Today’s Top Stories

RIT ranked a ‘best value’ private university
Kiplinger ranks RIT among the country’s best values in private colleges. Criteria include student admission rate, student-faculty ratio and tuition costs.
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RIT Press unveils ‘Highlights of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection’
The new book showcases one of the nation’s premier libraries on graphic communication history.
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Alumni Association wins CASE Award
The CASE District II Accolades Awards program recognized the RIT Alumni Association’s Tiger’s Tale newsletter with a Gold Award. The award will be presented at the annual CASE conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 1–3.

NYSP2I announces 16 recipients of 2014-15 Community Grants Program
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute’s Community Grants Program provides financial and technical assistance for pollution-prevention projects.
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Featured Video

RIT on TV: Cybersecurity expert gives tips on smart TVs
WHEC-TV talks to professor and cybersecurity expert Rick Mislan about how to prevent hackers from gaining access to wi-fi-connected devices, such as smart TVs. watch video »

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Global News

Founding faculty member of Kosovo campus retires
Julia Norrgard, one of the original faculty members of RIT’s American University in Kosovo, retired at the end of last semester.
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Tiger Hockey

Men, women win Saturday games
The men’s hockey team defeated American International College 3-2. The women’s team won over Robert Morris University 3-2.

Sports News

Wrestling places 13th at national tournament
The wrestling team won its two matches on Saturday at the prestigious 2015 Budd Whitehill National Duals hosted by Lycoming College. The Tigers placed 13th.
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RIT in the News

Popular Science
Makers Print Out Durable, Custom Prosthetic Hands For Needy Kids
Jon Schull, research scientist in the MAGIC Center, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Why we all need 'Charlie Hebdo'
Guest essay by Kevin Le Blevec, visiting lecturer of French more »

College Hockey News
Game Day: Behind the Scenes Edition
Stuart Hughes, ice operations manager, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Ganondagan, Fagan dancers star in creation story film
Cathleen Ashworth, associate professor, School of Film and Animation, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Lahman: 2014 stories offer hope for a better 2015
Bill Jones, director, Venture Creations, and Jon Schull, research scientist in MAGIC Center, mentioned more »

Democrat and Chronicle
RIT will offer cybersecurity scholarships
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National Public Radio
Could Glitter Help Solve NASA's Giant Telescope Problem?
Grover Swartzlander, associate professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, featured more »

The New York Times Magazine
The Lives They Lived
Massimo Vignelli featured, with assistance from RIT's Vignelli Center for Design Studies more »

Gapers Block
Chicago Speaks: American Sign Language, as Signed by Poet and Storyteller Peter Cook
Peter Cook '86 (graphic design) featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
A deaf rabbi breaks down barriers
Jennifer Gravitz, chair, NTID's Department of Liberal Studies, quoted more »

Rochester Business Journal
Fla. firm targets IEC board
Daniel Tessoni, assistant professor of accounting, quoted more »