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  • November 9, 2016

    Pictures of old pieces of paper

    Professor images diaries of 19th-century explorer

    Multispectral imaging technology continues to recover new insights from the field diaries of 19th-century explorer David Livingstone. A team of scholars and scientists, including RIT Professor Roger Easton, will present their research in the United Kingdom in November.

  • November 9, 2016

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    Professor collaborates on new astronomical camera

    RIT professor Michael Richmond is a visiting professor for the fall term at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for the Early Universe and is working on a new type of astronomical camera for the 105-centimeter Kiso Schmidt Telescope at the Kiso Observatory in Japan.

  • November 9, 2016

    Professor speaking on stage for graduation

    RIT remembers Provost Emeritus Stanley McKenzie

    Stanley McKenzie, RIT provost emeritus and former vice president for Academic Affairs, died Nov. 8 in Tucson, Ariz. McKenzie served for 41 years in several roles at RIT until his retirement in 2011.

  • November 8, 2016

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    Saunders College unveils two learning spaces

    RIT’s Saunders College of Business is now home to the REDCOM Active Learning Collaboratory and the Business Analytics Lab. The spaces enable faculty to implement learning activities that promote student engagement and peer-based learning.

  • November 7, 2016

    People gathered around BAJA vehicle

    RIT Baja tops field in Midnight Mayhem event

    RIT Racing took three cars to the event, hosted by the University of Louisville. All three placed in the maneuverability event, one took first place in the motocross event and another won the four-hour endurance race.

  • November 7, 2016

    Portrait of person

    Gallery features work by deaf nature photographer

    The Dyers Arts Center is hosting “Adventures Around the World” through Dec. 3 with images by accomplished mountain climber Jose Saldana, who is known for his breathtaking images of the world’s mountain ranges and the people who call them home.

  • November 7, 2016

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    RIT hosts annual Veterans Day Breakfast

    The sixth annual celebration, set for Friday in the Gordon Field House, pays tribute to those who are serving or have served honorably in uniform.

  • November 7, 2016

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    Couple receives RIT’s prestigious NRS award

    Sandra A. Parker and John M. “Dutch” Summers will receive the 2016 Nathaniel Rochester Society Award on Nov. 10 for their outstanding and significant contributions to the university’s advancement.

  • November 4, 2016

    Scientists posing in front of observatory

    Professor wins four fellowships

    Joel Kastner, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and the School of Physics and Astronomy, is broadening and deepening his research program on the origins of our solar system while on four consecutive fellowships and visiting positions.