November 19, 2014
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Today’s Top Stories
A new hand for LucasUsing 3D printers, open source designs and a little ingenuity, a group of RIT students and a research scientist are helping to advance the quality and availability of prosthetic devices.
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Theater troupe explores department politics
The Michigan Players, an interactive theater troupe from the University of Michigan, visits Dec. 11 to perform “A Faculty Meeting: Navigating Department Politics.”
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Ebola Update: A caution for winter break travel
With winter break approaching, RIT has important updates related to travel guidelines to Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Student Newsmakers
Student wins Best Paper Award
Selene Chew, a third-year computational mathematics major, won the Best Paper Award for “Normalized Cuts with Soft Must-Link Constraints for Image Segmentation and Clustering,” co-written with associate professor Nathan Cahill, at the IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop.
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Selene Chew, a third-year computational mathematics major, won the Best Paper Award for “Normalized Cuts with Soft Must-Link Constraints for Image Segmentation and Clustering,” co-written with associate professor Nathan Cahill, at the IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop.
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Tiger Hockey
Garbowsky, Ruby earn weekly honors
Seniors Matt Garbowsky and Jordan Ruby of the men’s hockey team earned Atlantic Hockey weekly honors on Tuesday. Garbowsky was named the league’s Player of the Week, and Ruby was named the Goaltender of the Week.
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Seniors Matt Garbowsky and Jordan Ruby of the men’s hockey team earned Atlantic Hockey weekly honors on Tuesday. Garbowsky was named the league’s Player of the Week, and Ruby was named the Goaltender of the Week.
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Sports News
Two to represent RIT at cross country championship
Senior Matt Giannino and sophomore Emma Jones will represent RIT at the 2014 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship, hosted by Wilmington College in Mason, Ohio, on Saturday.
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Senior Matt Giannino and sophomore Emma Jones will represent RIT at the 2014 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship, hosted by Wilmington College in Mason, Ohio, on Saturday.
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RIT in the News
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Upcoming Events
Wellness Fair: Tips for the holiday season, until 2 p.m. today, Student Life Center
Free fitness classes: Noon–7 p.m. today, Student Life Center, free with RIT ID
Workshop: “Cybersecurity at the Federal Level,” Matthew Scholl and Donna Dodson, NIST, 1 p.m. today, Golisano Hall auditorium (register)
MAGIC Speaker Series: “Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion,” David Zweig, author, 1 p.m. today, Student Innovation Hall
Celebration: Part of Native American Heritage Month, Native American Students’ Cultural Celebration, 5–7 p.m. today, SAU 1829 Room
Visiting artist presentation: Brett Eberhardt, Western Illinois University, 5 p.m. today, University Gallery
Performance: RIT Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Celebration of Research: With Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research, 3:30–5 p.m. Nov. 20, Student Innovation Hall
Global Conversations: Presentation by faculty developing successful partnerships in Peru, 10 a.m. Nov. 21, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Opening reception and talk: “Thou Art…, Will Give…,” photography of Eastern State Penitentiary, 3 p.m. Nov. 21, Dyer Arts Center
Free fitness classes: Noon–7 p.m. today, Student Life Center, free with RIT ID
Workshop: “Cybersecurity at the Federal Level,” Matthew Scholl and Donna Dodson, NIST, 1 p.m. today, Golisano Hall auditorium (register)
MAGIC Speaker Series: “Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion,” David Zweig, author, 1 p.m. today, Student Innovation Hall
Celebration: Part of Native American Heritage Month, Native American Students’ Cultural Celebration, 5–7 p.m. today, SAU 1829 Room
Visiting artist presentation: Brett Eberhardt, Western Illinois University, 5 p.m. today, University Gallery
Performance: RIT Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Celebration of Research: With Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research, 3:30–5 p.m. Nov. 20, Student Innovation Hall
Global Conversations: Presentation by faculty developing successful partnerships in Peru, 10 a.m. Nov. 21, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Opening reception and talk: “Thou Art…, Will Give…,” photography of Eastern State Penitentiary, 3 p.m. Nov. 21, Dyer Arts Center
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