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November 3, 2014

Top stories and videos for October

News about the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff and the global hockey festival were among the most popular last month. Check out all of October’s top news.
October 31, 2014

RIT to bestow honorary doctorate on philanthropist

Lady Hamlyn, widely recognized for improving the quality of life for older people and philanthropic efforts on behalf of the arts, will be honored Nov. 7.
October 31, 2014

NTID Job Fair connects students with employers

Representatives from more than 40 local, national and international companies met with hundreds of deaf and hard-of-hearing students at the 14th annual NTID Job Fair.
October 31, 2014

Conference on design’s impact on health, wellness

Medicine+Design brings together healthcare professionals with industrial and graphic designers to enhance health and wellness in the Rochester area and beyond.
October 30, 2014

‘Giggles’ reflects on undefeated rugby season

Meet Ryan “Giggles” Wilson, a third-year software engineering student and member of the men’s rugby football club, which just finished its season.
October 30, 2014

Professor’s Fidget chair lets kids be kids

Design alumna and adjunct professor Sandra Turner’s study of children’s behavior led her to create the Fidget, a chair that allows kids to wiggle without tipping over.
October 29, 2014

Five companies graduate from Venture Creations

Five companies in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator graduated in a joint celebration Tuesday that included a talk from Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.
October 28, 2014

Lecturer explores martial law in Philippines

Christine Bacareza Balance, assistant professor of Asian American studies, will discuss “Here Lies Love: Making Sense of the Philippines and Martial Law” on Nov. 4.
October 28, 2014

Alumnus discusses career exploration for engineers

Paul Kayser ’83, group president at Nypro Packaging, presents “Dream Big, and Model Your Way There” on Nov. 6 as part of the KGCOE Dean’s Alumni Speaker Series.
October 28, 2014

Graduating Companies from RIT’s Venture Creations Business Incubator
October 28, 2014

Micron chief technologist speaks Wednesday

Thomas Pawlowski will discuss new technology directions in computing system architectures on Oct. 29.
October 27, 2014

Student teams pitch business ideas

Five teams of student entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas and won a total of $4,750 in cash prizes at Tiger Tank, an RIT program modeled on ABC’s Shark Tank.