April 27, 2016
Charles Hull, the “father of 3D printing,” received the Melbert B. Cary Jr. Award. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Walk The Moon highlights SpringFest 2016
Free food, movies, a carnival, puppies and new wave/rock band Walk the Moon performs during this year’s SpringFest, Thursday through Sunday.
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Professor named interim leader of diversity office
Keith Jenkins, director of Undergraduate Programs in the College of Liberal Arts, has been appointed interim vice president and associate provost for Diversity and Inclusion.
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NYSP2I hosts student R&D competition
The fifth annual Research and Development student competition, held on Earth Day, April 22, recognized both graduate- and undergraduate-level sustainability projects.
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Free food, movies, a carnival, puppies and new wave/rock band Walk the Moon performs during this year’s SpringFest, Thursday through Sunday.
read more »
Professor named interim leader of diversity office
Keith Jenkins, director of Undergraduate Programs in the College of Liberal Arts, has been appointed interim vice president and associate provost for Diversity and Inclusion.
read more »
NYSP2I hosts student R&D competition
The fifth annual Research and Development student competition, held on Earth Day, April 22, recognized both graduate- and undergraduate-level sustainability projects.
read more »
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Center for Urban Entrepreneurship opensThe Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, or CUE, now has a permanent place on the first floor of RIT’s Downtown Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the historic building at 40 Franklin St. that was once home to Rochester Savings Bank. watch video »
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Imagine RIT
Packaging students highlight how the brain ‘shops’
Students in the packaging science program will track where an individual’s eyes go when looking at an array of well-packaged goods as part of their Imagine RIT exhibit May 7.
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Students in the packaging science program will track where an individual’s eyes go when looking at an array of well-packaged goods as part of their Imagine RIT exhibit May 7.
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Sports News
No. 3 men's lacrosse rolls to convincing win
Men’s lacrosse had a record-setting day versus crosstown rival Nazareth College on Tuesday, defeating the Golden Flyers 26-8 at Golden Flyer Stadium.
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Men’s lacrosse had a record-setting day versus crosstown rival Nazareth College on Tuesday, defeating the Golden Flyers 26-8 at Golden Flyer Stadium.
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RIT in the News
Time Warner Cable News
United Way Youth Club Meets with Rochester's Most Influential Leaders
Alex Tong '99 (graphic design) quoted more »
The Buffalo News
Tubman decision is a win for women and upstate New York
Jeanne Giovannini '85 (electrical engineering) featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Rare nitrate film housed in Rochester
Jonathan Schroeder, the William A. Kern Professor in Communications, quoted more »
CT Post
Millennials find way to top ranks of businesses
Austin McChord '09 (bioinformatics) featured more »
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Chamber president reflects on career
Lou Santoni '71 (business administration) featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Innovations enhance sustainable building designs
Dennis Andrejko, associate professor and program chair, Master of Architecture program, quoted more »
United Way Youth Club Meets with Rochester's Most Influential Leaders
Alex Tong '99 (graphic design) quoted more »
The Buffalo News
Tubman decision is a win for women and upstate New York
Jeanne Giovannini '85 (electrical engineering) featured more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Rare nitrate film housed in Rochester
Jonathan Schroeder, the William A. Kern Professor in Communications, quoted more »
CT Post
Millennials find way to top ranks of businesses
Austin McChord '09 (bioinformatics) featured more »
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Chamber president reflects on career
Lou Santoni '71 (business administration) featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Innovations enhance sustainable building designs
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. today, Kodak Quad lawn (rain location at SAU Fireside Lounge)
Concert: RIT Jazz Ensembles, 7 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Information session: RIT Choir auditions, 7 p.m. today, SAU 1829 Room
Speaker: “Wacky Science: Eyelashes, Urination and the Ig Nobel Prize,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 11 a.m. tomorrow, GIS Auditorium
Workshop: “See, Explain, Laugh: A Workshop on Science Communication,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, GIS Auditorium (register)
Symposium: Second Annual Global Learning Symposium, celebrating study and work abroad, 3–5 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Atrium
Ceremony: English Department Creative Writing Awards, 3:30–4:45 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Reading Room
Talk: “Get the Inside Track on Personal Branding,” Sharon Napier ’04, Partners + Napier, 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge (RSVP)
Concert: RIT Singers, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel
Symposium: “Bhutan’s Philosophy of Gross National Happiness and its Relevance for Western Society,” 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Friday, Student Innovation Hall
Concert: RIT Jazz Ensembles, 7 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Information session: RIT Choir auditions, 7 p.m. today, SAU 1829 Room
Speaker: “Wacky Science: Eyelashes, Urination and the Ig Nobel Prize,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 11 a.m. tomorrow, GIS Auditorium
Workshop: “See, Explain, Laugh: A Workshop on Science Communication,” David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology, 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, GIS Auditorium (register)
Symposium: Second Annual Global Learning Symposium, celebrating study and work abroad, 3–5 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Atrium
Ceremony: English Department Creative Writing Awards, 3:30–4:45 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Reading Room
Talk: “Get the Inside Track on Personal Branding,” Sharon Napier ’04, Partners + Napier, 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge (RSVP)
Concert: RIT Singers, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel
Symposium: “Bhutan’s Philosophy of Gross National Happiness and its Relevance for Western Society,” 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Friday, Student Innovation Hall
Scoreboard
Men’s lacrosse: RIT 26, Nazareth 8
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