Today’s edition of News & Events Daily is the final regularly scheduled issue for fall semester and the calendar year. News & Events Daily will resume in January. The staff of RIT University News wishes you happy holidays and a safe and enjoyable break.

Today’s Top Stories

RIT to build national STEM diversity alliance
RIT has received a $270,225 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an alliance among independent diversity programs at universities across the country.
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RIT professor uses mapping to help Syrian refugees
Brian Tomaszewski, an assistant professor specializing in geospatial technologies, is studying the spatial thinking and situation awareness of refugees to design maps that are easier for them to use.
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RIT launches Parent and Family Programs website
A new website has been launched by RIT’s Parent and Family Programs office to answer parents’ questions about RIT and offer advice to support student success.
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RIT on TV: Best value education
RIT ranks among the country’s best values among private colleges, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s Top 300 College Values of 2016. Time Warner Cable News reports on the ranking. watch video »

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Newsmakers

David Edborg, patrol major in RIT’s Public Safety Department, lifted more than 450 pounds, won third place in his class and division and set three New York state records lifting at the drug-free World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships in Las Vegas on Nov. 18. more Newsmakers »

RIT in the News

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Produce 'Vultures' Are Helping Feed the Hungry During the Holidays
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RIT professor uses mapping to help Syrian refugees in Jordan
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