Today’s Top Stories
RIT named in $4.2 million NSF grant to fund entrepreneurial growthThe Upstate New York Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation—a partnership of Cornell University, RIT and University of Rochester—has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation to lead entrepreneurship and commercialization support programs.
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Employers seek RIT students at fall Career FairNearly 250 employing organizations seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the Fall 2016 Career Fair tomorrow in the Gordon Field House.
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NSF-funded project aims to increase diversity in physics graduate educationRIT is collaborating with the American Physical Society to transform physics graduate education with the goal of building a scientific workforce that reflects the nation’s shifting demographics and ensures U.S. technological leadership.
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University Gallery to host Design Conversations lecture Marcia Lausen, author of the book
Design for Democracy, will speak at RIT today as part of the Vignelli Center’s
Design Conversations lecture series.
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RIT in the News
Rochester Business Journal Hundreds of entrepreneurship experts expected for conferenceRIT mentioned
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iTech Post Spiral And Irregular Galaxies' Acceleration Challenge Dark MatterDavid Merritt, professor of astrophysics, quoted
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Democrat and Chronicle Clausen: Millennials seek greater role in area's futureErin Burd, director of Alumni Relations, quoted
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Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
International Opportunities Fair: Learn about study abroad, work abroad and volunteer abroad programs, until 2:30 p.m. today, Gordon Field House Mezzanine
Farmers Market: 1–4 p.m. today, Global Village
Vignelli Design Conversations: Marcia Lausen, 4:45 p.m. today, University Gallery
Speaker: “The Uncomfortable Elephant Bird of Color in the Room,” Drew Lanham, 7 p.m. today, Liberal Arts Hall auditorium
Fall Career Fair: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. tomorrow, Gordon Field House
Performance: Ebisu Sign Language Theatre Laboratory, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Panara Theatre
Presentation and book signing: Nancy Rourke, author of De’Via/Surdism Talk, 2 p.m. Thursday, Panara Theatre
Gosnell Lecture Series: “Import Competition from and Offshoring to Low-Income Countries: Implications for US Manufacturing Employment,” Mary Lovely, Syracuse University, 3 p.m. Thursday, SAU 1829 Room
Hale Lecture Series: “Decolonizing Conflict Narratives: Towards a Phenomenology of Peace,” James Walker, DePaul University, 4 p.m. Thursday, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Scoreboard
Men’s tennis: RIT 8, Nazareth 1