The ground had a distinct ‘squish’, slowly giving way, pressing and squeezing into every open space between, up and over bare toes with each step. Like thunder rolling in the distance, the commotion of the festivities penetrated the deep, methodic cadence of jersey-clad warriors–pullВ…pullВ…pull!

Paul Ferber, chair of the political science department, was featured on a discussion panel at the National Association of Legislative Information conference, held in Boston in August. Throughout the two-hour panel, entitled “Interactive Technologies,” Ferber discussed the role of interactive communication technology and its

Heath Boice-Pardee, in a sense, has resorted to murder. RIT’s associate vice president of student affairs debuted the first of a series of novels last month with the release of Missing Persons 101–a murder mystery novel that is set on a college campus. Boice-Pardee began

The people of Oaxaca, Mexico, commemorate the dead each year during a three-day spiritual festival, known as Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos, in which they believe the spirits return to visit. In a new book, The Day of the Dead/Dia de

A yearlong student project that explored “The World of Conflict” through an interdisciplinary, multimedia collage will be showcased later this month at an international conference about the changing notions of space in academia. The conference, Defining Space, will be held at University College Dublin Oct.

An idea Jamie Winebrake had more than a decade ago while working on energy issues at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia has solidified into a respected national program partnering universities with national parks to address energy-related needs. Now in its 10th year, the University-National Park

The National Science Foundation’s Research in Disability Education program has awarded NTID a grant of $300,000 to develop a remote transcription technology to assist deaf students–providing them access to spoken information when on field trips or in other settings outside the classroom. NTID’s Michael Stinson

David Bond has been named the new director of RIT’s Sponsored Research Services. He previously served as the department’s associate director and was in charge of proposal development and identification of future funding opportunities. Prior to coming to RIT, Bond spent six years with

There’s a new program for businesses that will have a positive impact on employment in the Rochester area. The E. Philip Saunders College of Business and Finger Lakes Wired announce the establishment of an innovative new 10-week program, Creating and Leading Strategic Growth, which begins

A group of RIT scientists are at the forefront in the hunt for gravity waves, a competitive, computational quest that relies on simulating collisions of black holes on specialized computers. The gravitational pull of black holes and subsequent collision results in waves crashing and

There is a new administrative chair appointment in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. Malcolm Spaull has been named the chair of the School of Film and Animation. Spaull served as acting chair during the 2006-2007 academic year. Howard Lester, long-time chair of

Nominations are due Nov. 2 for the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award. Nomination forms can be found at www.rit.edu/gcr. Created by RIT Vice President Emeritus Alfred Davis, the award is presented annually to a member of the RIT faculty or staff whose public