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Engineering professor named IEEE Fellow
Bruce Smith, professor and director of microsystems engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
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RIT on TV: Gender Bias in STEM
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is calling on her constituents and local universities to focus on improving the gender bias in STEM research that a recent study has revealed, WROC-TV reports. Professor Scott Franklin comments on the issue. watch video »

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RIT on TV: Climate Change Conference
Time Warner Cable News reports on the United Nations’ Conference on Climate Change decision to limit average global warming by 2 degrees Celsius. Enid Cardinal, Senior Advisor for Sustainability, comments on the decision and what it means. watch video »

Newsmakers

Karen vanMeenen, lecturer in the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts, served as a mentor, panelist and presenter at the 2015 Oklahoma Art Writing & Curatorial Fellowships operated by the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition the weekend of Oct. 7 in Oklahoma City. She shared her own writing as a model and reviewed writing by the eight fellows. more Newsmakers »

Sports News

Women’s basketball ties single-game scoring record
In Friday night’s home opener against Buffalo State, the women’s basketball team tied the program record for points in a single game with a crushing 97-74 victory.
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RIT in the News

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Capturing snowflakes under a microscope
Michael Peres, associate administrative chair of the School of Photographic Arts & Sciences and professor of biomedical photography, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
How to protect your kids from identity theft
Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security, quoted more »

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Slaughter Report Shows Research Funding Disparity
Scott Franklin, director of the Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning and Evaluation, quoted more »

Henrietta Post
Film featuring RIT talent scores win at Red Nation Film Festival
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