March 4, 2015
RIT’s 2015 Spring Career Fair runs until 4 p.m. today in the Gordon Field House. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Language learning for technical disciplines
A federal grant will soon be used by the College of Liberal Arts to take foreign language learning by students in technical disciplines to the next level.
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Students publish Splattershmup video game
Fifteen students created and published the video game Splattershmup, being showcased on the expo floor at the national Game Developers Conference 2015, for a class project.
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Concert features four pianists at two pianos
“Piano Extravaganza, What Pianos and Pianists Do For Fun!” is set for 8 p.m. Friday in Ingle Auditorium as part of RIT’s Performing Artists Concert Series.
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A federal grant will soon be used by the College of Liberal Arts to take foreign language learning by students in technical disciplines to the next level.
read more »
Students publish Splattershmup video game
Fifteen students created and published the video game Splattershmup, being showcased on the expo floor at the national Game Developers Conference 2015, for a class project.
read more »
Concert features four pianists at two pianos
“Piano Extravaganza, What Pianos and Pianists Do For Fun!” is set for 8 p.m. Friday in Ingle Auditorium as part of RIT’s Performing Artists Concert Series.
read more »
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Newsmakers
Kaiqi Xiong, assistant professor of computing security in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, published the book Resource Optimization and Security for Cloud Services, which includes a study of trustworthiness, percentile response time, service availability and network authentication for cloud services. more Newsmakers »
Sports News
Women’s lacrosse looking forward to successful season
The women’s lacrosse team is excited for a successful 2015 season. Ninth-year head coach Jeff McGuigan has brought in a strong class of newcomers to combine with talented returners to make a run at the Liberty League playoffs.
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The women’s lacrosse team is excited for a successful 2015 season. Ninth-year head coach Jeff McGuigan has brought in a strong class of newcomers to combine with talented returners to make a run at the Liberty League playoffs.
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RIT in the News
Los Angeles Times
How the dense grids of artist Charles Gaines took the ego out of art
Charles Gaines '67 (art and design) featured more »
CoffeeTalk
Coffee for biodiesel
Rebecca Clontz, environmental science graduate student, and Jeff Lodge, associate professor in Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, featured (page 24) more »
Rochester Business Journal
Rochester: A city rich in culture and small-town charm
RIT mentioned more »
Metroland
The Place Beyond the Known
John Yost '04 (film and animation) featured more »
How the dense grids of artist Charles Gaines took the ego out of art
Charles Gaines '67 (art and design) featured more »
CoffeeTalk
Coffee for biodiesel
Rebecca Clontz, environmental science graduate student, and Jeff Lodge, associate professor in Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, featured (page 24) more »
Rochester Business Journal
Rochester: A city rich in culture and small-town charm
RIT mentioned more »
Metroland
The Place Beyond the Known
John Yost '04 (film and animation) featured more »
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Upcoming Events
Spring Career Fair: Until 4 p.m. today, Gordon Field House
Performance: RIT Jazz Ensemble and jazz ensembles from Rochester-area colleges and universities, 7 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series: “3D Printing and Multi-rotors Drone,” Steven Forney, Systems Management and Production Center, 7 p.m. today, CSD Student Development Center 1300/1310
Miller Lecture Series: “The Upstate Girls: Unraveling Collar City Project through the Evolution of Media,” Brenda Ann Kenneally, digital folk artist, 6 p.m. March 5, Carlson Auditorium
Speaker: “The Idea of the Image of Thought,” Gregg Lambert, Syracuse University, 6:30 p.m. March 5, Golisano Hall, room 3435
John Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecture: “Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe,” William Phillips, 1997 Noble Prize winner, 7 p.m. March 5, Ingle Auditorium
Fine Art Photography Senior Show: 4–7 p.m. March 6, William Harris Gallery, Gannett Hall
Japanese Traditional Culture experience: Featuring kimono demonstration, calligraphy demonstration and tea tasting, 4:30–6 p.m. March 6, SAU 1829 Room
Performing Artists Concert Series: Rebecca Penneys’ Piano Extravaganza, 8 p.m. March 6, Ingle Auditorium; $5 students, $15 faculty/staff/ alumni, $20 general public
Performance: RIT Jazz Ensemble and jazz ensembles from Rochester-area colleges and universities, 7 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series: “3D Printing and Multi-rotors Drone,” Steven Forney, Systems Management and Production Center, 7 p.m. today, CSD Student Development Center 1300/1310
Miller Lecture Series: “The Upstate Girls: Unraveling Collar City Project through the Evolution of Media,” Brenda Ann Kenneally, digital folk artist, 6 p.m. March 5, Carlson Auditorium
Speaker: “The Idea of the Image of Thought,” Gregg Lambert, Syracuse University, 6:30 p.m. March 5, Golisano Hall, room 3435
John Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecture: “Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe,” William Phillips, 1997 Noble Prize winner, 7 p.m. March 5, Ingle Auditorium
Fine Art Photography Senior Show: 4–7 p.m. March 6, William Harris Gallery, Gannett Hall
Japanese Traditional Culture experience: Featuring kimono demonstration, calligraphy demonstration and tea tasting, 4:30–6 p.m. March 6, SAU 1829 Room
Performing Artists Concert Series: Rebecca Penneys’ Piano Extravaganza, 8 p.m. March 6, Ingle Auditorium; $5 students, $15 faculty/staff/ alumni, $20 general public
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