News by Topic: Partnerships
Cooperation brings out the best in us, and that’s no different at the university level. RIT is proud to partner with multiple companies and fellow universities to find novel breakthroughs in technology and create exciting new experiences for students.
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May 15, 2019
RIT research helps artificial intelligence be more accurate, fair and inclusive
RIT has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to help make artificial intelligence smarter and more inclusive. The grant creates the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Computational Sensing for Human-centered AI and will allow a total of 30 undergraduate students from across the country to spend 10 weeks at RIT.
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May 7, 2019
RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf enters partnership with Changchun University
Administrators from NTID and a delegation from Changchun University in China signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a ceremony May 6 establishing a cultural and educational partnership between the two institutions. The Memorandum of Understanding will establish student and faculty exchange programs in the art and design fields.
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May 3, 2019
RIT researchers contribute to massive Global Urban Evolution Project
RIT environmental science students turned some heads when they stopped to pick white clover plants near a gas station along New York State Route 33A in October. But little did onlookers know that they were helping to conduct the largest evolution study outside of human genomics.
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May 2, 2019
RIT/NTID provides groundwork for grads moving on to doctoral degree programs
Abraham Glasser, a fourth-year computer science major from Pittsford, N.Y, wasn’t certain where he would land after graduation. But he credits his co-op experiences at Microsoft and NASA for helping him determine that he didn’t want a typical 9-to-5 job. Instead, he realized that a career developing accessible technologies for deaf and hard-of-hearing people would fulfill a passion for research.
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May 1, 2019
RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, City of Rochester partnership receives funding
RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Rochester Economic Development Corp., has received $137,500 in funding from J.P. Morgan Chase Bank to help build an entrepreneurial ecosystem that will benefit small-business owners and residents of the City of Rochester. The funding is part of a larger $400,000 gift from Chase Bank to the City of Rochester.
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April 30, 2019
Mobile technology lab brings lessons to students
WHAM-TV reports on the new RIT & AT&T Mobile Tech Lab. Computing security student William Eatherly pictured.
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April 27, 2019
Young entrepreneurs storm RIT for ‘Shark Tank’-style competition May 3
RIT's Saunders College of Business is the host and a sponsor for the 11th annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders College Competition. Young students compete in a Shark Tank-style competition for the opportunity to advance to the finals, where one student business will be named America’s Next Top Young Entrepreneur.
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April 25, 2019
High school students publish paper with RIT scientists analyzing rare bacterium
Three high school students working in a science lab for the first time made a surprising discovery with an RIT professor. Now, the young women are co-authors on a scientific paper announcing a rare bacterium that kills e-coli.
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April 25, 2019
Imaging system being developed by Seneca Park Zoo will take visitors to Madagascar
WROC-TV reports on project by RIT and Seneca Park Zoo to develop a virtual reality gaming environment that will let zoogoers experience a Madagascar rainforest ecosystem.
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April 23, 2019
Drones are coming soon to a farm near you
Drones are adding a new level of precision to agriculture, giving farmers digital tools for cultivating better and more profitable crops.
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April 23, 2019
Informing the preservation of cultural heritage collections
Current Image Permanence Institute research initiatives include projects that will inform the recovery of water-damaged inkjet prints in cultural institutions that have experienced water emergencies, and improving preservation environmental management strategies.
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April 23, 2019
Packaging solutions improve product shelf life and sustainability
Images of plastic bags and bottles clogging beaches and oceans have some calling for a ban on all such products. But packaging experts say it’s not that easy to eliminate a highly effective material. Instead, researchers at RIT are looking to strike a balance: Find a way to produce plastics that retain their best qualities and yet are more environmentally friendly.