Today’s Top Stories

FIRST Robotics kicks off Jan. 4
More than 800 students, faculty and mentors from 34 regional teams are expected at the local kickoff event, where they will receive robot kits and equipment for the game. Teams will then have six weeks to build robots for the Finger Lakes regional competition at RIT in March.
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Art students explore Rochester environments
The exhibition “Connections: Spaces, Places & the Urban Fabric,” featuring work by RIT and Alfred State College students, explores the human experience with urban environments. It runs through Jan. 10 at the Rochester Regional Community Design Center.
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Tiger Hockey

Men, women play first-ever outdoor games
The men’s hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to six games with a 2-2 tie against Niagara University on Saturday at snowy Frontier Field in downtown Rochester. The women’s team lost to Clarkson 6-2.

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Wrestling falls at Cortland
The wrestling team ended the fall semester by losing to Cortland State 43-0 on Sunday. The Tigers returns to action Jan. 4.
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RIT in the News

Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester can get closer look at Albert Paley’s works
Albert Paley, the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
RIT women enjoy outdoor experience despite loss
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The Seattle Times
Want more STEM grads to stay? Start a Washington institute of technology
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Democrat and Chronicle
RIT, Niagara tie at wintry Frozen Frontier
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