedical sciences in RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology, is examining different immune responses to bovine trypanosomiasis within the same species of cattle in Nigeria.
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May 20, 2019
Report finds some users can’t opt out of Facebook’s face recognition
The Daily Dot reports on Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talking about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.
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May 20, 2019
Zuckerberg Media pilots ‘Sue’s Tech Kitchen’ at RIT in July
Sue’s Tech Kitchen, a STEM-Ed camp developed by Zuckerberg Media, will be offered through RIT's Camp Tiger program, formerly known as Kids on Campus, July 15-19, for children in third to fifth grade.
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May 20, 2019
Survey: Feelings on pot follow political lines
WXXI reports on an RIT study that found a striking difference between political parties on the issue of legalizing recreational marijuana in New York state.
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May 20, 2019
Facebook's Face Recognition Privacy Setting Missing for Some Users
Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talks to Consumer Reports about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.