January 8, 2014
Students visited the old Rochester subway for their Imagining Rochester class. more »
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Today’s Top Stories
Graduate’s photo reunites missing man with family
Jacquelyn Martin’s photo of a homeless man in Washington, D.C., led to a reunion with the man’s Rochester-area family—and it’s not the first time her photos reunited a family.
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RIT, Taiwanese university offer BS/MS program
RIT and the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology are partnering on a joint degree program in electronic and computer engineering, electrical engineering and computer science. Students would study for three years in Taiwan and two years at RIT.
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Top stories and videos for December
Coverage of RIT’s acquisition of the Kelmscott/Goudy hand press topped last month’s list of top news stories. Check out all of December’s most popular stories and videos.
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Jacquelyn Martin’s photo of a homeless man in Washington, D.C., led to a reunion with the man’s Rochester-area family—and it’s not the first time her photos reunited a family.
read more »
RIT, Taiwanese university offer BS/MS program
RIT and the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology are partnering on a joint degree program in electronic and computer engineering, electrical engineering and computer science. Students would study for three years in Taiwan and two years at RIT.
read more »
Top stories and videos for December
Coverage of RIT’s acquisition of the Kelmscott/Goudy hand press topped last month’s list of top news stories. Check out all of December’s most popular stories and videos.
read more »
Featured Video
RIT on TV: Grad helps find missing Greece manA family in the Rochester area is reunited with its missing son after an Associated Press photographer, an RIT graduate, took a photo of him sheltering from the cold in Washington, D.C. watch video »
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Featured Video
RIT on TV: Social media review
Communications lecturer Mike Johansson gives his take on the social media that influenced 2013 and what to expect in 2014 in this interview with WHAM-TV (channel 13). watch video »
Communications lecturer Mike Johansson gives his take on the social media that influenced 2013 and what to expect in 2014 in this interview with WHAM-TV (channel 13). watch video »
Sports News
Basketball plays tonight
The men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled at Keuka College for Tuesday were postponed to tonight. The men’s game tips off at 6 p.m. followed by the women at 8 p.m.
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The men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled at Keuka College for Tuesday were postponed to tonight. The men’s game tips off at 6 p.m. followed by the women at 8 p.m.
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RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
Photo leads family to missing Greece man
Jacquelyn Martin ’01 (professional photographic illustration) quoted more »
The Huffington Post
Nicholas Simmons Reunited With Family After AP Photo Published
Jacquelyn Martin ’01 (professional photographic illustration) quoted more »
Rochester Business Journal
Target breach heightens security concerns
Andrew Sears, dean, B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and Bo Yuan, associate professor of computer security, quoted more »
WXXI.org
RIT To Take Part In Drone Research
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Democrat and Chronicle
Flying robots have many potential uses
Agamemnon Crassidis, associate professor of mechanical engineering, quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Drones ready to take off in Rochester area
RIT mentioned more »
Photo leads family to missing Greece man
Jacquelyn Martin ’01 (professional photographic illustration) quoted more »
The Huffington Post
Nicholas Simmons Reunited With Family After AP Photo Published
Jacquelyn Martin ’01 (professional photographic illustration) quoted more »
Rochester Business Journal
Target breach heightens security concerns
Andrew Sears, dean, B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and Bo Yuan, associate professor of computer security, quoted more »
WXXI.org
RIT To Take Part In Drone Research
more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Flying robots have many potential uses
Agamemnon Crassidis, associate professor of mechanical engineering, quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Drones ready to take off in Rochester area
RIT mentioned more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Intersession Faculty Showcase: Faculty talent show, until 3:15 p.m. today, throughout campus (details and schedule)
Information session: Saunders College of Business MBA and master’s programs, 5:45 p.m. today and 11:45 a.m. Jan. 9, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
Rochester Spring Home Show: 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Jan. 10, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Jan. 11, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Jan. 12, Gordon Field House (details)
Presentations: Art and films about the deaf experience, 1–4 p.m. Jan. 10, CSD Student Development Center, room 1300 (watch live)
Deaf World Swimming Championships: 5–10 p.m. Jan. 14, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Jan. 15-17, 1–5 p.m. Jan. 18, Gordon Field House (details)
Information session: Saunders College of Business MBA and master’s programs, 5:45 p.m. today and 11:45 a.m. Jan. 9, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
Rochester Spring Home Show: 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Jan. 10, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Jan. 11, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Jan. 12, Gordon Field House (details)
Presentations: Art and films about the deaf experience, 1–4 p.m. Jan. 10, CSD Student Development Center, room 1300 (watch live)
Deaf World Swimming Championships: 5–10 p.m. Jan. 14, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Jan. 15-17, 1–5 p.m. Jan. 18, Gordon Field House (details)
Scoreboard
Men’s basketball: Brock University 73, RIT 64 (Jan. 5)
Men’s hockey: UConn 6, RIT 2 (Jan. 4)
Women’s hockey: RIT 1, Union 1 (OT) (Jan. 4)
Women’s basketball: Hamilton 77, RIT 52 (Jan. 4)
Men’s hockey: UConn 2, RIT 1 (Jan. 3)
Women’s hockey: Union 2, RIT 1 (OT) (Jan. 3)
Men’s hockey: UConn 6, RIT 2 (Jan. 4)
Women’s hockey: RIT 1, Union 1 (OT) (Jan. 4)
Women’s basketball: Hamilton 77, RIT 52 (Jan. 4)
Men’s hockey: UConn 2, RIT 1 (Jan. 3)
Women’s hockey: Union 2, RIT 1 (OT) (Jan. 3)
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