One of the rewarding aspects of life at University News is the opportunity to help RIT receive wide ranging media exposure, especially when it comes in a major national publication. Our campus is home to a variety of remarkable experts, many of whom enjoying sharing their informed perspectives when media comes calling. Ron Hira, professor of public policy in RIT's College of Liberal
Take a look at the folks with the PDA cell phone / pocket PC/ laptop computer in your next seminar / class / meeting. What do you think they're doing on those backlit screens? Are they searching the web for info pertaining to the subject at hand? Are they bringing up the agenda that was e-mailed out before the meeting? Or are they
Congratulations to the Rochester Business Journal on the successful launch of Real magazine, and its website, www.real-rochester.com. This is a great tool for many college students who can further see the benefits of staying in the Greater Rochester area after graduation. It is cool, too, that their first edition mentioned RIT’s cooperative education program. RIT students certainly noticed the magazine around campus. Reporter
The College of Science has things moving at warp speed in the field of astrophysics. Last week, the College made international news when it reported on a massive star cluster found in the Milky Way. The college also reported on the depths of black holes. Coverage was out of this world: CNN http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/09/space.hole.reut/index.html ">Reuters ">Physics.org For more on RIT news placements, visit the
One of my regular duties here at University News is something I do anyways because I care about what the media say about RIT. I am the Google girl. A note: I know my self-proclaimed title is not entirely politically correct-sounding, but it was catchy. And if in the future there is a male co-op student who doesn't have quite as large a