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November 10, 2025
RMSC celebrates Deaf Culture Day with special activities
WHEC-TV speaks to Elizabeth Ayers, senior lecturer in NTID's Department of Science and Mathematics, about deaf and hard-of-hearing people having their own tailored experience at the museum on Deaf Culture Day.
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November 7, 2025
Veterans Day events: RIT honors veterans with breakfast, guide to Saturday’s parade
WHEC-TV highlights RIT's Veterans Day Breakfast.
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November 7, 2025
As federal aid slows, disaster-prone municipalities face escalating recovery costs, borrowing pressures
ION Analytics speaks to Qing Maio, associate professor in the Department of Public Policy, about the increased denials of disaster aid requests.
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November 7, 2025
Seeking Existential Solidarity in the Age of AI
An essay by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by the American Philosophical Association. -
November 7, 2025
First-year Performing Arts Scholar lands major role in 'Macbeth'
After arriving on campus for the first time just a few weeks before their audition, Angel Ash landed a major role in Macbeth, showing in the SHED’s Sklarsky Glass Box Theater.
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November 7, 2025
Music Performance Theater passes first acoustic test
Five months before the first audience is expected in RIT’s new Music Performance Theater, a string quartet from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and students from the RIT Philharmonic Orchestra were the first to take the stage to help conduct acoustic testing.
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November 7, 2025
Presidential Office says discussions still underway on finalizing S. Korea-U.S. joint fact sheet
Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, appeared on Arirang News, a Korean broadcasting station, for a discussion about Nvidia and Korea’s partnership in the artificial intelligence race.
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November 6, 2025
New eye-tracking research will help understand how deaf people process vocabulary
Researchers will soon use eye-tracking to show how deafness impacts vocabulary knowledge and reading as well as how deaf and hard-of-hearing children, who have historically shown lower than average reading outcomes, develop into highly skilled readers.
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November 5, 2025
Students ditch doomscrolling for hand-stitched expression
Casting aside the daily doomscroll and picking up a slow hobby like hand-stitched embroidery can provide a much-needed brain break for students. It can also open the door for them to give back to the community while expressing themselves.
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November 5, 2025
Experts spotlight threats on both sides of US waterways: 'Really negative effects that cost a lot of money'
The Cool Down speaks to Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, about the threat of invasive species in the waterway.
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November 5, 2025
Why the Price of Electricity Is Spiking Around the Country
The New York Times references the study “Wires and fire: Wildfire investment and network cost differences across California’s power providers,” led by Madalsa Singh, assistant professor in the Department of Sustainability.
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November 5, 2025
Plastic in Our Water – with Dr. Christy Tyler
Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, is featured on KPFA's Green Street podcast talking about her work uncovering the sources of plastic pollution that end up in our water.