November 20, 2013
The RIT community signed the last ceiling beams to be installed in the Gene Polisseni Center. more »
Today’s Top Stories
RIT48 contest searches for the next app
RIT48 returns Nov. 22–24 with 40 students competing for $3,000. They will create a business plan, produce a prototype and launch a Web or mobile startup in 48 hours.
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Award to recognize exemplary research
The Intellectual Property Management Office will give the “Disclosure Excellence Award,” a $1,000 prize, to an RIT researcher for excellence and innovation in research.
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Students win big at chemical engineering competition
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers honored Tyler Sherwood and Jared Benton-Smith for their work improving the use of carbon nanotubes to filter wastewater.
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RIT48 returns Nov. 22–24 with 40 students competing for $3,000. They will create a business plan, produce a prototype and launch a Web or mobile startup in 48 hours.
read more »
Award to recognize exemplary research
The Intellectual Property Management Office will give the “Disclosure Excellence Award,” a $1,000 prize, to an RIT researcher for excellence and innovation in research.
read more »
Students win big at chemical engineering competition
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers honored Tyler Sherwood and Jared Benton-Smith for their work improving the use of carbon nanotubes to filter wastewater.
read more »
Featured Video
RIT on TV: Beam Signing at the Polisseni Ice ArenaYNN reports on the beam signing at the Gene Polisseni Center. The arena will be the home of RIT’s Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey teams, replacing the Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena. watch video »
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Tiger Hockey
Men lose to Canisius
Canisius scored five goals to defeat the men’s hockey team 5–2 at the Buffalo State Ice Arena on Tuesday.
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Canisius scored five goals to defeat the men’s hockey team 5–2 at the Buffalo State Ice Arena on Tuesday.
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Sports News
Women’s basketball beats Houghton
Senior center Courtney Tennant scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the women’s basketball team to a 78-65 win over Houghton College on Tuesday. Ashlynn Palmitesso and Kayla Wheeler each made 15 points for the Tigers.
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Senior center Courtney Tennant scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the women’s basketball team to a 78-65 win over Houghton College on Tuesday. Ashlynn Palmitesso and Kayla Wheeler each made 15 points for the Tigers.
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RIT in the News
Adirondack Almanack
Hiker Recounts Dramatic Encounter With Black Bears
Amy Stafford ’13 (professional photographic illustration) featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT reopens hall, celebrates innovators
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Reading Eagle
50 years after John F. Kennedy's assassination, unforgettable grief remains
Tom McMahon ’61 (electrical engineering) quoted more »
Hiker Recounts Dramatic Encounter With Black Bears
Amy Stafford ’13 (professional photographic illustration) featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT reopens hall, celebrates innovators
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Reading Eagle
50 years after John F. Kennedy's assassination, unforgettable grief remains
Tom McMahon ’61 (electrical engineering) quoted more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Panel: “Health Care Careers for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students,” sponsored by RIT and University of Rochester Medical Center, 7 p.m. today, Lyndon B. Johnson Hall, room 2590
Demonstration and presentation: Alfred Jacques, lacrosse stick maker and artist, demonstration 10 a.m.–noon Nov. 21, SAU lobby; presentation 1 p.m. Bamboo Room
Information session: Saunders College of Business MBA and MS programs, noon Nov. 21, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
Workshop: “Good Neighbor Practices: Living Off Campus,” sponsored by Association for Commuter Engagement, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Bamboo Room
Hale Lecture Series: “From Crooked Wood to Moral Agency: On Anthropology and Ethics in Kant” Jennifer Mensch, Penn State, 4 p.m. Nov. 21, Carlson Auditorium
Celebration: “Preservation of Sign Language,” clips and discussion of 1913 NAD Moving Picture Project, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Panara Theatre
Performance: Rumors, 8 p.m. Nov. 22–24, Ingle Auditorium
Concert: RIT Singers fall showcase, 3 p.m. Nov. 23, Allen Chapel
A cappella concert: Featuring groups from RIT, UR and a professional local group, benefits Camp Good Days, 4 p.m. Nov. 24, Webb Auditorium, $7
Demonstration and presentation: Alfred Jacques, lacrosse stick maker and artist, demonstration 10 a.m.–noon Nov. 21, SAU lobby; presentation 1 p.m. Bamboo Room
Information session: Saunders College of Business MBA and MS programs, noon Nov. 21, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
Workshop: “Good Neighbor Practices: Living Off Campus,” sponsored by Association for Commuter Engagement, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Bamboo Room
Hale Lecture Series: “From Crooked Wood to Moral Agency: On Anthropology and Ethics in Kant” Jennifer Mensch, Penn State, 4 p.m. Nov. 21, Carlson Auditorium
Celebration: “Preservation of Sign Language,” clips and discussion of 1913 NAD Moving Picture Project, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Panara Theatre
Performance: Rumors, 8 p.m. Nov. 22–24, Ingle Auditorium
Concert: RIT Singers fall showcase, 3 p.m. Nov. 23, Allen Chapel
A cappella concert: Featuring groups from RIT, UR and a professional local group, benefits Camp Good Days, 4 p.m. Nov. 24, Webb Auditorium, $7
Scoreboard
Men’s hockey: Canisius College 5, RIT 2
Women’s basketball: RIT 78, Houghton 65
Women’s basketball: RIT 78, Houghton 65
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