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July 1, 2019
RIT alumnus to serve as futures analyst for U.S. Agency for International Development
The fellowship program provides opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in the policy realm. Brennan Ireland ’18 Ph.D. (astrophysical sciences and technology) will use his analytical skills to quantitatively evaluate countries to get a better picture of what their futures look like.
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June 28, 2019
The Strange Politics of Facial Recognition
The Atlantic talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about facial recognition technology.
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June 27, 2019
How Historians Can Now See Invisible Text on Ancient Manuscripts
Gizmodo talks to David Messinger, director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about using multispectral imaging to reveal ancient text and preserve fading medieval manuscripts.
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June 27, 2019
Shweta Mangal: A ‘Small-Town’ Woman Driving Change in Rajasthan
Youth Ki Awaaz features Shweta Mangal '99 (MBA), who is advancing education and emergency medical services in India.
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June 27, 2019
Bringing a conference about Light and Sound to downtown Rochester
WXXI reports on the Light and Sound Interactive Conference, sponsored by RIT.
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June 26, 2019
Livingston County students awarded Saunders College endowed scholarships to attend RIT
Brittney Teed and Mitchell Hitchcock, seniors at Livonia High School, and Maggie Dempsey, a senior at Avon High School, are recipients of this year’s annual E. Philip Saunders Endowed Business Scholarship at RIT. The students have been accepted at RIT’s Saunders College of Business where they will begin classes in the fall.
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June 26, 2019
Rochester Institute of Technology Future Faculty Career Exploration Program
Winds of Change magazine feature's RIT's Future Faculty Career Exploration Program.
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June 25, 2019
An unstoppable partnership: Seneca Park Zoo and RIT
ZooNooz, a publication by the Seneca Park Zoo, highlights projects with RIT.
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June 24, 2019
Rochester’s entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to expand
Guest essay by Jacqueline Mozrall, dean of Saunders College of Business, published in the Rochester Business Journal.
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June 24, 2019
Infrared imaging technology being developed to better detect breast cancer
Faculty and student researchers at RIT, and physicians from the Rochester Regional Health System (RRHS), developed a non-invasive process using infrared imaging to better detect cancerous tumors.
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June 21, 2019
RIT researchers among finalists for National Science Foundation Big Ideas Competition
A team RIT computing professors are finalists in the National Science Foundation 2026 Idea Machine competition for their proposal on Integrated Human-Machine Intelligence, beating out more than 800 other ideas.
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June 20, 2019
Podcast: Discovering New Bacterial Properties and Growing New Scientists
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 17: Science professor André Hudson mentored three area high school students, and their collaboration led to the discovery that a rare bacterium kills E. coli and B. subtilis. The group published their findings in an academic journal. Hudson talks with Kit Mayberry, RIT vice president for strategic planning and special initiatives, about what he learned about himself as a teacher and a scientist on the project.