September 22, 2015
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Today’s Top Stories
$500,000 awarded to study deaf/hearing interactions
An RIT/NTID research team was given a $500,000 grant to study how hearing, hard-of-hearing and deaf STEM students communicate and understand common subject material.
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An RIT/NTID research team was given a $500,000 grant to study how hearing, hard-of-hearing and deaf STEM students communicate and understand common subject material.
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RIT on TV: Alumna encourages STEMValerie Rapson leads outreach efforts at the Dudley Observatory in Schenectady, N.Y. Her goal is to provide hands-on experience for students, particularly female and minority students, and push them to pursue careers in science fields. watch video »
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Research at RIT
RIT central to multifunctional 3D-printing ecosystem
Denis Cormier calls upstate New York a functional 3D printing ecosystem. He likens it to Silicon Valley due to its collection of high-tech innovators, necessary to make a lasting impression on the rapidly expanding consumer electronics industry and advanced manufacturing processes.
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Denis Cormier calls upstate New York a functional 3D printing ecosystem. He likens it to Silicon Valley due to its collection of high-tech innovators, necessary to make a lasting impression on the rapidly expanding consumer electronics industry and advanced manufacturing processes.
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Newsmakers
Ben Zwickl, assistant professor of physics, co-presented “Implementing the AAPT Recommendations for the Undergraduate Physics Lab” with colleague Joe Kozminski of Lewis University at Beyond First Year Lab Conference in College Park, Md., on July 22-24. more Newsmakers »
Tiger Hockey
Women predicted to finish third in preseason poll
Entering their fourth D-I season, the two-time defending College Hockey America Champion women’s hockey team was selected to finish third in the preseason coaches poll.
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Entering their fourth D-I season, the two-time defending College Hockey America Champion women’s hockey team was selected to finish third in the preseason coaches poll.
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Sports News
Gene Sicoli named men’s soccer rookie of the week
Freshman Gene Sicoli was named Liberty League Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20. Sicoli tallied six points on two goals and two assists in two games last week.
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Freshman Gene Sicoli was named Liberty League Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20. Sicoli tallied six points on two goals and two assists in two games last week.
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Erin Parkinson named volleyball rookie of the week
Freshman Erin Parkinson was named Liberty League Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20. Parkinson recorded 131 assists in four matches as RIT went 3-1 at the RIT Invitational over the weekend.
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Freshman Erin Parkinson was named Liberty League Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sept. 20. Parkinson recorded 131 assists in four matches as RIT went 3-1 at the RIT Invitational over the weekend.
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RIT in the News
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Study Recommends New Approach to Treating Family Violence Cases
Caroline Easton, professor of forensic psychology, featured more »
Mankato Free Press
WCHA teams move on from - but don't forget - last season
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Finger Lakes Times
MAN ON A MISSION: Genevan goes above and beyond in volunteer efforts
Todd Taylor '81 (computer science and electrical engineering) featured more »
CNN.com
'Parodied viral superstar' ensures deaf community heard
Lydia Callis '10 (American Sign Language-English Interpretation) featured more »
Newsday
Dix Hills library giving patrons a chance to assemble 3-D-made hands for those in need
Jon Schull, research scientist, MAGIC center, featured more »
Zawya
DSO-based RIT-Dubai signs MoU with Internet Society of the UAE
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Along The Boards
A primer to every NCAA Division I women's hockey program
Women's hockey players Jess Paton, Taylor Thurston and Mackenzie Stone, and Ali Binnington '15 (finance) featured more »
Study Recommends New Approach to Treating Family Violence Cases
Caroline Easton, professor of forensic psychology, featured more »
Mankato Free Press
WCHA teams move on from - but don't forget - last season
RIT featured more »
Finger Lakes Times
MAN ON A MISSION: Genevan goes above and beyond in volunteer efforts
Todd Taylor '81 (computer science and electrical engineering) featured more »
CNN.com
'Parodied viral superstar' ensures deaf community heard
Lydia Callis '10 (American Sign Language-English Interpretation) featured more »
Newsday
Dix Hills library giving patrons a chance to assemble 3-D-made hands for those in need
Jon Schull, research scientist, MAGIC center, featured more »
Zawya
DSO-based RIT-Dubai signs MoU with Internet Society of the UAE
RIT Dubai featured more »
Along The Boards
A primer to every NCAA Division I women's hockey program
Women's hockey players Jess Paton, Taylor Thurston and Mackenzie Stone, and Ali Binnington '15 (finance) featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Passport drive: Apply for or renew your passport, until 2 p.m. today, SAU Fireside Lounge
Panel discussion and lunch: “Stereotype, Threat, and Unconscious Bias,” Amy Sue Bix, 12:30-2 p.m. today, SAU MOSAIC Center
Information session: Saunders MBA and MS graduate programs, 12:30-2 p.m. today, Lowenthal Hall room 1105
Lecture: “Girls Coming to Tech! A History of American Engineering Education for Women,” Amy Sue Bix, 5-6 p.m. today, Liberal Arts Hall room A-201, followed by reception in room 1251
Alo-Hockey: Luau to kick off the men’s and women’s hockey season, free food and giveaways, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 23, Gene Polisseni Center
Digital Storytelling and Curation: “The Intersections of Journalism and Museum Studies,” Sree Sreenivasan, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sept. 24, SAU room 2650
Digital Storytelling and Curation: “Content Curation and the 21st Century,” Sree Sreenivasan, 2-3:15 p.m. Sept. 24, SAU room 2650
Hale lecture series: “Justifying Copyrights and Patents: A Utility/Desert Hybrid Account,” Colin Mathers, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Golisano College Alumni Speaker Series: “From Brooklyn to Comcast,” Franklyn Athias ’85, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Golisano Hall auditorium
Talk and book signing: American novelist, essayist and short story writer Eileen Pollack, The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science is Still a Boys’ Club, 1 p.m. Sept. 25, Ingle Auditorium
Panel discussion and lunch: “Stereotype, Threat, and Unconscious Bias,” Amy Sue Bix, 12:30-2 p.m. today, SAU MOSAIC Center
Information session: Saunders MBA and MS graduate programs, 12:30-2 p.m. today, Lowenthal Hall room 1105
Lecture: “Girls Coming to Tech! A History of American Engineering Education for Women,” Amy Sue Bix, 5-6 p.m. today, Liberal Arts Hall room A-201, followed by reception in room 1251
Alo-Hockey: Luau to kick off the men’s and women’s hockey season, free food and giveaways, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 23, Gene Polisseni Center
Digital Storytelling and Curation: “The Intersections of Journalism and Museum Studies,” Sree Sreenivasan, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sept. 24, SAU room 2650
Digital Storytelling and Curation: “Content Curation and the 21st Century,” Sree Sreenivasan, 2-3:15 p.m. Sept. 24, SAU room 2650
Hale lecture series: “Justifying Copyrights and Patents: A Utility/Desert Hybrid Account,” Colin Mathers, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Golisano College Alumni Speaker Series: “From Brooklyn to Comcast,” Franklyn Athias ’85, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Golisano Hall auditorium
Talk and book signing: American novelist, essayist and short story writer Eileen Pollack, The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science is Still a Boys’ Club, 1 p.m. Sept. 25, Ingle Auditorium
Scoreboard
Volleyball: RIT 3, Buffalo State 0 (Sept. 19)
Volleyball: SUNY Oneonta 3, RIT 2 (Sept. 19)
Volleyball: SUNY Oneonta 3, RIT 2 (Sept. 19)
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