September 12, 2013
RIT Trustee Ronald L. Zarrella shares his vision for a new charter high school. more »
Today’s Top Stories
RIT, URMC partner on cancer screening technology
RIT’s Navalgund Rao is working on photoacoustic imaging, a hybrid technique that combines light and ultrasound waves, to detect prostate and thyroid cancers.
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Celebrate Constitution Day on Monday
Leading this year’s discussion is Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, associate professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University, who will present “Civic Education, Liberal Education and the Constitution.”
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RIT’s Navalgund Rao is working on photoacoustic imaging, a hybrid technique that combines light and ultrasound waves, to detect prostate and thyroid cancers.
read more »
Celebrate Constitution Day on Monday
Leading this year’s discussion is Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, associate professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University, who will present “Civic Education, Liberal Education and the Constitution.”
read more »
Featured Video
RIT, Uncommon Schools announce new charter high schoolUncommon Schools and RIT are partnering in the development of a charter high school in Rochester that will have a distinctive focus: Increasing the number of Rochester students who receive bachelor’s degrees from college. watch video »
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RIT on TV: Charter school partnership
WHAM-TV (channel 13) and other local news stations report on the partnership between RIT and Uncommon Schools to develop a new charter high school. watch video »
WHAM-TV (channel 13) and other local news stations report on the partnership between RIT and Uncommon Schools to develop a new charter high school. watch video »
For and About Alumni
Love percolates over cup of coffeeThere are more than 4,600 RIT alumni couples, and The University Magazine has a new series that profiles some of them. Today, read about Wilma (Tessmann) Nantka ’52 and Thomas Nantka ’50, who have been married for 60 years. more »
Sports News
Women’s soccer beats Fisher
The women’s soccer team picked up its fourth win of the season with a 1-0 victory at St. John Fisher College on Wednesday. Junior Sierra Kiss tallied the game winner in the 52nd minute. more »
The women’s soccer team picked up its fourth win of the season with a 1-0 victory at St. John Fisher College on Wednesday. Junior Sierra Kiss tallied the game winner in the 52nd minute. more »
RIT in the News
The Huffington Post
The Uncommon Schools/RIT Charter High School Project
Guest essay by Bill Destler, president more »
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT announces new partnership with Rochester Prep charter school
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Rochester Business Journal
RIT to help develop charter school in Rochester
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City Newspaper
RIT partners with Uncommon Schools
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WXXI.org
RIT, Uncommon Schools Team Up to Form a Charter High School
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Webster Post
RIT to partner on new Rochester charter school
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The Uncommon Schools/RIT Charter High School Project
Guest essay by Bill Destler, president more »
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT announces new partnership with Rochester Prep charter school
more »
Rochester Business Journal
RIT to help develop charter school in Rochester
more »
City Newspaper
RIT partners with Uncommon Schools
more »
WXXI.org
RIT, Uncommon Schools Team Up to Form a Charter High School
more »
Webster Post
RIT to partner on new Rochester charter school
more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Commuter Lunch Meet and Greet: Sponsored by Association for Commuter Engagement, noon–2 p.m. today, Bamboo Room
Staff Council: Staff, faculty and students welcome to attend, 2–4 p.m. today, 1829 Room, SAU
Thursday Night Cinema: Life of Pi, 10 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Club Interest Fair: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 13, SAU lobby
Opening reception: “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible” exhibition, 5–8 p.m. Sept. 13, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Wallace Center
Community Service Day: Clean up Mt. Hope Cemetery, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Sept. 14, 1133 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester (register)
Constitution Day Lecture: “Civic Education, Liberal Education and the Constitution,” Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, Christopher Newport University, Virginia, 4 p.m. Sept. 16, Xerox Auditorium
Rochester First Niagara Fringe Festival: Featuring performances by RIT students, faculty, staff, Sept. 19–28 (schedule)
Kern Lecture Series: “George Eastman House—Forward,” Bruce Barnes, George Eastman House, 6 p.m. Sept. 19, Carlson Auditorium
Staff Council: Staff, faculty and students welcome to attend, 2–4 p.m. today, 1829 Room, SAU
Thursday Night Cinema: Life of Pi, 10 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Club Interest Fair: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 13, SAU lobby
Opening reception: “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible” exhibition, 5–8 p.m. Sept. 13, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, Wallace Center
Community Service Day: Clean up Mt. Hope Cemetery, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Sept. 14, 1133 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester (register)
Constitution Day Lecture: “Civic Education, Liberal Education and the Constitution,” Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, Christopher Newport University, Virginia, 4 p.m. Sept. 16, Xerox Auditorium
Rochester First Niagara Fringe Festival: Featuring performances by RIT students, faculty, staff, Sept. 19–28 (schedule)
Kern Lecture Series: “George Eastman House—Forward,” Bruce Barnes, George Eastman House, 6 p.m. Sept. 19, Carlson Auditorium
Scoreboard
Women’s soccer: RIT 1, Fisher 0
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