December 13, 2013
Candy, giveaways, and the comedian announcement highlighted the FreezeFest kickoff. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Talk show host Tavis Smiley headlines MLK event
Tavis Smiley, national talk show host, author and community advocate, will be the keynote speaker for the 2014 Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 30.
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Cochlear implant recipients share stories in book
New Beginnings, Acquiring and Living with a Cochlear Implant, published by RIT Press, was edited by NTID researcher Michael Stinson and NTID President Gerry Buckley.
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Professor speaks at astrophysics symposium
Manuela Campanelli, director of RIT’s Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, spoke at a symposium celebrating 50 years of relativistic astrophysics and research exploring quasars, black holes, exploding stars and colliding galaxies.
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Tavis Smiley, national talk show host, author and community advocate, will be the keynote speaker for the 2014 Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 30.
read more »
Cochlear implant recipients share stories in book
New Beginnings, Acquiring and Living with a Cochlear Implant, published by RIT Press, was edited by NTID researcher Michael Stinson and NTID President Gerry Buckley.
read more »
Professor speaks at astrophysics symposium
Manuela Campanelli, director of RIT’s Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, spoke at a symposium celebrating 50 years of relativistic astrophysics and research exploring quasars, black holes, exploding stars and colliding galaxies.
read more »
Featured Video
RIT on TV: Holiday tech gifts
WHAM-TV (channel 13) gets the scoop on the hottest holiday tech gifts from Emmy Award-winning TV personality and technology expert Katie Linendoll ’05 ( information technology). watch video »
WHAM-TV (channel 13) gets the scoop on the hottest holiday tech gifts from Emmy Award-winning TV personality and technology expert Katie Linendoll ’05 ( information technology). watch video »
Student Spotlight
Student crowned Miss Black Deaf America
A Q&A with Chenae Laldee, a fourth-year multidisciplinary studies who was named Miss Black Deaf America earlier this year.
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A Q&A with Chenae Laldee, a fourth-year multidisciplinary studies who was named Miss Black Deaf America earlier this year.
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Tiger Hockey
Tickets available for Frozen Frontier
Both men’s and women’s hockey teams will participate in the Frozen Frontier outdoor hockey games on Saturday. The men play at 7:05 p.m. and the women play at 12:05 p.m. at Frontier Field in Rochester.
Both men’s and women’s hockey teams will participate in the Frozen Frontier outdoor hockey games on Saturday. The men play at 7:05 p.m. and the women play at 12:05 p.m. at Frontier Field in Rochester.
Sports News
Track and field hosts early meet
The men’s track and field team thrived in several events, including the 60-meter hurdles and the 500-meter race while the women’s team earned first-place finishes in several events throughout the evening.
The men’s track and field team thrived in several events, including the 60-meter hurdles and the 500-meter race while the women’s team earned first-place finishes in several events throughout the evening.
RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
Developing the new Rochester
Center for Urban Entrepreneurship referenced more »
Democrat and Chronicle
For Reids, a Frozen Frontier reunion
Brad Reid, third-year business management major, featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Amerks ready for the weather
Men’s hockey team featured in photo gallery more »
The Huffington Post
Once Again! Should a Nonprofit CEO Be a Voting Member of the Board of Directors?
Guest essay by Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business more »
U.S. News & World Report
7 Tips for Coping With Holiday Financial Stress
Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, quoted more »
Social Media Marketing Magazine
Top Marketing Professors on Twitter
Mike Johansson, lecturer in communication, featured more »
Developing the new Rochester
Center for Urban Entrepreneurship referenced more »
Democrat and Chronicle
For Reids, a Frozen Frontier reunion
Brad Reid, third-year business management major, featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Amerks ready for the weather
Men’s hockey team featured in photo gallery more »
The Huffington Post
Once Again! Should a Nonprofit CEO Be a Voting Member of the Board of Directors?
Guest essay by Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business more »
U.S. News & World Report
7 Tips for Coping With Holiday Financial Stress
Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, quoted more »
Social Media Marketing Magazine
Top Marketing Professors on Twitter
Mike Johansson, lecturer in communication, featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Happiness: A goal? A myth? A prescription?” noon today, Stan McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
RIT Observatory open house: See the gibbous moon, Jupiter and the Orion Nebula, or presentation on Chinese lunar rover if too cloudy, 7:30–9:30 p.m. today, 645 John St., Henrietta
Frozen Frontier: Outdoor hockey games, women vs. Clarkson, 12:05 p.m. Dec. 14, men vs. Niagara, 7:05 p.m., Frontier Field, Rochester (tickets)
Concert: Eight Beat Measure and Cornell Chordials, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, Panara Theatre, $10 at door
Music for the Holidays: featuring performances by RIT music program and RIT Gospel Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, Ingle Auditorium
Strategic Planning Forum: President Destler will discuss early steps in the process and address comments from the audience, 2 p.m. Dec. 16, Ingle Auditorium
Sale: “aRtIsT” T-shirts ($10 with Tiger Bucks) and hoodies ($28 with Tiger Bucks), 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Dec. 17, Gannett Hall lobby
Break: Dec. 20–Jan. 1
RIT Observatory open house: See the gibbous moon, Jupiter and the Orion Nebula, or presentation on Chinese lunar rover if too cloudy, 7:30–9:30 p.m. today, 645 John St., Henrietta
Frozen Frontier: Outdoor hockey games, women vs. Clarkson, 12:05 p.m. Dec. 14, men vs. Niagara, 7:05 p.m., Frontier Field, Rochester (tickets)
Concert: Eight Beat Measure and Cornell Chordials, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, Panara Theatre, $10 at door
Music for the Holidays: featuring performances by RIT music program and RIT Gospel Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, Ingle Auditorium
Strategic Planning Forum: President Destler will discuss early steps in the process and address comments from the audience, 2 p.m. Dec. 16, Ingle Auditorium
Sale: “aRtIsT” T-shirts ($10 with Tiger Bucks) and hoodies ($28 with Tiger Bucks), 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Dec. 17, Gannett Hall lobby
Break: Dec. 20–Jan. 1
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