Photo Spotlights

Area high school students participated in the FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional Competition March 28-29, now in its 10th year in Rochester and at RIT. This year, 49 teams from across New York, Pennsylvania, Florida and Canada competed.

Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, holds a plaque certifying the GIS building as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum. He is joined by, from left, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) President Rick Fedrizzi; John Moore, RIT’s assistant vice president for Facilities Management Services; and Tracie Hall, executive director of USGBC’s New York Upstate Chapter. At a March 26 news conference, the USGBC announced that the facility rates among the top 1 percent of all green buildings in the United States today. Platinum is the highest standard that can be achieved in the rating system.

Careers in medical informatics are skyrocketing as the Affordable Care Act looks to mandate the use of electronic health records and improve health care. To meet this growing need, RIT and University of Rochester joined forces in 2011 to create a master’s degree in medical informatics. The program trains graduates to assist in the widespread application of information technology to health care and the adoption of electronic health records.

RIT’s English Department and Writers & Books hosted author Eowyn Ivey March 20. Her book The Snow Child was chosen for “If All of Rochester Read the Same Book...” The novel takes place in Alaska in 1920 and is Ivey’s first book.

Jewelry graduate student Eunmi Han employs a 3D modeling software program to create a virtual home for her future jewelry pieces. Using the software saves time and materials.

Wilson Silva, a lecturer in linguistics in RIT’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is researching the native languages of Brazilian tribes and how he can help preserve them. Silva was part of a symposium held at RIT on March 17.

Dining Services is encouraging RIT students, faculty and staff to use Tiger Bucks for food purchases instead of credit cards. Faculty and staff can save 10 percent on meal and grocery purchases made at any Dining Services location. On March 17, Dining Services handed out Tiger Bucks and cookies to thank their customers. For more information on using Tiger Bucks, go to www.rit.edu/fa/diningservices.

The Rochester BRAWL (Broads Regional Arm Wrestling League) held its spring fundraiser at RIT on March 14. The $800 raised will benefit REAL for Planned Parenthood and the Luminaries Fund at the Center for Women and Gender at RIT.

Companies from Rochester and as far away as California, Texas and North Carolina attended the 9th annual Creative Industry Day at Gordon Field House on March 13. The event is sponsored by the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences and RIT’s Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services. Here, David Utt, a third-year student in new media design, met with a representative from Carrot Creative in Brooklyn, N.Y.

More than 16 inches of snow fell Wednesday and early today in the Rochester area, coupled with winds between 35 and 40 mph. RIT is open today for all classes and activities. Please exercise caution while walking on campus as FMS crews continue to clear walkways of snow.

Dreams of playing in major league baseball lead an average guy into a deal with the devil—will he get caught up in the razzle dazzle of fame, or remember to cherish the life, love and friends he already has? Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with heart, full of dance, music, sign and baseball. The NTID Performing Arts production is directed by Luane Davis-Haggerty and runs March 13-16 in the Robert F. Panara Theatre. To read more, go to ntid.rit.edu

Team Oreo and Team 22 collided in a shootout during the Nerf Gun Tournament hosted by the RIT Paintball Team at the Gordon Field House on March 8.