December 4, 2015
RIT photography students will be taking holiday portraits on campus this weekend. more »
Today’s Top Stories
‘Climate Change Curriculum’ tackles global issue
The Climate Change Curriculum at RIT, or 3C@RIT, recently won an $18,500 grant to establish a set of immersion courses and a minor available to all students and to enhance currently available courses.
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Observatory open house during meteor shower
The RIT Observatory will host an open house during the Geminid meteor showers. The observatory will be open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 14, weather permitting.
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The Climate Change Curriculum at RIT, or 3C@RIT, recently won an $18,500 grant to establish a set of immersion courses and a minor available to all students and to enhance currently available courses.
read more »
Observatory open house during meteor shower
The RIT Observatory will host an open house during the Geminid meteor showers. The observatory will be open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 14, weather permitting.
read more »
Featured Video
RIT on TV: Photonics grantWROC-TV reports on a $400,000 grant given to RIT by the National Science Foundation. The funding will allow researchers to study how to better prepare students for jobs in the photonics and optics fields. watch video »
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Newsmakers
Brandon Rodenburg, postdoctoral research associate, School of Physics and Astronomy, presented “Theory of Feedback Cooling of an Optically Trapped Nanoparticle into the Quantum Ground State” at the Frontiers In Optics conference, held in San Jose, Calif., from Oct. 18-22. more Newsmakers »
RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
Three Rochester-area boutiques close in holiday season
Eugene Fram, Professor Emeritus in Saunders College of Business, quoted more »
Rochester Business Journal
RIT grad student honored for research
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Times Union
Troy Public Library hosts Comic Jam on Sunday
Ira Marcks '03 (new media design & imaging) featured more »
City Newspaper
(OPINION) Professor: No end to refugee crisis without defeating ISIS
Robert Gerace, adjunct professor of environmental management and safety, featured more »
Three Rochester-area boutiques close in holiday season
Eugene Fram, Professor Emeritus in Saunders College of Business, quoted more »
Rochester Business Journal
RIT grad student honored for research
more »
Times Union
Troy Public Library hosts Comic Jam on Sunday
Ira Marcks '03 (new media design & imaging) featured more »
City Newspaper
(OPINION) Professor: No end to refugee crisis without defeating ISIS
Robert Gerace, adjunct professor of environmental management and safety, featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Lecture: “Teaching Users Random System-Assigned Passwords,” Matthew Wright, University of Texas at Arlington, 1–2 p.m. today, Golisano Hall room 2400
Thesis show: Visual Communication Design, 4-6 p.m. today, Booth Hall rooms 1305 and 1315
Gallery reception: “Keith Howard and His Legacy – Part 2,” 6-9 p.m. today, Gallery r, 100 College Ave.
Sweets & Beats with Micah: Folk/soul singer Micah Premnath performs outside Beanz, 8-9 p.m. today, Grace Watson Hall lobby
Cosplay Snow Festival 2015: A convention dedicated to the expression and enjoyment of cosplay, 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. tomorrow, SAU and Campus Center, $20
Holiday and LinkedIn Portraits: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Presentation: “Flourishing by Design,” RIT graphic design seniors, noon-2 p.m. tomorrow, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave., museum admission $12 for students, $13 general admission
Book signing: Jim Mandelaro, author of Outside the Game: A Collection of Inspirational Sports Stories, with special guest “Part-time” Joe Vicario, 5:30-7 p.m. tomorrow, Gene Polisseni Center
Thesis show: Visual Communication Design, 4-6 p.m. today, Booth Hall rooms 1305 and 1315
Gallery reception: “Keith Howard and His Legacy – Part 2,” 6-9 p.m. today, Gallery r, 100 College Ave.
Sweets & Beats with Micah: Folk/soul singer Micah Premnath performs outside Beanz, 8-9 p.m. today, Grace Watson Hall lobby
Cosplay Snow Festival 2015: A convention dedicated to the expression and enjoyment of cosplay, 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. tomorrow, SAU and Campus Center, $20
Holiday and LinkedIn Portraits: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Presentation: “Flourishing by Design,” RIT graphic design seniors, noon-2 p.m. tomorrow, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave., museum admission $12 for students, $13 general admission
Book signing: Jim Mandelaro, author of Outside the Game: A Collection of Inspirational Sports Stories, with special guest “Part-time” Joe Vicario, 5:30-7 p.m. tomorrow, Gene Polisseni Center
Scoreboard
Women’s basketball: RIT 74, Nazareth 68
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