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October 22, 2025
RIT preservation specialist empowers cultural heritage institutions to adopt sustainable practices
Emily Bernal and her colleagues at RIT’s Image Permanence Institute are dedicated to helping museums, libraries, and archives adopt more eco-friendly methods for managing climate control systems.
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October 22, 2025
'We belong and we matter’: Aqua Porter named 2025 Woman of Distinction
WROC-TV highlights the accomplishments of Aqua Porter '96 (EMBA), current Saunders Management Advisory Board member.
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October 22, 2025
Construction begins for Rochester’s City Skatepark expansion
WROC-TV speaks to Erich Lehman ’97, ’99 MS, systems administrator in the College of Art and Design, about the opportunities the skatepark will offer the community.
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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 20, 2025
Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend highlights
Thousands of students, alumni, and their families attended dozens of events Oct. 17-19 during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend.
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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.)