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August 14, 2014
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New faculty members learned the ins and outs of RIT at orientation this week. more »
Today’s Top Stories
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta to speak at homecoming
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta will speak Oct. 18 as the Horton Distinguished Speaker during RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend Oct. 16-19.
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Celebrating new class of Future Business Leaders
Forty high school students from the Rochester City School District will graduate Saturday after completing the Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program, hosted by Saunders College of Business’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
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RIT to study environmental impact of nanomaterials
Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the lifecycle environmental impacts of fullerene-based materials—a material used in solar cells, drug delivery systems and cosmetics.
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Featured Video
story photoRIT on TV: Saving the Seneca language
WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, N.Y., reports on efforts to preserve the Seneca language. Robbie Jimerson, a graduate student in RIT’s computer science program and resident of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, is working on a digital dictionary for the language. watch video »

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RIT in the News
Yahoo
Katie Couric Interviews Bionic Arm Inventor Dean Kamen
Video footage of RIT Public Safety more »

Rochester Business Journal
Digital Rochester announces finalists for GREAT awards
Zuhdi Abdelkarim, computing security major, and Kevin Lewis, management information systems major, mentioned more »

Wallet Hub
Best & Worst Entry-Level Jobs
Manny Contomanolis, director, Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services, quoted more »

The Boston Globe
Firms bemoan stalled changes on visa limits
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted more »

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Photographer shows beauty in abandoned buildings
Matthew Christopher '12 (imaging arts) featured more »

Webster Post
Closing tech's gender gap
Kara Maki, assistant professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, quoted more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Few city students get college degrees
Chandra McKenzie, assistant provost for academic affairs, quoted more »

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Upcoming Events
Alumni Day at Seabreeze: Includes lunch buffet, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Aug. 16, Seabreeze Amusement Park, 4600 Culver Road, Rochester, $25 (register)

Move-in day: For transfer students, Aug. 18

Move-in day: For first-year students, Aug. 19

New Student Orientation Resource Fair: 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Aug. 19, Gordon Field House

Tiger Walk: Welcome new students before convocation, 3 p.m. Aug. 20, outside Gordon Field House

Convocation: For new students and families, keynote speaker Sean Hansen, assistant professor, Saunders College of Business, 3:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Gordon Field House

Picnic: New student picnic and carnival, featuring barbecue, carnival games and inflatables, 5–7:30 p.m. Aug. 21, field behind Grace Watson

Lighting the Way: Welcoming ceremony for female students, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21, Gordon Field House

President’s address: Welcome to new academic year, 9 a.m. Aug. 22, Clark Gym

Blood drive: 1–5 p.m. Aug. 23, Gordon Field House

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