Today’s Top Stories
RIT featured in global thought-leadership event
RIT and the Golisano Institute for Sustainability are playing key roles in the Disruptive Innovation Festival, an event focused on innovation in support of a shift toward a regenerative economy. RIT presenters will feature prominently Nov. 9 through 16.
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Italian director Giovanna Taviani comes to RIT
Giovanna Taviani will conduct master classes for students of Italian, anthropology and film at RIT Nov. 10 and 11. Her documentary, “Ritorni,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Student wins microbiology research fellowship
Lucas Dailey, a fourth-year biotechnology and molecular bioscience major, has been awarded an American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
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RIT and the Golisano Institute for Sustainability are playing key roles in the Disruptive Innovation Festival, an event focused on innovation in support of a shift toward a regenerative economy. RIT presenters will feature prominently Nov. 9 through 16.
read more »
Italian director Giovanna Taviani comes to RIT
Giovanna Taviani will conduct master classes for students of Italian, anthropology and film at RIT Nov. 10 and 11. Her documentary, “Ritorni,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
read more »
Student wins microbiology research fellowship
Lucas Dailey, a fourth-year biotechnology and molecular bioscience major, has been awarded an American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
read more »
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Student Spotlight
Student sends supplies to troops
Meet Angelena Russo, a fourth-year computer engineering technology student and 92A specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve 490th Quartermaster Company in Rochester.
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Meet Angelena Russo, a fourth-year computer engineering technology student and 92A specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve 490th Quartermaster Company in Rochester.
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Sports News
Volleyball players named to Academic All-District team
Kayla Wheeler and Sarah Szybist of the RIT volleyball team have been named to the 2015 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District III team for the second straight season. Both are eligible for Academic All-American honors, which will be announced later this month.
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Kayla Wheeler and Sarah Szybist of the RIT volleyball team have been named to the 2015 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District III team for the second straight season. Both are eligible for Academic All-American honors, which will be announced later this month.
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RIT in the News
University of Florida News
UF graduate research professor emeritus honored with Lucie Award for Achievement in Fine Arts
Jerry N. Uelsmann '57 (imaging science) featured more »
The Guardian
Scientists warned the US president about global warming 50 years ago today
Open letter initiated by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy, featured more »
WXXI.org
Paid Family Leave Advocates Propose Changes To Temporary Disability
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, quoted more »
UF graduate research professor emeritus honored with Lucie Award for Achievement in Fine Arts
Jerry N. Uelsmann '57 (imaging science) featured more »
The Guardian
Scientists warned the US president about global warming 50 years ago today
Open letter initiated by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy, featured more »
WXXI.org
Paid Family Leave Advocates Propose Changes To Temporary Disability
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, quoted more »
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Upcoming Events
Opening reception: “IN THE MIX,” 34 regional student artists, 6-9 p.m. today, Gallery r, 100 College Ave., (exhibition runs through Nov. 22)
Animation Show of Shows: A traveling selection of the year’s best animated short films, 7:30-9 p.m. today, Carlson Auditorium
Performing Artists Concert Series: The Amenda Quartet performing Mozart and Beethoven, 8 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium, (tickets)
Open house: Women in Engineering (WE@RIT), Women in Computing (WiC), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Gleason Hall, Brinkman hallway and Gordon Atrium; and Golisano Hall atrium
Film viewing: “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary from the team behind “The Invisible War,” 7 p.m. Monday, Ingle Auditorium
Effective Access Technology Conference: 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday, Gordon Field House
Information session: GCCIS Ph.D. program, 5- 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Golisano Hall room 3000
Veterans Day Breakfast: An annual celebration to honor U.S. military personnel and their families, 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Gordon Field House (rsvp)
Lecture: “Molyneux’s Empirical Problem,” Flip Phillips, 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Gosnell Hall room A300
Book club: Open discussion of George Orwell’s 1984, 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Stan McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
Animation Show of Shows: A traveling selection of the year’s best animated short films, 7:30-9 p.m. today, Carlson Auditorium
Performing Artists Concert Series: The Amenda Quartet performing Mozart and Beethoven, 8 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium, (tickets)
Open house: Women in Engineering (WE@RIT), Women in Computing (WiC), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Gleason Hall, Brinkman hallway and Gordon Atrium; and Golisano Hall atrium
Film viewing: “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary from the team behind “The Invisible War,” 7 p.m. Monday, Ingle Auditorium
Effective Access Technology Conference: 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday, Gordon Field House
Information session: GCCIS Ph.D. program, 5- 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Golisano Hall room 3000
Veterans Day Breakfast: An annual celebration to honor U.S. military personnel and their families, 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Gordon Field House (rsvp)
Lecture: “Molyneux’s Empirical Problem,” Flip Phillips, 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Gosnell Hall room A300
Book club: Open discussion of George Orwell’s 1984, 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Stan McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
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