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November 25, 2005
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Teresa Drilling, â83, a key animator on such hit films as Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit and Chicken Run, returned to her alma mater on Nov. 11. She critiqued the work of students in the computer graphics design program and the School of Film and Animation. Drilling was a featured presenter at this yearâs High Falls Film Festival in Rochester. She entered the field of stop motion animation in the mid-eighties. Drilling grew up in Oakfield, N.Y. and currently lives in Portland, Ore. -
November 23, 2005
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An automated playing-card shuffler/dealer was among computer-controlled senior-design inventions demonstrated by computer engineering majors Nov. 10 in Erdle Commons in the James E. Gleason Building. Justin Madigan, left, and Matt Erhard, along with Brian Cody (not shown in photo), fifth-year B.S./M.S. computer engineering majors, built the device for less than $100. It includes settings for the number of players and the number of cards per player. Other projects demonstrated include an automated driverâs license test monitoring system and an automated pool maintenance system, among others. -
November 22, 2005
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Assemblyman Joe Morelle, right, examines the progress of construction to RIT's Center for Bioscience Education and Technology. Morelle, who helped to secure funding for the $12 million project, joined representatives from the local building trades on a tour of the site Nov. 14. At left, Jim Yarrington, RIT's director of campus planning and design services, discusses features of the new facility, which is scheduled to open next summer. -
November 21, 2005
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Directed by Ed Schell, music program director in RITâs College of Liberal Arts, The RIT Singers, along with a string quartet, clarinetist, flutist and percussionist, premiered the classical piece âAway.â âAwayâ was composed by David Liptak and is a setting of a poem written by Dane Gordon, RIT professor emeritus and university historian. The concert featured The RIT Singers, The RIT Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble, and two local high school jazz ensembles. All of the music was commissioned by The Commission Project, a national music education organization based in Rochester. -
November 19, 2005
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The RIT Singers rehearse for a community concert at RIT. Directed by Ed Schell, music program director in RITâs College of Liberal Arts, The RIT Singers, along with a string quartet, clarinetist, flutist and percussionist, premiered an original piece of music commissioned for RITâs 175th anniversary at a community concert earlier this month. -
November 17, 2005
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James Winebrake, chair of the department of science, technology and society/public policy, testifies at a public hearing of the New York State Assembly held at RIT recently. The hearing was sponsored by the Assembly Committee on Energy and focused on the growing crisis surrounding energy costs. Professor Winebrake testified on the use of alternative energies to deal with the problem. Carl Lundgren, professor of manufacturing engineering technology, is also pictured. -
November 15, 2005
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Members of the RIT community participated in the eighth annual Campus Week of Dialogue, Oct. 24-28, sponsored by the Commission for Promoting Pluralism. This yearâs theme, Focus on Women, explored the role of women in their personal and professional lives. Here, NTIDâs Patti Durr spoke about deaf women artists. -
November 14, 2005
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Fashions inspired by the 1988 comedy movie Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy, were featured during RIT's annual Unity Fashion Show on Nov. 5. Student organizers partnered with participants from other area high schools and colleges to coordinate the program, hosted by RIT's Black Awareness Coordinating Committee and the North Star Center for Academic Success and Cultural Affairs. -
November 12, 2005
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Audience members follow along with a presentation about podcasts at HighEdWebDev 2005, one of only a few Web-related conferences tailored exclusively for higher education. The conference, held Nov. 6-9 at the RIT Inn & Conference Center, offered several workshops by leading Web development experts, and featured showcase presentations and social events. -
November 10, 2005
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DMG engineer Suresh Makkenchery (left) and RIT student Alex Kinlock check out state-of-the-art equipment at an Oktoberfest-themed open house at RITâs Brinkman Manufacturing Lab in the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies on Oct. 20. Presented by RIT and DMG America, the event served to showcase machinery available in the lab to over 200 local manufacturing companies and technical associations. -
November 8, 2005
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Lella and Massimo Vignelli, who have influenced the world of design for more than 40 years, will be lecturing at RIT from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, in Webb auditorium in the James E. Booth Building. The lecture, Design is One, is free and open to the public. -
November 4, 2005
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Joey McIntosh, left, fourth-year student in RIT's School of Film and Animation, poses with Emmy Award-winning actress Edie Falco at the Princess Grace Award ceremony in New York City. McIntosh was among the award winners to be honored at the Oct. 26 event. He receives a $5,500 grant to complete his senior thesis. This is the sixth straight year that an RIT student filmmaker has been recognized by the Princess Grace Foundation, which aims to help aspiring artists pursue their career goals.