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Four Presidents award ceremony (March 17)

The RIT community is invited to honor Professor Ann Howard and student Kaitlyn Werner as they receive the RIT Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award and the Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Service Award, respectively. Both will be honored during a ceremony at 4

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Artwork will be raffled off at Gallery r anniversary benefit (March 26)

Art patrons: You may be the proud owner of a ceramic vase, hand-dyed scarf, digital print, metal sculpture, hand-designed jewelry, a pair of black ceramic high-heeled shoes or a photograph of Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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Annual RITz fundraiser features exotic cuisine (March 28)

Guests will experience a fusion of flavors from across the continents at the 24th annual Puttin’ on the RITz Dinner. This year’s annual fundraiser, Savoring Health: A Culinary Tour of Flavors, is 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Oak Hill Country Club.

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Gannett Project lecture has arts-and-crafts twist (March 26)

The importance of making and crafting things to American society and culture will be the topic of an upcoming presentation, The Happy Mutant’s Guide to Pocket Creation, by new media journalists and authors Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in

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Course links ethical concepts and sustainability

Over the past two decades, sustainability— generally defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs—has become a buzz word in discussions surrounding environmental quality, climate change, pollution prevention and global justice. It

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Professor listed in Marquis’ ‘Who’s Who’

Hamad Ghazle, associate professor and director of the diagnostic medical sonography program in the College of Science, has been selected to be included in the 2009 edition of Who’s Who in America, published by Marquis.

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News & Events Daily

In case you missed it in News & Events Daily:

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Gatley named head of student innovation, undergraduate research

RIT Dean of the College of Science Ian Gatley has been named director of the new Center for Student Innovation and Undergraduate Research Support, effective April 1. Gatley will remain dean until June 30.

Jeremy Haefner, RIT provost and senior vice president for academic

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RIT student learns to control computer with a blink of an eye

Imagine being unable to type commands on a computer or text message to peers? What if there was a technology that can help you do both—and more—with just a blink of an eye?

For RIT student Devin Hamilton, the blink of an eye is

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Poster families have RIT connections

Sometimes hearing the news isn’t easy: A doctor reveals you have breast cancer, or a teacher says your child is uncontrollable in the classroom.

Two brave RIT families—whose faces you’ll be seeing on the posters around campus for RIT’s 2009 United Way Campaign—have decided

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‘RIT SportsZone’ celebrates a milestone
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Anchors John DiTullio and Shelby Hill, a first-year RIT journalism student, share a laugh between segments of RIT SportsZone, which airs the 100th episode this month. Since its debut in 2002, RIT students have shared responsibility for all aspects of the program, including talent, video production, graphic design and marketing. Viewers can watch this milestone episode at 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, on the Time Warner Sports Network, channel 26; 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, on ESPN2, channel 25; and throughout the following week on cable access channel 4. For RIT SportsZone online, visit www.rit.edu/sportszone.

A. Sue Weisler


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