| Student book wins
prize |
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The RIT chapter of the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts continues
its dynasty as reigning champions of the annual TAGA Student Chapter
Publication Competition. Its entry, titled Novo, won Best Overall
Production Quality during TAGA’s conference this spring in San
Antonio. This year’s victory complements titles won during the
last three consecutive years.
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| RIT students again
create dynamic SAE Formula car |
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Even
to the untrained eye, it’s plain to see by looking at RIT’s
Formula SAE race car that team members are among the elite of collegiate
designers. From the obvious to the subtle, every component on this year’s
student-built racer came from the specialized work of RIT’s team
of young engineers.
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| NTID prof shows
students benefits of giving back |
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Motivating
students to add one more thing to their plates can be a daunting task.
But National Technical Institute for the Deaf Associate Professor Linda
Gottermeier’s Organizational Communication and the Deaf Employee
students found room in their schedules and their hearts to make a service-learning
project a success.
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| Machine Design class
has a ‘smashing good time’ |
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It was a pleasant spring day near the end of the quarter last May. A
large group of students gathered. A good time was being had by all. Suddenly,
there was the sound of a bash, followed by another and still another.
But sheriff’s deputies weren’t called and no one
was taken away in handcuffs. Revisionist history? No, this “bash” was
RIT’s
first-ever, officially sanctioned Brick Bash, a brick-smashing contest
for teams of mechanical engineering technology students on the final
day of spring quarter.
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| RIT alum, U.S. marine
earns Navy Cross |
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U.S.
Marine Capt. Brian Chontosh ’00 (mechanical engineering technology)
joined the ranks of Navy Cross recipients in a May ceremony honoring
him for his actions during combat in Iraq. Second only to the Congressional
Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross is awarded to those in the Navy or Marines
who display extraordinary bravery in the face of danger.
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| Sorce appointed
head of RIT’s print media school |
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Patricia Sorce, veteran educator and co-director of the Printing Industry
Center at RIT, has been appointed chair of the School of Print Media
in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. Her three-year term
began June 1. Using her extensive background in marketing and research,
Sorce will supervise the undergraduate and graduate printing programs
while maintaining supervision of the Printing Industry Center with co-director
Frank Cost.
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| Fuel-cell research
leaps forward |
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The potential use of fuel-cell technology as a mainstream energy source
takes a significant step forward through a new partnership spearheaded
by RIT’s Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies. In collaboration
with the U.S. Fuel Cell Council and the Environmental Protection Agency,
CIMS and fuel-cell industry researchers will explore developmental aspects
of direct methanol fuel cells, or DMFCs, for portable electronics, particularly
as it pertains to end-of-life strategies.
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| Golf
tournament results |
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RIT’s packaging science program in the College of Applied Science and Technology
received $2,000, proceeds from a golf tournament sponsored by the western New
York chapter of the Institute of Packaging Professionals on June 18. The gift
will support student travel to Pack Expo International, a packaging industry
trade show this November in Chicago, and other RIT packaging science initiatives.
More than 120 golfers participated in the annual golf tournament at Brockport
Country Club.
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| Energy research
grant |
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in June approved
additional funding of $222,612 to the Kate Gleason College of Engin-eering
for development of a particulate trap to clean diesel, coal and gas engine
emissions. NYSERDA gave $205,000 last year for the first phase of the project,
led by Ali Ogut, professor of mechanical engineering. RIT provided additional
funding of $202,000.
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Founders Day forum
gives revitalization advice
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| Best-selling author Richard Florida delivers the keynote address
during RIT’s Rochester on the Rise conference. Florida, the
Heinz Professor of Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon University,
discussed with about 200 community leaders how to utilize the “creative
class” in stimulating local economic development. The conference
was part of RIT’s daylong Founders Day Celebration, commemorating
the university’s 175th anniversary. To learn more about the
conference, go to www.rit.edu/175. |
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