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April 22, 2015
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Entrepreneur John Smith received the Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award on Tuesday. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Alex Kipman to join RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame
Alex Kipman ’01 is being lauded for the impact his revolutionary inventions—the Microsoft Kinect and HoloLens.
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Two honored with public service awards
Sarah Brownell will receive the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award and Hrushikesh Sagar will receive the Bruce James Distinguished Public Service Award.
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André Hudson awarded Erskine Fellowship
Biochemist André Hudson will give lectures and conduct research at University of Canterbury in New Zealand as part of the Erskine Fellowship.
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WHAM-TV features student Devren Purdie, who would not have been able to attend RIT without help from the United Way. watch video »

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RIT on TV: FoodShare Center
Time Warner Cable News talks to President Bill Destler about the new FoodShare Program. The FoodShare Center opened this week at the Residence Life Riverknoll office. watch video »

Imagine RIT
Embark on sustainability adventure at Imagine RIT
Visitors to the “Re-Imagine a Green Future” exhibit at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability will hear about how sustainability is part of our daily lives.
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RIT in the News
Bloomberg.com
This Design Professor Makes Products With No Labels On Them
Josh Owen, professor and chair, industrial design, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
RIT has plenty of mouths for leftovers
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Vigilance Is the Price of Secure Computing
Guest essay by Andrew Sears, dean, B. Thomas College of Computing and Information Sciences more »

U.S. Green Building Council
Top 10 Project Profile: The Golisano Institute for Sustainability at RIT
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CNET News
Adios, silicon: Why exotic designs are the future for the chips in your gadgets
Michael Jackson, associate professor of microelectronic engineering, quoted more »

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Upcoming Events
Electronics recycling day: Drop off computers, monitors, printers, TVs, DVD players, remotes, cell phones, land-line phones, cameras, microwaves, etc., until 6 p.m. today, Sentinel sculpture

MAGIC Speaker Series: “Where is the Digital Street?” Molly Sauter, McGill University, 1 p.m. today, Student Innovation Hall

Gannett Digital Humanities Series: “The Future Past of the Press,” Michael Schudson, Columbia Journalism School; Pablo Boczkowski, Northwestern University, 7 p.m. today, Carlson Auditorium

Pharmaceutical waste disposal: Dispose of unwanted or expired prescription or over-the-counter medications, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. April 23, B Lot

Golisano College Dean’s Lecture Series: “Security: Changing the Game,” Jennifer Lesser Henley, director of security operations, Facebook, 12:30 p.m. April 23, Golisano Hall auditorium

Presentation: “A Conversation With Authors Marla Berkowitz and Judith Jonas about Deaf-Hearing Siblings,” 2 p.m. April 23, CSD Student Development Center, and 1 p.m. April 24, Wallace Center, room 1540

Opening reception: “Solve for X,” MFA thesis show, 5–8 p.m. April 23, William Harris Gallery (exhibition runs April 23–May 7)

Socrates Forum: “U.S. and Cuba Relations: Past and Present,” Sarah Burns, 2 p.m. April 24, Mosaic Center, SAU room 2510

Presentation: “The Oliphant Press: Tradition and Transformation,” Ron Gordon, proprietor of the Oliphant Press, 5 p.m. April 24, Cary Graphic Arts Collections, Wallace Center

Rally/walk and discussion: “Speak Out Against Bullying,” learn signs of bullying and how to end it, walk starts at sundial outside Grace Watson Hall at 3:30 p.m. April 25 and ends at Gosnell Hall room 1154

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