Today’s Top Stories
RIT ranked among best graduate schools
Three RIT graduate programs are ranked among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.
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Physicist earns distinguished NSF CAREER award
Mishkat Bhattacharya received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award from the National Science Foundation to examine better optical sensing of mechanical rotation devices.
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Saunders College hosts women’s leadership conference
Kathleen Buse of Advancing Women in STEM will discuss retaining and advancing women in the STEM professions at the Power Your Potential Women’s Leadership Conference.
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Three RIT graduate programs are ranked among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.
read more »
Physicist earns distinguished NSF CAREER award
Mishkat Bhattacharya received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award from the National Science Foundation to examine better optical sensing of mechanical rotation devices.
read more »
Saunders College hosts women’s leadership conference
Kathleen Buse of Advancing Women in STEM will discuss retaining and advancing women in the STEM professions at the Power Your Potential Women’s Leadership Conference.
read more »
Research at RIT
Latest issue highlights
The Research at RIT magazine highlights the work of students, faculty and staff across campus. Today, read about research in the College of Science.
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The Research at RIT magazine highlights the work of students, faculty and staff across campus. Today, read about research in the College of Science.
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Sports News
Two track/field athletes head to NCAA championships
Matt Giannino and Amanda White will represent RIT at the 2015 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C. Giannino will compete in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter championship, while White will go for the title in the 800 meters.
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Matt Giannino and Amanda White will represent RIT at the 2015 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C. Giannino will compete in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter championship, while White will go for the title in the 800 meters.
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RIT in the News
The Christian Science Monitor
Why domestic drones stir more debate than ones used in warfighting abroad
Guest column by Evan Selinger, associate professor of philosophy more »
Red Orbit
100th anniversary of Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Manuela Campanelli, director, Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Roth: Commemorate Rochester's role in integrating NBA
Rebecca Edwards, chair, Department of History, quoted more »
The Toronto Star
Inside the mind of anti-vaxxers
Nicholas DiFonzo, professor of psychology, quoted more »
Why domestic drones stir more debate than ones used in warfighting abroad
Guest column by Evan Selinger, associate professor of philosophy more »
Red Orbit
100th anniversary of Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Manuela Campanelli, director, Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Roth: Commemorate Rochester's role in integrating NBA
Rebecca Edwards, chair, Department of History, quoted more »
The Toronto Star
Inside the mind of anti-vaxxers
Nicholas DiFonzo, professor of psychology, quoted more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Campus visit: Saunders College of Business dean finalist Patrick J. Socci, Hofstra University, 2 p.m. today, 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. today, 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. today, SAU 1829 Room
Reception: Celebrating industrial design students who studied abroad in Copenhagen, 6–7 p.m. today, University Gallery
French Film Festival: The Grand Illusion, 7 p.m. today, 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)
Passport drive: Apply for or renew your passport, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. March 12, SAU Fireside Lounge (what to bring)
Hale lecture series: “A Model for Theories of Distributive Justice,” Theodore Everett, SUNY Geneseo, 3:30 p.m. March 12, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Film and panel: With Rep. Louise Slaughter, reception at 5:30 p.m., film Resistance at 6:30 p.m., panel discussion at 7:45 p.m. March 12, Panara Theatre
Lecture: “The Ripple Effect from Prudence Crandall’s Academy for Ladies and Little Misses of Color,” Jennifer Rycenga, 5 p.m. today, 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. today, SAU 1829 Room
Reception: Celebrating industrial design students who studied abroad in Copenhagen, 6–7 p.m. today, University Gallery
French Film Festival: The Grand Illusion, 7 p.m. today, 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)
Passport drive: Apply for or renew your passport, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. March 12, SAU Fireside Lounge (what to bring)
Hale lecture series: “A Model for Theories of Distributive Justice,” Theodore Everett, SUNY Geneseo, 3:30 p.m. March 12, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Film and panel: With Rep. Louise Slaughter, reception at 5:30 p.m., film Resistance at 6:30 p.m., panel discussion at 7:45 p.m. March 12, Panara Theatre
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