Today’s Top Stories

Pistol Star gets a stamp of approval
A set of British postal stamps commemorating the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope includes a star detected by RIT Professor Don Figer nearly 20 years ago.
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Professors win awards for video vignettes
College of Science professors Robert Teese, L. Kate Wright and Dina Newman were recognized in the National Science Foundation 2015 Teaching and Learning Video Showcase.
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Entrepreneurship center sponsors Lemonade Day
RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is sponsoring Lemonade Day, a program that teaches children how to own and operate their own business, on June 6.
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Featured Video

Academic Convocation highlights
See the highlights from this year’s Academic Convocation, featuring keynote speaker and NASA Administrator Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. Get more commencement news and photos at rit.edu/news/commencement/php. watch video »

Student Newsmakers

Student publishes research article
Melissa Mendoza, a third-year biomedical engineering student, published “It’s a non-dialysis day—Do you know how your patient is doing? A case for research into inter-dialytic activity” in the international journal Blood Purification.

Sports News

Athletes, coaching staff honored
Men’s track and field standouts Matt Giannino, Nii DoDoo and Jordan Sellers were named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District 3 Team. The men’s and women’s crew teams were each named the Liberty League Crew of the Year, and the coaching staff was honored as well.
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RIT in the News

Democrat and Chronicle
RaceDots: A sticking point for runners, cyclists
Jason Berry '92 (graphic design) featured more »

Finger Lakes Times
Midlakes grad's taekwondo tournament raises funds for humanitarian organization
Paige Cheney, fourth-year accounting major, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
RIT women's hockey honored by NCAA for academics
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Democrat and Chronicle
Is there a doctor in the kitchen?
Michelle Schrouder, associate director of wellness, quoted more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Woman to Watch: Mimi Lee
Mimi Lee '98 (information technology) featured more »

Alaska Dispatch News
Garry Kaulitz named Rasmuson Distinguished Artist
Garry Kaulitz '64 (art and design) featured more »