Today’s Top Stories
NSF director to deliver commencement address
France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, is the keynote speaker at the university’s 131st commencement celebration.
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Facebook VP headlines women’s leadership event
Sarah Personette, VP of global business marketing at Facebook, presents “Changing Dynamics of Leadership and Communication” for Saunders College’s Power Your Potential event on March 4.
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RIT recognized as top Fulbright producer
RIT was named a top producer of prestigious Fulbright scholars among master’s institutions for 2015-2016. Three students from RIT earned Fulbright scholarships.
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France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, is the keynote speaker at the university’s 131st commencement celebration.
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Facebook VP headlines women’s leadership event
Sarah Personette, VP of global business marketing at Facebook, presents “Changing Dynamics of Leadership and Communication” for Saunders College’s Power Your Potential event on March 4.
read more »
RIT recognized as top Fulbright producer
RIT was named a top producer of prestigious Fulbright scholars among master’s institutions for 2015-2016. Three students from RIT earned Fulbright scholarships.
read more »
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Newsmakers
Casey Miller, head of the materials science and engineering program, is a co-author on the paper, “Moderate positive spin Hall angle in uranium,” published in Applied Physics Letters, 107, 232403 (2015). more Newsmakers »
Sports News
Women's basketball to host first semifinal
The No. 2 seed women’s basketball team hosts its first postseason game in its 29-year history today against No. 3 Union College in the Liberty League Semifinal. The winner will face the victor between No. 1 Clarkson and No. 4 St. Lawrence in the title game on Saturday.
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The No. 2 seed women’s basketball team hosts its first postseason game in its 29-year history today against No. 3 Union College in the Liberty League Semifinal. The winner will face the victor between No. 1 Clarkson and No. 4 St. Lawrence in the title game on Saturday.
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RIT in the News
Along The Boards
RIT captain Alexander Kuqali speaks to success
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Rochester Business Journal
Four local programs get pollution prevention grants
New York State Pollution Prevention Institute featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Reinventing Rochester-area strip malls
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business, quoted more »
Slate
Sometimes, You Have to Give In to Ransomware
Guest column by Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security more »
RIT captain Alexander Kuqali speaks to success
more »
Rochester Business Journal
Four local programs get pollution prevention grants
New York State Pollution Prevention Institute featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Reinventing Rochester-area strip malls
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business, quoted more »
Slate
Sometimes, You Have to Give In to Ransomware
Guest column by Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Lecture: “The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy,” John Whelen, Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, 1 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room 1250
Agnès Varda film series: Vagabond (1985), presented by Philippe Chavasse, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, 8 p.m. today, Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave., Rochester
Major, Minor and Immersion Fair: Learn about liberal arts programs, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge and 1829 Room
Art exhibition: “Black Deaf View/Image Art,” 12:30–1:45 p.m. tomorrow, Dyer Arts Center
Faculty open forum: Meet Mitsunori Ogihara, finalist for dean of B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, 1 p.m. tomorrow, Xerox Auditorium
Hale lecture series: “Communal Motivational Internalism is the Real Deal: A Defense,” Jon Tresan, University of Rochester, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Liberal Arts Hall, room A205
Staff open forum: Meet Mitsunori Ogihara, finalist for dean of B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, 9:30 a.m. Friday, Golisano Hall auditorium
Poetry reading: Nick Thurston, University of Leeds, 3 p.m. Friday, Liberal Arts Hall, McKenzie Commons
Agnès Varda film series: Vagabond (1985), presented by Philippe Chavasse, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, 8 p.m. today, Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave., Rochester
Major, Minor and Immersion Fair: Learn about liberal arts programs, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge and 1829 Room
Art exhibition: “Black Deaf View/Image Art,” 12:30–1:45 p.m. tomorrow, Dyer Arts Center
Faculty open forum: Meet Mitsunori Ogihara, finalist for dean of B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, 1 p.m. tomorrow, Xerox Auditorium
Hale lecture series: “Communal Motivational Internalism is the Real Deal: A Defense,” Jon Tresan, University of Rochester, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Liberal Arts Hall, room A205
Staff open forum: Meet Mitsunori Ogihara, finalist for dean of B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, 9:30 a.m. Friday, Golisano Hall auditorium
Poetry reading: Nick Thurston, University of Leeds, 3 p.m. Friday, Liberal Arts Hall, McKenzie Commons
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