October 11, 2016
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RIT honors Outstanding Alumna, Volunteer of the year
Sharon Napier ’04, founder and CEO of Partners + Napier, is RIT’s Outstanding Alumna of the Year for 2016, and Michael Krupnicki ’99 is RIT’s Volunteer of the Year. They will receive the awards during the Presidents’ Alumni Ball on Friday. read more »
RIT celebrates Optical Society’s 100th anniversary
RIT will have a strong presence at the centennial anniversary meeting of the Optical Society, including a technical exhibit by the Future Photon Initiative, the RIT-led “Global Women of Light” symposium and several presentations by faculty, students and alumni. read more »
Sharon Napier ’04, founder and CEO of Partners + Napier, is RIT’s Outstanding Alumna of the Year for 2016, and Michael Krupnicki ’99 is RIT’s Volunteer of the Year. They will receive the awards during the Presidents’ Alumni Ball on Friday. read more »
RIT celebrates Optical Society’s 100th anniversary
RIT will have a strong presence at the centennial anniversary meeting of the Optical Society, including a technical exhibit by the Future Photon Initiative, the RIT-led “Global Women of Light” symposium and several presentations by faculty, students and alumni. read more »
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Nathan Cahill, associate professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, and Laura Rolston, '16 (applied and computational mathematics) won an honorable mention in the Best Paper Award category for "Interior and exterior shape representations using the Helmholtz equation," which published in the proceedings of the International Symposium CompImage 2016.
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Business and Partnerships Pay Off in a Changing Job Market
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Rochester Business Journal
RIT to hold symposium for women in optics, photonics
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Shooting Food Photography That's Fresh, Unexpected and Beautiful
Ted Cavanaugh '11 (professional photographic illustration) featured more »
Business and Partnerships Pay Off in a Changing Job Market
RIT co-op program mentioned more »
Rochester Business Journal
RIT to hold symposium for women in optics, photonics
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Rangefinder
Shooting Food Photography That's Fresh, Unexpected and Beautiful
Ted Cavanaugh '11 (professional photographic illustration) featured more »
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Upcoming Events
Speaker: “What Matters to Me and Why,” Jennifer Freer, noon today, Campus Center Reading Room
Discussion: “Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Conversation about Columbus Day,” noon today, McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
Farmers market: Featuring local fresh food and products, 1–4 p.m. today, Global Village Plaza
Race Talks: “Conversation and Words of Encouragement,” noon tomorrow, SAU MOSAIC Center
Research in Focus colloquium: Learn about what female faculty are working on at RIT, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Institute for Sustainability auditorium
Conable Lecture Series: “External Macroeconomic Imbalances and FDI Inflows to Developing Countries,” Andrew Ojede, Texas State University, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Lowenthal Hall, room 3215
Opening reception: “Transformational Imagemaking: Handmade Photography Since 1960,” 5–7 p.m. Thursday, Bevier Gallery (exhibit runs Oct. 7–Nov. 5)
Tech Talk: “Design and Architecture of a Multiplayer Real Time Game on App Engine,” Tad Hunt ’97, Google Cloud, 11 a.m. Friday, Golisano Hall auditorium
Discussion: “Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Conversation about Columbus Day,” noon today, McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
Farmers market: Featuring local fresh food and products, 1–4 p.m. today, Global Village Plaza
Race Talks: “Conversation and Words of Encouragement,” noon tomorrow, SAU MOSAIC Center
Research in Focus colloquium: Learn about what female faculty are working on at RIT, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Institute for Sustainability auditorium
Conable Lecture Series: “External Macroeconomic Imbalances and FDI Inflows to Developing Countries,” Andrew Ojede, Texas State University, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Lowenthal Hall, room 3215
Opening reception: “Transformational Imagemaking: Handmade Photography Since 1960,” 5–7 p.m. Thursday, Bevier Gallery (exhibit runs Oct. 7–Nov. 5)
Tech Talk: “Design and Architecture of a Multiplayer Real Time Game on App Engine,” Tad Hunt ’97, Google Cloud, 11 a.m. Friday, Golisano Hall auditorium
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