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Karthik Namasivayam to head hospitality program
Karthik Namasivayam assumes his role as department chair of CAST’s hospitality and tourism management program on Aug. 10. Namasivayam joins RIT from Switzerland.
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Ig Noble Prize winner talks about wacky science
David Hu of the Georgia Institute of Technology presents “Eyelashes, Urination and Georgia Tech’s First Ig Nobel Prize” on Thursday.
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Karthik Namasivayam assumes his role as department chair of CAST’s hospitality and tourism management program on Aug. 10. Namasivayam joins RIT from Switzerland.
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Ig Noble Prize winner talks about wacky science
David Hu of the Georgia Institute of Technology presents “Eyelashes, Urination and Georgia Tech’s First Ig Nobel Prize” on Thursday.
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Featured Video
RIT on TV: CUE opens downtown
Several local news stations reported on the grand opening of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship on Monday. The center is located in the heart of the city’s downtown innovation zone and is working to help reshape the regional economy and build wealth within the urban community. watch video »
Several local news stations reported on the grand opening of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship on Monday. The center is located in the heart of the city’s downtown innovation zone and is working to help reshape the regional economy and build wealth within the urban community. watch video »
Imagine RIT
Professor creates art with math modeling softwareEngineering professor Panchapakesan Venkataram will showcase his intricate artwork created with math modeling software at the Imagine RIT festival on May 7.
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Newsmakers
Gail Hosking, lecturer in English in the College of Liberal Arts, wrote an essay, “Ode to a Surrogate’s Grace,” that was a “notable selection” in The Best American Essays 2015, released this year.
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Sports News
Crew places in top 3 in championships
The men’s crew team finished second overall and the women’s team finished third overall in the Liberty League Rowing Championships on Friday.
The men’s crew team finished second overall and the women’s team finished third overall in the Liberty League Rowing Championships on Friday.
RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT's CUE officially open for business downtown
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WXXI.org
Officials Celebrate Opening of RIT's CUE Headquarters
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Rochester Business Journal
RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship marks its opening
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AACSB International
Confirming Excellence in Management Education: Sixty-Four Global Business Schools Extend their AACSB Accreditation in Business or Accounting
Saunders College of Business mentioned more »
Rochester Business Journal
Building with features that enhance employee wellness
Dennis Andrejko, associate professor and program chair, Master of Architecture program, quoted more »
RIT's CUE officially open for business downtown
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WXXI.org
Officials Celebrate Opening of RIT's CUE Headquarters
more »
Rochester Business Journal
RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship marks its opening
more »
AACSB International
Confirming Excellence in Management Education: Sixty-Four Global Business Schools Extend their AACSB Accreditation in Business or Accounting
Saunders College of Business mentioned more »
Rochester Business Journal
Building with features that enhance employee wellness
Dennis Andrejko, associate professor and program chair, Master of Architecture program, quoted more »
Upcoming Events
Carnival: Featuring games, food and music, hosted by SOIS Student Council, 12:30–2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Kodak Quad lawn (rain location at SAU Fireside Lounge)
Concert: RIT Jazz Ensembles, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Ingle Auditorium
Information session: RIT Choir auditions, 7 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Speaker: “Wacky Science: Eyelashes, Urination and the Ig Nobel Prize,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 11 a.m. Thursday, GIS Auditorium
Workshop: “See, Explain, Laugh: A Workshop on Science Communication,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, GIS Auditorium (register)
Symposium: Second Annual Global Learning Symposium, celebrating study and work abroad, 3–5 p.m. Thursday, Golisano Atrium
Ceremony: English Department Creative Writing Awards, 3:30–4:45 p.m. Thursday, Campus Center Reading Room
Talk: “Get the Inside Track on Personal Branding,” Sharon Napier ’04, Partners + Napier, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, SAU Fireside Lounge (RSVP)
Concert: RIT Singers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Allen Chapel
Symposium: “Bhutan’s Philosophy of Gross National Happiness and its Relevance for Western Society,” 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. April 29, Student Innovation Hall
Concert: RIT Jazz Ensembles, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Ingle Auditorium
Information session: RIT Choir auditions, 7 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Speaker: “Wacky Science: Eyelashes, Urination and the Ig Nobel Prize,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 11 a.m. Thursday, GIS Auditorium
Workshop: “See, Explain, Laugh: A Workshop on Science Communication,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, GIS Auditorium (register)
Symposium: Second Annual Global Learning Symposium, celebrating study and work abroad, 3–5 p.m. Thursday, Golisano Atrium
Ceremony: English Department Creative Writing Awards, 3:30–4:45 p.m. Thursday, Campus Center Reading Room
Talk: “Get the Inside Track on Personal Branding,” Sharon Napier ’04, Partners + Napier, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, SAU Fireside Lounge (RSVP)
Concert: RIT Singers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Allen Chapel
Symposium: “Bhutan’s Philosophy of Gross National Happiness and its Relevance for Western Society,” 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. April 29, Student Innovation Hall
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