March 13, 2015
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Today’s Top Stories
Travel snafu forces Baja team to think on its feet
After the RIT Baja Race Team’s car was impounded in customs in Brazil, the team built another in three days with the help of other Baja competitors.
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RIT researcher sheds light on 500-year-old map
Roger Easton of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science processed images of the 1400s map under various colors of light to reveal elements previously unseen. A historian of cartography will speak about the findings Wednesday.
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After the RIT Baja Race Team’s car was impounded in customs in Brazil, the team built another in three days with the help of other Baja competitors.
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RIT researcher sheds light on 500-year-old map
Roger Easton of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science processed images of the 1400s map under various colors of light to reveal elements previously unseen. A historian of cartography will speak about the findings Wednesday.
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Featured Video
RIT on TV: Fast Forward Film FestivalWROC-TV talks to senior sustainability adviser Enid Cardinal about the upcoming film festival, for which she will be a judge. watch video »
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RIT in :30
There’s more to see in University News’ new video series, RIT in :30. Each video features the people, places and things that distinguish RIT — such as the juggling club, Baja Race Team and our many ASL interpreters. watch video »
There’s more to see in University News’ new video series, RIT in :30. Each video features the people, places and things that distinguish RIT — such as the juggling club, Baja Race Team and our many ASL interpreters. watch video »
Global News
RIT Dubai students win electricity award
Engineering students from RIT Dubai won the Official Judges’ Award at the Future Generation Competition, one of the largest power events in the world.
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Engineering students from RIT Dubai won the Official Judges’ Award at the Future Generation Competition, one of the largest power events in the world.
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Student Spotlight
Game design student excited about industry’s future
Meet Peter O’Neal, a fourth-year game design and development student who attended Game Developers Conference 2015 last week.
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Meet Peter O’Neal, a fourth-year game design and development student who attended Game Developers Conference 2015 last week.
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Tiger Hockey
Men host Air Force in Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinal series
The third-seeded men’s hockey team will host No. 7 seed Air Force in the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey Conference Quarterfinal series this weekend from the Gene Polisseni Center. Game one is today, game two is Saturday, and if necessary, game three is Sunday. All three games start at 7:05 p.m.
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The third-seeded men’s hockey team will host No. 7 seed Air Force in the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey Conference Quarterfinal series this weekend from the Gene Polisseni Center. Game one is today, game two is Saturday, and if necessary, game three is Sunday. All three games start at 7:05 p.m.
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Sports News
Matt Giannino named Track Athlete of the Year
Senior distance runner Matt Giannino of the men’s track and field team was named the 2015 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Atlantic Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year on Wednesday.
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Senior distance runner Matt Giannino of the men’s track and field team was named the 2015 United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Atlantic Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year on Wednesday.
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RIT in the News
City Newspaper
Charged up
Battery Prototyping Center featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Kate Gleason was behind ER's Concrest development
RIT mentioned more »
Press & Sun-Bulletin
New Corning wing updates the story of glass
Albert Paley, the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, mentioned more »
The Christian Science Monitor
Media bias against police? Some PDs take matters into their own hands
Mike Johansson, lecturer in communication, quoted more »
EE Times
Making Search Engines Understand Math
Richard Zanibbi, associate professor of computer science, featured more »
Charged up
Battery Prototyping Center featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Kate Gleason was behind ER's Concrest development
RIT mentioned more »
Press & Sun-Bulletin
New Corning wing updates the story of glass
Albert Paley, the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, mentioned more »
The Christian Science Monitor
Media bias against police? Some PDs take matters into their own hands
Mike Johansson, lecturer in communication, quoted more »
EE Times
Making Search Engines Understand Math
Richard Zanibbi, associate professor of computer science, featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Recruitment fair: Learn more about College of Science Learning Assistant Program, 1:30–3 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Fundraiser: An Evening with Sakokwenionkwas Tom Porter, 6 p.m. today, Campus Center Bamboo Room (donations benefit Kanatsiohare:ke Mohawk Community)
Portrait sessions: Benefit CIAS Honors Program, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. March 14–15, Gannett Hall, Neblette Conference Room (email Debbie Kingsbury for details)
Viewing party: Watch the women’s hockey team face Minnesota in the NCAA Quarterfinal game, 4:30 p.m. March 14, Ritz Sports Zone
Concert: “In Memory of Mr. Smith: Honoring our friend, Derrick Smith,” with the RIT Orchestra and ensembles, 7:30 p.m. March 14, Hochstein School of Music Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave., Rochester
Talk: “Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,” Charles Fisher, Penn State, 2 p.m. March 16, Gosnell Hall, room 1305 (part of The Little’s Science on Science series)
Golisano College Dean’s Lecture Series: “Making the Web Work for Science,” Kaitlin Thaney, director, Mozilla Science Lab, 12:30 p.m. March 17, Golisano Hall auditorium
Speaker: “Economic Development in Rochester,” Bob Duffy, president, Rochester Business Alliance, 12:30 p.m. March 17, Golisano Institute for Sustainability auditorium
Speaker: John Kane, radio host, columnist, community/international activist, 2 p.m. March 17, Campus Center Bamboo Room
French Film Festival: Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, 7 p.m. March 17, Golisano Hall auditorium
Fundraiser: An Evening with Sakokwenionkwas Tom Porter, 6 p.m. today, Campus Center Bamboo Room (donations benefit Kanatsiohare:ke Mohawk Community)
Portrait sessions: Benefit CIAS Honors Program, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. March 14–15, Gannett Hall, Neblette Conference Room (email Debbie Kingsbury for details)
Viewing party: Watch the women’s hockey team face Minnesota in the NCAA Quarterfinal game, 4:30 p.m. March 14, Ritz Sports Zone
Concert: “In Memory of Mr. Smith: Honoring our friend, Derrick Smith,” with the RIT Orchestra and ensembles, 7:30 p.m. March 14, Hochstein School of Music Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave., Rochester
Talk: “Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,” Charles Fisher, Penn State, 2 p.m. March 16, Gosnell Hall, room 1305 (part of The Little’s Science on Science series)
Golisano College Dean’s Lecture Series: “Making the Web Work for Science,” Kaitlin Thaney, director, Mozilla Science Lab, 12:30 p.m. March 17, Golisano Hall auditorium
Speaker: “Economic Development in Rochester,” Bob Duffy, president, Rochester Business Alliance, 12:30 p.m. March 17, Golisano Institute for Sustainability auditorium
Speaker: John Kane, radio host, columnist, community/international activist, 2 p.m. March 17, Campus Center Bamboo Room
French Film Festival: Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, 7 p.m. March 17, Golisano Hall auditorium
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