March 18, 2015
Rochester Business Alliance president Bob Duffy spoke for the ArchiTALKS lecture series. more »
Today’s Top Stories
LAN party supports Cancer Wellness Connections
RIT’s Electronic Gaming Society is co-hosting Fusion Fest ’15 to raise awareness for video games as a diversionary activity for people with cancer. A LAN party allows attendees to connect their computers over a local area network in order to play multiplayer video games.
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IdeaLab, RRHS partner to solve healthcare issues
The spring IdeaLab@RIT featured a two-day brainstorming marathon where four teams of RIT students and their coaches addressed issues faced by Rochester Regional Health System.
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10th annual Creative Industry Day set for Thursday
The event offers career-related programming and opportunities for students to meet professionals from the creative industry and obtain feedback on their portfolios.
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RIT’s Electronic Gaming Society is co-hosting Fusion Fest ’15 to raise awareness for video games as a diversionary activity for people with cancer. A LAN party allows attendees to connect their computers over a local area network in order to play multiplayer video games.
read more »
IdeaLab, RRHS partner to solve healthcare issues
The spring IdeaLab@RIT featured a two-day brainstorming marathon where four teams of RIT students and their coaches addressed issues faced by Rochester Regional Health System.
read more »
10th annual Creative Industry Day set for Thursday
The event offers career-related programming and opportunities for students to meet professionals from the creative industry and obtain feedback on their portfolios.
read more »
WITR opens Studio X and hosts ‘The Bill Destler Show’
WITR-FM (89.7) celebrates the grand opening of Studio X at 4:45 p.m. today in the SAU, room 1150, followed by “The Bill Destler Show,” featuring RIT’s president taking listener questions at 5 p.m. Call 475-2271, send questions to gm@witr.rit.edu or tweet @WITR897.
WITR-FM (89.7) celebrates the grand opening of Studio X at 4:45 p.m. today in the SAU, room 1150, followed by “The Bill Destler Show,” featuring RIT’s president taking listener questions at 5 p.m. Call 475-2271, send questions to gm@witr.rit.edu or tweet @WITR897.
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2015 United Way Campaign: Keri Barone
In 2009, Keri Barone’s son Parker was born four months prematurely and faced a host of medical complications. She credits early intervention from United Way-supported agencies for giving her son the chance to survive and thrive. watch video »
In 2009, Keri Barone’s son Parker was born four months prematurely and faced a host of medical complications. She credits early intervention from United Way-supported agencies for giving her son the chance to survive and thrive. watch video »
Global News
Tourism management students explore Dubai
Students and faculty from RIT’s School of Hospitality and International Service Management combined culture and tourism management on a trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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Students and faculty from RIT’s School of Hospitality and International Service Management combined culture and tourism management on a trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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Sports News
Women runners embark on The Tiger Trail
Past and present members of the women’s cross country and track and field squad will embark on a 1,400-mile non-stop relay from Auburn, Ala., to Rochester on Saturday. Dubbed “The Tiger Trail,” this eight-day endeavor will raise funds and awareness for the national Tigers for Tigers coalition.
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Past and present members of the women’s cross country and track and field squad will embark on a 1,400-mile non-stop relay from Auburn, Ala., to Rochester on Saturday. Dubbed “The Tiger Trail,” this eight-day endeavor will raise funds and awareness for the national Tigers for Tigers coalition.
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RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT seniors face last chance at on-ice glory
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The Denver Post
Best way to archive old photos? An expert has a surprising suggestion
Doug Nishimura, research scientist, Image Permanence Institute, quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Red light cameras? There's now an app for that
Mike Johansson, senior lecturer in communication, quoted more »
Gizmodo
These Kinetic Sculptures are Like Beautiful Nightmares
Raymond McCarthy Bergeron, film and animation graduate student, featured more »
RIT seniors face last chance at on-ice glory
more »
The Denver Post
Best way to archive old photos? An expert has a surprising suggestion
Doug Nishimura, research scientist, Image Permanence Institute, quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Red light cameras? There's now an app for that
Mike Johansson, senior lecturer in communication, quoted more »
Gizmodo
These Kinetic Sculptures are Like Beautiful Nightmares
Raymond McCarthy Bergeron, film and animation graduate student, featured more »
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Upcoming Events
MAGIC Speaker Series: “The Ethics of App Development,” Shannon Vallor, Santa Clara University, 1 p.m. today, Student Innovation Hall, room 1600
Grand opening: WITR Studio X, 4:45 p.m. today, SAU room 1150
Charles Arnold Lecture Series: Eugene Richards, photojournalist, 6 p.m. today, Webb Auditorium
Digital Humanities Speaker Series: “Early Renaissance Cartography and Multispectral Imaging,” Chet Van Duzer, cartographer, 7 p.m. today, Carlson Auditorium
Creative Industry Day: Offers career-related programming, opportunity for students to meet professionals from the creative industry and get feedback on portfolios, March 19, Gordon Field House
Spring Craft Sale: Featuring work by faculty and staff, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. March 19, SAU
ASL Lecture Series: “America’s Constructed Image of Deaf People as Drawn from Newspaper Articles on Cochlear Implantation,” Flavia Fleischer, 11 a.m. March 19, CSD Student Development Center 1300
Lecture: Artist Justin Plakas, 5 p.m. March 19, University Gallery
Undergraduate/Faculty Reading Series: Featuring work by female faculty and students, 5 p.m. March 19, SAU Reading Room
Workshop: “High Tech Cheating,” Linette Koren and Susan Mee, RIT Libraries; Joan Naturale, NTID, 1 p.m. March 20, CSD Student Development Center, 1310 (register)
Grand opening: WITR Studio X, 4:45 p.m. today, SAU room 1150
Charles Arnold Lecture Series: Eugene Richards, photojournalist, 6 p.m. today, Webb Auditorium
Digital Humanities Speaker Series: “Early Renaissance Cartography and Multispectral Imaging,” Chet Van Duzer, cartographer, 7 p.m. today, Carlson Auditorium
Creative Industry Day: Offers career-related programming, opportunity for students to meet professionals from the creative industry and get feedback on portfolios, March 19, Gordon Field House
Spring Craft Sale: Featuring work by faculty and staff, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. March 19, SAU
ASL Lecture Series: “America’s Constructed Image of Deaf People as Drawn from Newspaper Articles on Cochlear Implantation,” Flavia Fleischer, 11 a.m. March 19, CSD Student Development Center 1300
Lecture: Artist Justin Plakas, 5 p.m. March 19, University Gallery
Undergraduate/Faculty Reading Series: Featuring work by female faculty and students, 5 p.m. March 19, SAU Reading Room
Workshop: “High Tech Cheating,” Linette Koren and Susan Mee, RIT Libraries; Joan Naturale, NTID, 1 p.m. March 20, CSD Student Development Center, 1310 (register)
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Women’s lacrosse: Nazareth 13, RIT 10
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