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Today’s Top Stories

Latest news from Game Developers Conference
A team of students took third place in Best Visual Quality in the 2016 Intel University Games Showcase. And virtual reality giant Crytek announced RIT’s selection to participate in VR First and develop a virtual reality lab.

Winner announced in 2016
Imagine RIT poster contest
Third-year new media design student Kelly Hurlburt’s design of an intricate and colorful machine formulated inside the numerals “2016” was chosen from among 75 entries.
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RIT hosts young professionals conference
The Young Professionals in Higher Education Conference, March 25 at RIT, aims to provide the region’s young professionals with an opportunity to build skills and network.
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RIT welcomes FIRST Robotics competitors March 25
More than 40 high school teams will meet for the FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional on March 25-26 at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.
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Featured Video

RIT on TV: AHC semifinals
Time Warner Cable News talks to men’s hockey head coach Wayne Wilson ahead of the Tigers’ Atlantic Hockey Conference semifinal game against Air Force at 8:30 p.m. today at Blue Cross Arena. watch video »

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Tiger Hockey

Chase Norrish named Best Defenseman of the Year
Sophomore defenseman Chase Norrish of the men’s hockey team was named the 2016 Atlantic Hockey Conference Best Defenseman of the Year. Norrish is the second RIT player to earn that honor, joining Dan Ringwald, who won the award in 2010.
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Sports News

Snyder earns All-American honor at NCAA Championship
Senior Natalie Snyder of the women’s swimming and diving team became the first diver in program history to earn All-American honors, placing fifth on the 1-meter board at the 2016 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship, hosted by Greensboro College on Thursday.
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RIT in the News

Democrat and Chronicle
Some shops join forces to save on costs
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business, quoted more »

Democrat and Chronicle
'Fiery' Rotolo buoys RIT in Atlantic Hockey playoffs
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Forbes.com
How Computer Models Helped Discover Gravitational Waves
Guest essay by Brian Koberlein, senior lecturer in physics more »

Motherboard
Growing Up With the Space Race
Guest essay by Roger Easton, professor of imaging science more »

City Newspaper
Hidden history: An RIT professor helps recover ancient texts
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