News by Topic: Faculty
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April 11, 2024
RIT photography class prepared students for eclipse day
WHEC talks to Jenn Poggi and Josh Meltzer, associate professors in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about using the eclipse as a photography learning experience.
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April 11, 2024
New campus space, in-person collaborations enhance RIT’s EMBA program
The Rochester Business Journal talks to Jeff Davis, director of EMBA and Executive Education Programs at Saunders College of Business, about the new EMBA and executive education suite. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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April 11, 2024
Previewing Indigenous celebrations of the eclipse
WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson features Joel Helfrich, adjunct instructor in the School of Individualized Study, about Indigenous celebrations during the eclipse.
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April 11, 2024
Spring issue of ‘Rochester History Journal’ publishes with new digital format
Published by RIT Press, in partnership with the RIT Department of History and the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, Rochester History Vol 81, No. 2 (spring 2024) is a peer-reviewed biannual journal that explores local issues within a national and global context.
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April 10, 2024
Women at work: The state of gender equity
The Rochester Beacon speaks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about workplace equality.
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April 10, 2024
RIT researcher helping Air Force investigate unresolved space objects
Satellites, rocket parts, and other space debris are clogging up the atmosphere with the potential to interfere with space-based assets, including items used for national security like GPS, weather, and communication satellites.
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April 10, 2024
‘Bobby’s the best’: Basketball lifer Bob McVean retires after 40 seasons as head coach at RIT
Pickin' Splinters talks to Bob McVean, head coach for the RIT men's basketball team, and players about McVean's retirement and legacy.
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April 10, 2024
University researchers measure the sun during the eclipse to assess impact on solar arrays
The recent total solar eclipse over Rochester provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Earth for two faculty-researchers and their students to capture data about the effects of the sun’s energy during a total eclipse.
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April 9, 2024
Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, China, will get all the growth from AI if other regions don’t invest now to compete
Essay written by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by The Conversation.
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April 9, 2024
Scientists study eclipse effect on zoo animals
WHEC-TV covers research RIT performed at the Seneca Park Zoo during the eclipse.
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April 9, 2024
RIT graduate programs ranked among best in nation by ‘U.S. News & World Report’
Graduate degree programs at RIT were named among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. In the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2024, RIT’s Saunders College of Business tied for 97th as one of the top full-time MBA programs.
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April 8, 2024
How will 2024 solar eclipse affect animals? What experts say
The Democrat and Chronicle speaks to Anthony Vodacek, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about his expectations of animal behavior during today's eclipse.