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September 19, 2024
RIT receives $3.97 million award to improve quantum system networking initiatives
RIT has been awarded $3.97 million from the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) to advance quantum chip technologies. The focus will be on scaling the power of quantum systems by entangling them across a photonic network.
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September 19, 2024
Four startup companies graduate from RIT's business incubator program
WHAM-TV speaks with Johan Klarin, director of RIT's Venture Creations Incubator, about the companies.
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September 19, 2024
RIT Trustee Andrew Jacobson makes largest commitment by an alumnus to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
RIT trustee and alumnus Andrew Jacobson has pledged $1 million in support of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The Andrew Jacobson Endowed Scholarship represents the largest commitment by an RIT/NTID alumnus in the college’s history.
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September 19, 2024
Engineering faculty member builds new research project aimed at exploring how AI acquires and understands information
While large-language models such as Chat GPT are sophisticated, there are still issues with performance because the system does not intuit the way a human can—yet.
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September 19, 2024
Chemical engineering faculty member receives NSF Early Career award
The two-year project will explore the effectiveness of using an alternative, one-step ethylene production route which reduces the formation of unwanted by-products such as carbon dioxide as opposed to the multi-step process currently being used.
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September 18, 2024
PRISM opens as a meeting space for students with intersectional identities
A new space has opened on campus to create community, have conversations, and foster learning through educational and unique programming focusing on women, queer students, and their allies.
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September 18, 2024
NVIDIA’s Disclosure Needs To Catch Up With Its Valuation
Forbes highlights a paper co-authored by Sriniwas Mahapatro, assistant professor in the Department of Finance and Accounting, highlighting the importance of detailed financial data for evaluating company valuations.
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September 18, 2024
Tom Golisano gives $360M to WNY nonprofit organizations
The Rochester Business Journal features RIT on a list of Rochester area organizations that will benefit from a large gift from Tom Golisano.
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September 18, 2024
Golisano to give $360 million to upstate nonprofits
The Rochester Beacon showcases the organizations, including RIT, that benefited from a $360 million pledge from Tom Golisano.
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September 18, 2024
Dozens of Western NY nonprofits are getting $360 million in funding
WHEC-TV highlights the nonprofits across the Rochester region, including RIT, that received funding from Tom Golisano.
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September 18, 2024
Two faculty members installed as Kevin O’Sullivan Endowed Professors in Cybersecurity
Billy Brumley and Matthew Wright were appointed for their work in building RIT’s cybersecurity education and research legacy. As one of the highest honors in academia, endowed professorships recognize and support outstanding researchers and educators who profoundly impact the lives of their students.
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September 17, 2024
Golisano awards RIT $10 million
B. Thomas Golisano announced Tuesday that he plans to award Rochester Institute of Technology $10 million. The gift is part of $360 million that the Paychex founder is distributing to nonprofit organizations across upstate New York.