10th anniversary celebration

It helps to make a good impression as a first-time entrepreneur when meeting European VIPs, fashion runway designers and the “Mayor of Fashion,” Maria Pia Garavaglia, in Rome, Italy. On all counts, Asmah Abushagur has already exceeded her 15 minutes of fame. She’s been interviewed

Reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the Great Lakes region due to freight transportation requires a little creativity and a serious look at sustainability–ways of protecting the environment without slowing the economy. A team of RIT professors recently won a $60,000 grant from the

A team of researchers led by Fei Hu, assistant professor of computer engineering at RIT, is working to advance the integration of radio frequency identification technology, also known as RFID, into cardiac sensor networks, a new wireless technology for telemedicine delivery. The team will

Health-care access, affordability and quality will be debated among more than 100 Rochester-area residents at a forum hosted by RIT Oct. 20. The event is part of a national conversation by PBS titled “Dialogues in Democracy 2007: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” The

NTID’s industrial science technology laboratories will receive an upgrade, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The foundation, which has an 18-year partnership with RIT/NTID totaling more than $690,000 in grants to benefit areas such as “smart” classroom technology and

NTID’s Department of Liberal Studies Professor Eugene Lylak has received a $96,200 grant from the Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Inc. for his project, Web-based, Interactive Vocabulary Building and Grammar Improvement Software. The grant will support the design and implementation of an interactive software package

The creators of pop-up books literally like to play with paper–designing and folding die-cut geometric strips together into working “mechanicals” that sometimes resemble airplane hangars. That’s where the real magic begins, because these jack-in-the-box-like designs between the pages of books highlight everything from three-dimensional

The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education, chaired by Sen. Kenneth LaValle (R-Suffolk) will host a “listen in” discussion 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24, in RIT’s Golisano College auditorium. The forum will focus on topics related to New York state student financial-aid

Members of the campus community are invited to help kick off RIT’s annual fundraising effort. On Thursday, Oct. 25, the university renews its Raise Our Annual Responses initiative. The second annual ROAR Day takes place across campus to encourage annual gifts–large and small–to RIT. Upon arriving

Two coaching milestones were recently achieved. Head women’s volleyball coach Roger Worsley set the record for career wins (171) at RIT, and men’s soccer head coach Bill Garno won his 100th game as RIT coach. Garno joins Doug May as the only two coaches in

RIT’s Center for Multidisciplinary Studies is offering a new concentration under its master’s of science in professional studies program. The concentration, in clinical research management, consists of five new courses out of the College of Science that are currently being developed by members of

Henry’s, the restaurant run by students in the School of Hospitality and Service Management, is open for the fall quarter. Henry’s dining room, located on the fourth floor of the Eastman Building, is open 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Reservations are required and

Wanted: Exhibits and activities that will be showcased during RIT’s inaugural Innovation and Creativity Festival. President Bill Destler envisions hundreds of projects, products and inventions from students, faculty and staff featured campus-wide at the free event. The Gordon Field House and Activities Center, the Quarter