Starting today, News & Events Daily begins a twice-weekly winter intersession schedule with issues every Tuesday and Thursday.

Today’s Top Stories

Big Shot heads to Churchill Downs
RIT’s signature nighttime community photo project returns, this year capturing Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, on Oct. 3.
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RIT to establish cybersecurity scholarship program
Responding to the national demand for workers highly trained in cybersecurity, RIT will use a multimillion-dollar National Science Foundation grant to establish the scholarship program.
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RIT featured in Google’s Year in Search 2014 video
Students and research scientist Jon Schull get a second of fame for creating 3D-printed prosthetic arms during the video that highlights some of the world’s major events from last year.
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Learn how to get manuscripts into print
The “Publishing Without Perishing” symposium Jan. 15 features keynote speaker Rachel Toor, an author, columnist and associate professor of creative writing. Deadline for registration is Friday.
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Featured Video

RIT alumnus named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30
Forbes talks with Austin McChord '09 (bioinformatics), founder and CEO of Datto Inc. McChord, whose company opened an office in downtown Rochester as part of the START-UP NY program, is one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in enterprise technology. watch video »

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Featured Video

Behind the scenes with NTID’s Joe Hamilton
For nearly 20 years, Joe Hamilton has been behind the scenes of more than 100 productions at NTID. He and his theater practicum students have designed, constructed and painted those scenes. watch video »

Tiger Hockey

Men fall in overtime to No. 8 Minnesota
Despite a career-high 46 saves from goaltender Mike Rotolo, the men's hockey team dropped a heartbreaker Saturday, falling to No. 8 University of Minnesota in overtime by a score of 3-2 in front of 9,790 fans at Mariucci Arena.
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Sports News

Men’s basketball snaps losing skid
The men’s basketball team broke a four-game losing streak with an 87-76 win over Rensselaer on Saturday. The 87 points scored by RIT was its highest point total of the season.
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RIT in the News

Forbes.com
Forbes' 30 under 30
Austin McChord '09 (bioinformatics) featured more »

TODAY Show
Tech-spert demos 'smart' clothes, printed candy
Katie Linendoll '05 (information technology) highlights the e-NABLE project at RIT more »

City Newspaper
The Rochester 10: Rochesterians doing great things in the community
Anahita Williamson, director, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, featured more »

WXXI.org
What Will 2015 Bring for Regional Innovation and Improvement?
Owen Gottlieb, assistant professor of interactive games and media, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
One day and two wins
Guest essay by Benjamin Deitchman, visiting assistant professor of public policy more »

Rochester Business Journal
RIT gets grant to establish cybersecurity program
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WXXI.org
RIT To Establish Cybersecurity Scholarship Program
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WXXI.org
Connections: 2014 - The Year in Money
Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
RIT's differences make it special
Guest essay by Bill Destler, president more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Putnam: Battle of the Bulge stories to become e-book
Michael Riordan, director, Open Publishing Lab, quoted more »