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January 7, 2009
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Professor Joel Kastner and his team discovered a disk of molecules orbiting twin suns in the constellation Sagittarius. Their findings, reported in the December 2008 issue of Astronomy and Astrophysics, suggest that Jupiter-like planets could form around binary star systems. -
January 5, 2009
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President Destler took time out to read a story to kindergarten children from Margaretâs House on Dec. 17. No ordinary story, it was a special book produced in collaboration with the kindergarten students and RIT students in the arts and imaging studies program at NTID/RIT. A Curious Friend Visits RIT is the story of Curious Georgeâs walk at RIT and the adventures he had along the way. Many children asked President Destler to sign their copies, making them even more special. -
December 30, 2008
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Students return from their holiday break and resume classes on Jan. 5, 2009. -
December 22, 2008
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RITâs Center for Religious Life hosts a âPasta Nightâ on the first and third Tuesday of the month as a way to bring the RIT community together. Jeff Hering, director of the Center for Religious Life, says the dinner has become âsomething of an institution.â The next dinner will be Jan. 20, 2009. -
December 19, 2008
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RIT President Bill Destler announced on Dec. 18 that RIT has entered into a strategic alliance with Rochester General Health System. An agreement between the two institutions will include RIT becoming the health systemâs official academic affiliate and RGHS becoming the universityâs official affiliated medical center. The partnership will add capabilities and provide opportunities for both organizations. -
December 17, 2008
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Undergraduate and graduate students from the School for American Crafts are selling their wares at the annual student holiday sale. Approximately 45 students from the four specialties of clay, glass, wood and metals are participating in the two-day event. The sale runs through Thursday, Dec. 18. The items range in price from $10 to $250. -
December 16, 2008
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Fifty masterworks from the permanent collection of the Society of Illustrators in New York City will be on display in âAn Historical Look at Visual Communicationâ at RITâs Bevier Gallery. Here, Al Gore is depicted in an oil on canvas portrait by Roberto Parada. The exhibit runs through Jan. 21, 2009. -
December 15, 2008
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RITâs annual holiday music concert featured performances by ensembles from the RIT Music Program and the RIT Gospel Ensemble on Dec. 13. -
December 13, 2008
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President Bill Destler led a delegation of RIT leaders in Japan this week. Pictured here are Destler, Alan Hurwitz, president of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf; James DeCaro, director of NTIDâs Postsecondary Education Network (PEN) International; Lisa Cauda, RIT vice president for development and alumni relations, and officials from Tsukuba College of Technology/Tianjin Technical College for the Deaf. For more on the visit: www.rit.edu/news. -
December 11, 2008
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RIT celebrated the grand opening of its island in the virtual world, Second Life, with a âribbon cuttingâ Dec. 10. Guests were invited to explore the island on computer stations set up in the SAU complete with immersive projection systems for 360 degree viewing. -
December 10, 2008
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At the 8th annual Electronic Waste Recycling Day, the Student Environmental Action League collected electronic equipment from RIT departments and colleges for recycling or refurbishing. This year, the team anticipates an increase due to the television changeover from analog to digital technology. -
December 9, 2008
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Attendees of PR Now!, a full-day symposium on Dec. 8, heard from public relations industry experts on topics such as branding, crisis management, social networking, corporate citizenship and social responsibility. Presenters included Bill McKee, of Xerox Corp., who discussed âThe Problem with Being a Household Name.â The event was sponsored by RITâs Department of Communication and School of Hospitality and Service Management and was hosted by the RIT chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.