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Today’s Top Stories
NTID to offer degree in mobile app development
NTID has received approval from the New York State Department of Education to offer an associate degree program in mobile application development.
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Production examines unconscious bias in academia
RIT will host the Michigan Players on April 7 for their production of The Fence. The Players create performances that examine current issues in higher education.
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NTID has received approval from the New York State Department of Education to offer an associate degree program in mobile application development.
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Production examines unconscious bias in academia
RIT will host the Michigan Players on April 7 for their production of The Fence. The Players create performances that examine current issues in higher education.
read more »
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RIT on TV: Coffee artWHAM-TV talks to Ted Kinsman, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about his coffee drip printer. The invention is used to engage students and show them how they can use microprocessors to make creative projects. watch video »
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RIT on TV: Cybersecurity competition
WROC-TV reports on the 14th annual Information Security Talent Search competition, held March 4–6 at RIT. Representatives from Google, Cisco and other sponsors came out to see what more than 50 of the brightest cybersecurity students could do. watch video »
WROC-TV reports on the 14th annual Information Security Talent Search competition, held March 4–6 at RIT. Representatives from Google, Cisco and other sponsors came out to see what more than 50 of the brightest cybersecurity students could do. watch video »
Newsmakers
Joe Bellavia, producer/director for RIT Production Services, won the Grand Prize at the Snowtown Film Festival Jan. 29–30 in Watertown, N.Y., for his graduate film Long John. The film also won Best WNY Short at the Buffalo Film Festival and Best Student Film at Filmshift Film Festival in Boston. more Newsmakers »
Sports News
Men’s lacrosse cruises to 11-4 win over Montclair State
The No. 3 men’s lacrosse team defeated Montclair State 11-4 in the Tigers’ home opener on Saturday. The Tigers have now won 41 straight regular-season games.
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The No. 3 men’s lacrosse team defeated Montclair State 11-4 in the Tigers’ home opener on Saturday. The Tigers have now won 41 straight regular-season games.
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Three records fall for women’s track and field
For the second straight week, RIT’s distance medley relay team broke a school record as the women’s track and field team placed eighth out of 50 teams at the ECAC Championships on Friday and Saturday. Overall, three school records were set over the weekend.
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For the second straight week, RIT’s distance medley relay team broke a school record as the women’s track and field team placed eighth out of 50 teams at the ECAC Championships on Friday and Saturday. Overall, three school records were set over the weekend.
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Upcoming Events
Air Force/ROTC Blood Drive: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. today, Gordon Field House, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org to make appointment
Open house: Learn about master’s and doctorate degrees in architecture and sustainability, 4:30 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Institute for Sustainability
Design Conversations: “Design at Cooper Hewitt,” Caroline Baumann, director, Cooper Hewitt, 4:45 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Should You Bother to Vote: The Politics of Politics,” 6 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge
Competition: CIAS Three Minute Thesis Competition, presentations by graduate students, 5 p.m. Wednesday, University Gallery
Presentation and book signing: “The Deaf Heart: The Making of a Deaf Novel,” Willy Conley, author of The Deaf Heart: A Forty-Year Photographic Retrospective, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dyer Arts Center
Open house: Learn about master’s and doctorate degrees in architecture and sustainability, 4:30 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Institute for Sustainability
Design Conversations: “Design at Cooper Hewitt,” Caroline Baumann, director, Cooper Hewitt, 4:45 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Should You Bother to Vote: The Politics of Politics,” 6 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge
Competition: CIAS Three Minute Thesis Competition, presentations by graduate students, 5 p.m. Wednesday, University Gallery
Presentation and book signing: “The Deaf Heart: The Making of a Deaf Novel,” Willy Conley, author of The Deaf Heart: A Forty-Year Photographic Retrospective, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dyer Arts Center
Scoreboard
Women’s tennis: Ithaca 9, RIT 0
Men’s lacrosse: RIT 11, Montclair State 4 (March 5)
Women’s lacrosse : RIT 7, Geneseo 6 (March 5)
Women’s tennis : William Smith 9, RIT 0 (March 5)
Men’s lacrosse: RIT 11, Montclair State 4 (March 5)
Women’s lacrosse : RIT 7, Geneseo 6 (March 5)
Women’s tennis : William Smith 9, RIT 0 (March 5)
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