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January 31, 2023
Don Hudspeth, president and dean of RIT Croatia, announces retirement
Don Hudspeth, president and dean of RIT Croatia, has announced his retirement, effective June 30. Hudspeth played a key role in the establishment and development of RIT Croatia, formerly known as the American College of Management and Technology (ACMT), when it opened in 1997.
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January 31, 2023
Student entrepreneurs need votes to advance in national startup competition
RIT student Jake Downie has been “all in” for the past few years when working to advance JDocs, a startup he created with fellow computer science student Artem Goncharov. And now, a JDocs product, FlexFile, is making waves in the legal industry. Last week, FlexFile became a semifinalist to compete in ABA Techshow’s Startup Alley competition.
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January 31, 2023
Consider Faculty Diversity When Applying to College
U.S. News talks to Donathan Brown, assistant provost and assistant vice president for faculty diversity and recruitment, about how faculty diversity promotes student satisfaction.
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January 31, 2023
Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks at ‘Expressions of King’s Legacy’ event
WHEC-TV features RIT's Expressions of King's Legacy event.
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January 31, 2023
Award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks at RIT
WROC-TV features RIT's Expressions of King's Legacy event.
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January 31, 2023
Learning the 'Unspoken Rules'
The Chronicle of Higher Education features RIT’s Career Ready Bootcamp, led by RIT's Spectrum Support Program. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 31, 2023
RIT students prepare for careers in cybersecurity through annual competition
Spectrum News features RIT's Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition.
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January 31, 2023
Being an influencer is harder than it looks
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 30, 2023
COVID-19 vaccine no longer mandatory; continuing to monitor the virus
Recognizing that some members of our community or their loved ones are more susceptible to severe illness, we strongly urge everyone to stay up to date with immunizations, boosters and masking when appropriate or asked. New vaccine strategies are under development and we will continue to monitor their progress. That said, RIT will no longer require COVID-19 vaccination for students, employees and extended visitors.
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January 29, 2023
RIT professor responds to new ChatGPT artificial intelligence
WROC-TV talks to Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor of software engineering, about the chatbot ChatGPT.
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January 27, 2023
RIT students can beat the blahs during FreezeFest
Ice skating, downhill skiing, hot chocolate, movies, and more are planned for this year’s 13-day FreezeFest, taking place Tuesday through Feb. 12.
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January 27, 2023
RIT scientists reach a milestone in the search for continuous gravitational waves
Scientists on the hunt for a previously undetected type of gravitational waves believe they are getting close and have refined techniques to use in upcoming observational runs. Researchers from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration outlined the most sensitive search to date for continuous gravitational waves from a promising source in a paper recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.