Today’s Top Stories
Sponsored Research garners $52.7M in funding
RIT received a record 410 new awards in the fiscal year 2014 from a variety of state, federal, corporate and foundation sponsors.
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Image Permanence Institute gets $300,000 grant
The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is in support of Digital Print Preservation Education and Training.
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Spotlight on #SocialMedia
Did you know Public Safety has a Facebook and Twitter page? Connect with your favorite RIT groups through the social media directory.
RIT received a record 410 new awards in the fiscal year 2014 from a variety of state, federal, corporate and foundation sponsors.
read more »
Image Permanence Institute gets $300,000 grant
The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is in support of Digital Print Preservation Education and Training.
read more »
Spotlight on #SocialMedia
Did you know Public Safety has a Facebook and Twitter page? Connect with your favorite RIT groups through the social media directory.
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RIT on TV: Animation alumnaThe TV series Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition features Brittney Lee ’06 (film and animation), a visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Lee has worked on Disney’s Frozen and Wreck-it Ralph, among others. watch video »
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RIT SportsZone: Season 13-Episode 2
This episode of RIT SportsZone features Pete Van Peursem, the first and only Tiger to reach the National Football League. Plus, more than 30 years after taking the ice for college hockey’s winningest coach, Wayne Wilson and Brian Hills go head-to-head with their mentor. watch video »
This episode of RIT SportsZone features Pete Van Peursem, the first and only Tiger to reach the National Football League. Plus, more than 30 years after taking the ice for college hockey’s winningest coach, Wayne Wilson and Brian Hills go head-to-head with their mentor. watch video »
Tiger Hockey
‘One Team One Fight’ jersey auction now live
Bidding has opened for the men’s and women’s commemorative military-themed hockey jerseys to help celebrate Valor Week. The auction runs from today until 10 a.m. Nov. 18. The men’s team wore the special jerseys Nov. 7–8 against Holy Cross while the women will wear them Nov. 14–15 against Penn State.
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Bidding has opened for the men’s and women’s commemorative military-themed hockey jerseys to help celebrate Valor Week. The auction runs from today until 10 a.m. Nov. 18. The men’s team wore the special jerseys Nov. 7–8 against Holy Cross while the women will wear them Nov. 14–15 against Penn State.
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Sports News
51 student athletes earn All-Academic Team honors
Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 580 fall sport student-athletes have qualified for the league’s All-Academic Teams, including 51 student athletes from RIT. The students must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20.
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Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 580 fall sport student-athletes have qualified for the league’s All-Academic Teams, including 51 student athletes from RIT. The students must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20.
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RIT in the News
Rochester Business Journal
Company sees niche creating film, video productions here
Joshua Pies '05 (MBA) featured more »
Khaleej Times
Dewa offers full undergraduate scholarship for UAE Nationals
Yousef Al Assaf, president, RIT Dubai, quoted more »
Kenosha News
UW-Parkside exhibit explores gender issues
Lois Bielefeld '02 (professional photographic illustration) featured more »
Harvard Political Review
It's Not Fox's Fault
Nicholas DiFonzo, professor of psychology, quoted more »
Company sees niche creating film, video productions here
Joshua Pies '05 (MBA) featured more »
Khaleej Times
Dewa offers full undergraduate scholarship for UAE Nationals
Yousef Al Assaf, president, RIT Dubai, quoted more »
Kenosha News
UW-Parkside exhibit explores gender issues
Lois Bielefeld '02 (professional photographic illustration) featured more »
Harvard Political Review
It's Not Fox's Fault
Nicholas DiFonzo, professor of psychology, quoted more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
STEM Education Mixer: For CAST and COS faculty interested in STEM education, 1:30–3 p.m. today, University Gallery
Center for Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar: “The Spreading of Surfactants on Thin Liquid Films,” Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College, 2 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Campus visit: Open forum with Interim Dean Jacqueline Mozrall, finalist for Saunders College of Business dean, 2:45 p.m. today, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Talk: “Ear Spectacles for the Deaf: Making and Marketing Artificial Eardrums, 1850-1930,” Jaipreet Virdi-Dhesi, Ryerson University, 5 p.m. today, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Panel discussion: “Implementing Tools to Improve Engagement and Access for All Students,” noon Nov. 12, CSD Student Development Center, room 1310
Film series: Italian Cinema in the Millennium Series, Vucciria, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Webb Auditorium
Self defense workshop: Hosted by Hermanas of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority and Rochester Personal Defense, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Student Life Center, upper dance studio
Information session: Learn about Center for Multidisciplinary Studies’ AAS, BS and MS programs, 12:30–2:30 p.m. Nov. 13, SAU Fireside Lounge
Kern lecture series: “Zombies and ‘Us’: Difference and the Logic of Representation in ‘The Walking Dead,’” Gordon Coonfield, Villanova University, 5 p.m. Nov. 13, Carlson Auditorium
Performance: Almost, Maine, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13–15, 2 p.m. Nov. 16, Panara Theatre, $5 students/seniors, $7 all others
Center for Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar: “The Spreading of Surfactants on Thin Liquid Films,” Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College, 2 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Campus visit: Open forum with Interim Dean Jacqueline Mozrall, finalist for Saunders College of Business dean, 2:45 p.m. today, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Talk: “Ear Spectacles for the Deaf: Making and Marketing Artificial Eardrums, 1850-1930,” Jaipreet Virdi-Dhesi, Ryerson University, 5 p.m. today, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Panel discussion: “Implementing Tools to Improve Engagement and Access for All Students,” noon Nov. 12, CSD Student Development Center, room 1310
Film series: Italian Cinema in the Millennium Series, Vucciria, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Webb Auditorium
Self defense workshop: Hosted by Hermanas of Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority and Rochester Personal Defense, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Student Life Center, upper dance studio
Information session: Learn about Center for Multidisciplinary Studies’ AAS, BS and MS programs, 12:30–2:30 p.m. Nov. 13, SAU Fireside Lounge
Kern lecture series: “Zombies and ‘Us’: Difference and the Logic of Representation in ‘The Walking Dead,’” Gordon Coonfield, Villanova University, 5 p.m. Nov. 13, Carlson Auditorium
Performance: Almost, Maine, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13–15, 2 p.m. Nov. 16, Panara Theatre, $5 students/seniors, $7 all others
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