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March 9, 2015
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Today’s Top Stories
Women to face Minnesota in NCAA Division I quarterfinal
The women’s hockey team will make its first appearance in the NCAA Division I National Tournament after beating Syracuse in overtime to win its second straight College Hockey America Championship. The Tigers travel to top-seed University of Minnesota for a quarterfinal round game on Saturday.
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Students take top award in games showcase
Dan Plate and Gary Porter won first place in the Visual Quality category of the 2015 Intel University Games Showcase for their soon-to-be released video game, Super Daryl Deluxe. The awards were presented at the national Game Developers Conference 2015 in San Francisco.
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Researchers release findings on energy storage
Adding energy storage to the U.S. electricity grid results in increases in greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from power plants, according to RIT professor Eric Hittinger and his Carnegie Mellon research partner.
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Image Permanence Institute awarded major grant
The Image Permanence Institute at RIT received a $399,825 grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation and Access Research and Development program to study the permissible limits of relative humidity for rare books and other library and archive materials.
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Sports News
Women’s track/field places fourth at championships
Becky Greiner broke a school record in the 3,000-meters as the women’s track and field team finished fourth out of 60 teams at the 2015 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT win punches ticket to NCAAs
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The Republic
Rochester Institute of Technology center will work on next-generation rechargeable batteries
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Daily Journal
Rochester Institute of Technology center will work on next-generation rechargeable batteries
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Oneida Daily Dispatch
Rochester Institute of Technology opens battery center
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WXXI.org
RIT Unveils Battery Development Facility
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Democrat and Chronicle
RIT opens battery prototyping center
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Rochester Business Journal
RIT showcases new Battery Prototyping Center
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Upcoming Events
Campus visit: Saunders College of Business dean finalist Patrick J. Socci, Hofstra University, 2 p.m. March 10, Eastman Hall, room 2000

Lecture: “The Ripple Effect from Prudence Crandall’s Academy for Ladies and Little Misses of Color,” Jennifer Rycenga, 5 p.m. March 10, Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2140

Professional women’s roundtable: With Aqua Porter, Zuileka Shepard, Yolanda Benitez and Patricia Iglesias Victoria, hosted by RIT D.I.V.A.S., 6 p.m. March 10, SAU 1829 Room

French Film Festival: The Grand Illusion, 7 p.m. March 10, Golisano Hall auditorium

United Way campaign kickoff: “RIT Heroes in Action and Auction,” features carnival games, ice cream, chair auction and prize auction, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. March 11, SAU lobby, Fireside Lounge and 1829 Room

Grand opening: WITR Studio X, 4:15 p.m. March 18, SAU room 1150 (RSVP by March 11)

Fashion show: Hosted by Asian Culture Society, 8 p.m. March 11, Ingle Auditorium

Passport drive: Apply for or renew your passport, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. March 12, SAU Fireside Lounge (what to bring)

Campus visit: Saunders College of Business dean finalist Qing Hu, Iowa State University, 1 p.m. March 12, Carlson Auditorium

Hale lecture series: “A Model for Theories of Distributive Justice,” Theodore Everett, SUNY Geneseo, 3:30 p.m. March 12, Campus Center Bamboo Room

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Scoreboard
Men’s tennis: St. Lawrence 9, RIT 0

Women’s tennis: St. Lawrence 9, RIT 0

Women’s hockey: RIT 2, Syracuse 1 (2OT) (March 7)

Women’s tennis: Le Moyne 5, RIT 4 (March 6)

Women’s hockey: RIT 4, Mercyhurst 1 (March 6)

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