March 30, 2016
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Today’s Top Stories
Researchers to study vision in deaf children
NTID’s Matthew Dye and Peter Hauser received a National Science Foundation grant to study how hearing levels and early-language experience influence deaf children’s vision.
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Rep. Slaughter to recognize RIT today
Come to a special celebration today of RIT’s role in the discovery of gravitational waves. Rep. Louise Slaughter will present a Congressional Record citation to the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation. The reception and ceremony begin at 2:30 p.m. in Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2210.
Saunders College ranked for MIS program
RIT’s Saunders College of Business has been named by USA Today as one of the top 10 colleges for a degree in management information systems.
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NTID’s Matthew Dye and Peter Hauser received a National Science Foundation grant to study how hearing levels and early-language experience influence deaf children’s vision.
read more »
Rep. Slaughter to recognize RIT today
Come to a special celebration today of RIT’s role in the discovery of gravitational waves. Rep. Louise Slaughter will present a Congressional Record citation to the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation. The reception and ceremony begin at 2:30 p.m. in Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2210.
Saunders College ranked for MIS program
RIT’s Saunders College of Business has been named by USA Today as one of the top 10 colleges for a degree in management information systems.
read more »
National ROTC program celebrates 100th anniversary
RIT’s Army ROTC Tiger Battalion will commemorate the national milestone with a Cadence Run around campus at 6:30 a.m. Friday.
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RIT’s Army ROTC Tiger Battalion will commemorate the national milestone with a Cadence Run around campus at 6:30 a.m. Friday.
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RIT on TV: Students to compete on ‘BattleBots’ WHAM-TV (channel 13) reports on RIT students who will be competing in the second season of BattleBots, which airs this summer. The student team, called Blind Side Robotics, is putting the finishing touches on its combat robot. watch video »
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Newsmakers
Tina Lent, director of Museum Studies in the College of Liberal Arts, has two photographs exhibited March 26 to May 22 in the “Made in N.Y. 2016” annual juried art exhibition at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, N.Y.
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RIT in the News
The Daily News
Schwan is Liberty League's top track rookie
First-year student Becca Schwan featured more »
Henrietta Post
RIT students to compete on ABC's 'BattleBots' competition
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13WHAM.com
RIT students getting ready for 'Battlebots'
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Rochester Business Journal
To help keep young talent here, OK ridesharing
Guest essay by Nick Giordano, fifth-year political science and management information systems major and president, Student Government more »
WXXI.org
Connections: The Impact Of Free Trade And Supply-Side Economics On Workers
Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Mandatory arbitration rarely benefits consumers
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics more »
USA Today
The top 10 colleges for degree in management information systems
Saunders College of Business mentioned more »
Schwan is Liberty League's top track rookie
First-year student Becca Schwan featured more »
Henrietta Post
RIT students to compete on ABC's 'BattleBots' competition
more »
13WHAM.com
RIT students getting ready for 'Battlebots'
more »
Rochester Business Journal
To help keep young talent here, OK ridesharing
Guest essay by Nick Giordano, fifth-year political science and management information systems major and president, Student Government more »
WXXI.org
Connections: The Impact Of Free Trade And Supply-Side Economics On Workers
Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Mandatory arbitration rarely benefits consumers
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics more »
USA Today
The top 10 colleges for degree in management information systems
Saunders College of Business mentioned more »
Upcoming Events
Faculty and staff blood drive: 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Gordon Field House (make appointment using sponsor code: ritfacultystaffrochester)
Senate Proclamations of Recognition: RIT Academic Senate is recognizing Shirley Bower, Hector Flores, Kevin McDonald, Wiley McKenzie and Harvey Palmer, noon tomorrow, Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2230-2240
Hale lecture series: “The Importance of the Philosopher’s Beard,” Ryan Johnson, Elon College, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Eastman Hall auditorium
Discussion: “Modern Myths and Ourselves,” hosted by Spirituality Committee of the Student Affairs Wellness Initiative, 6 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Reading Room
Charles Arnold Lecture Series: Letha Wilson, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Carlson Auditorium
Provost’s Town Hall Meeting: “Capital Campaign Priority: The Wallace Center,” 9:30 a.m. Friday, University Gallery
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference: Featuring keynote speaker Charles Scott, “Living in Borders,” 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Friday, Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2230-2240
Spring Craft Sale: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, SAU lobby and Fireside Lounge
Learning Assistant Alliance: Northeast Regional Workshop: 2:30–9 p.m. Friday, Carlson Hall, room 1210; 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, Carlson Hall, room 1235 (details)
Opening reception: “Attractive Nuisance,” School of Art senior show, 6–9 p.m. Friday, Gallery r, 100 College Ave., Rochester (exhibition runs April 1–17)
Senate Proclamations of Recognition: RIT Academic Senate is recognizing Shirley Bower, Hector Flores, Kevin McDonald, Wiley McKenzie and Harvey Palmer, noon tomorrow, Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2230-2240
Hale lecture series: “The Importance of the Philosopher’s Beard,” Ryan Johnson, Elon College, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Eastman Hall auditorium
Discussion: “Modern Myths and Ourselves,” hosted by Spirituality Committee of the Student Affairs Wellness Initiative, 6 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Reading Room
Charles Arnold Lecture Series: Letha Wilson, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Carlson Auditorium
Provost’s Town Hall Meeting: “Capital Campaign Priority: The Wallace Center,” 9:30 a.m. Friday, University Gallery
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference: Featuring keynote speaker Charles Scott, “Living in Borders,” 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Friday, Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2230-2240
Spring Craft Sale: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, SAU lobby and Fireside Lounge
Learning Assistant Alliance: Northeast Regional Workshop: 2:30–9 p.m. Friday, Carlson Hall, room 1210; 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, Carlson Hall, room 1235 (details)
Opening reception: “Attractive Nuisance,” School of Art senior show, 6–9 p.m. Friday, Gallery r, 100 College Ave., Rochester (exhibition runs April 1–17)
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