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October 27, 2021

Editor’s Note: There is no News and Events scheduled for Friday. The regular schedule will resume Monday.

'black and white photo of a woman with her arms outstretched and a Black Lives Matter sign in the background.'

Joshua Rashaad McFadden photo exhibition slated to open at George Eastman Museum

Joshua Rashaad McFadden, an award-winning, internationally recognized assistant professor of photography at RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, opens a major solo exhibition in the main galleries at The George Eastman Museum on Nov. 5. Read more >

side-by-side portraits of Professor Susan Lakin, student Gia Caruso, and alumnus Matt Olpinski.

Faculty member develops co-op experiences specific to supporting nonprofit companies >

World Remanufacturing Conference brings industry thought leaders together virtually >

Give from Within to Transform RIT: Wear a costume on Friday and celebrate with free treats >

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Newsmakers

Air Force ROTC Cadet Jakob Warner, a mechanical engineering BS/MS student, is the recipient of the Society of American Military Engineers’ New York City Post scholarship. The scholarship will be presented to Warner in New York City.

Muhammet Kesgin, associate professor in the Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation, gave a keynote speech at the Domestic Tourism Panel at the 21st National and 5th International Tourism Congress on Oct. 15, hosted by Balikesir University in Turkey.

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Media Coverage

Connections: Why is there a labor shortage? >
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics.

Heading to the gas pump? Local experts weigh in on why you’ll be spending more >
WROC-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about the effects of supply and demand on gasoline prices.

Try this simple, researched-backed trick if you want to get ahead at work >
CNBC talks to Kristin Bain, assistant professor of management, about her research on the benefits of amplifying others' work.

The Sunday Show: The Perils of Amazon Ring >
The Tech Policy Press podcast features Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, discussing his new academic article on Amazon Ring.

More Media Coverage

Photo Spotlight

Zeta Tau Alpha’s Pinktober fundraiser for breast cancer education and awareness is all October long. Here, they are set up at Global Village.

A. Sue Weisler

Upcoming Events

Wed

Faculty/Staff Glass Pumpkin Auction >
12:01 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Oct. 27

Student Thank You Video Collection >
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 27

Native American Walking Trivia >
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 27

Get Yourself Tested (GYT) >
12:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 27

21st Century Scholarship: Intro to Open Educational Resources and Examples from the Field >
1-2:30 p.m. Oct. 27

Life Sciences Seminar: Programming and reprogramming the cerebral cortex >
1:25-2:15 p.m. Oct. 27

Physics Colloquium: Two dimensional materials based “Iontronic” devices >
1:25-2:15 p.m. Oct. 27

CLA WGSS PROGRAM: Gender Studies (that) Matter in the 21st Century: A Conversation with Shannon Winnubst >
2:30-3:45 p.m. Oct. 27

Navigating Dining Options on Campus >
4-5 p.m. Oct. 27

Nancy Drew Games: The Case of the Vanishing Retailers >
5-6 p.m. Oct. 27

RIT Visual Arts, Culture, and Media Lecture Series: Penny R. Milliken and Suzy O’Hara, CEO and Chief Creative Officer, HeR Interactive, Inc. >
5-6 p.m. Oct. 27

Undergraduate Open House >
7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 27

Thu

Computer Science Colloquia: Building a Human Digital Twin with Diane J. Cook >
12:30-1:30 p.m. Oct. 28

Museum Studies Speaker: John Monaco, "The Art of Visitor Engagement" >
2:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 28

Saunders MBA and MS Graduate Information Session | Online - October 28 >
5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 28

RIT/NTID Virtual ASL-English Interpretation Program Overview >
7-8 p.m. Oct. 28

Fri

Faculty/Staff Costume Meet Up >
noon-1 p.m. Oct. 29

Inverse Problems Seminar: Deterministic and Probabilistic Estimation of Cardiac Electrophysiological Model Parameters via Bayesian Active Learning >
noon-1 p.m. Oct. 29

Machiavelli: Power, Princes, Populism. Lessons for the Contemporary World (Central New York Humanities Corridor) >
4-6 p.m. Oct. 29

Gracie's Pumpkin Painting Contest >
5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 29

Sat

Rochester Public Market Bus >
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 30

Mon

Native American Heritage Month Kickoff >
noon-2 p.m. Nov. 1

Inclusive Excellence Seminar: Advancing the Need for More Representation of Black Scientists in Optics and Photonics >
1:25-2:15 p.m. Nov. 1

Mathematics Colloquium: Reconfiguration in graph coloring and graph domination >
1:25-2:15 p.m. Nov. 1

Tue

PHT180 Research Vitals with Dr. Nourridine Siewe >
4-5 p.m. Nov. 2

Chair Massages >
6-8 p.m. Nov. 2

Wed

Student Flu Vaccine Clinics >
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 3

Events Calendar

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Scoreboard

Volleyball: Brockport 3, RIT 1 (Oct. 26)

Women’s soccer: Ithaca 3, RIT 2 (Oct. 26)

Men’s crew: 35th, Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 22-24)

Women’s crew: 21st, Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 22-24)

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