Today’s Top Stories
NTID teams to compete for the ‘The Next Big Idea’
Six student teams will present their products, technology or businesses that will be useful to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Teams work with mentors on their projects and compete before judges for cash prizes.
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Publisher, editor of ‘Metropolis’ magazine to talk
Susan Szenasy visits on Tuesday as part of the Design Conversations Vignelli Legacy Lecture Series.
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Lecture focuses on racial violence
Jose Medina, a philosophy professor at Vanderbilt University, presents “No Justice, No Peace: Racial Violence, Epistemic Death, and Insurrection” on Wednesday.
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Six student teams will present their products, technology or businesses that will be useful to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Teams work with mentors on their projects and compete before judges for cash prizes.
read more »
Publisher, editor of ‘Metropolis’ magazine to talk
Susan Szenasy visits on Tuesday as part of the Design Conversations Vignelli Legacy Lecture Series.
read more »
Lecture focuses on racial violence
Jose Medina, a philosophy professor at Vanderbilt University, presents “No Justice, No Peace: Racial Violence, Epistemic Death, and Insurrection” on Wednesday.
read more »
Imagine RIT
‘Delve into dungeons’ at Imagine RIT
A new exhibit at Imagine RIT allows visitors to create their own imaginary two-dimensional dungeon maps and then view them in a 3D format using virtual reality technology.
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A new exhibit at Imagine RIT allows visitors to create their own imaginary two-dimensional dungeon maps and then view them in a 3D format using virtual reality technology.
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Imagine RIT
Go, Stay, Eat at Imagine RIT
Hospitality students will take Imagine RIT festival goers to places they may have only dreamed about—Dubai, Croatia, Hollywood—without ever leaving the Gordon Field House.
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Hospitality students will take Imagine RIT festival goers to places they may have only dreamed about—Dubai, Croatia, Hollywood—without ever leaving the Gordon Field House.
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Sports News
Softball clinches first Liberty League postseason berth
The softball team clinched its first ever Liberty League playoff berth, sweeping St. Lawrence University 3-0 and 5-2 on Saturday. RIT will be the No. 4 seed in next weekend’s Liberty League Tournament.
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The softball team clinched its first ever Liberty League playoff berth, sweeping St. Lawrence University 3-0 and 5-2 on Saturday. RIT will be the No. 4 seed in next weekend’s Liberty League Tournament.
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Crew teams earn medals in championships
The men’s crew team earned three silver medals and the women’s team earned the bronze at the New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships on Saturday.
The men’s crew team earned three silver medals and the women’s team earned the bronze at the New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships on Saturday.
RIT in the News
NetworkWorld
6 colleges turning out open source talent
Stephen Jacobs, professor and associate director, Center for MAGIC, quoted more »
Technology Review
When Smartphones Become Too Addictive, Stylish Dumb Phones Offer a Respite
Daniel Ashbrook, assistant professor and director, Future Everyday Technology Research Lab, quoted more »
The Associated Press
Engineering students compete for hybrid, electric car titles
RIT's Hot Wheelz team mentioned more »
6 colleges turning out open source talent
Stephen Jacobs, professor and associate director, Center for MAGIC, quoted more »
Technology Review
When Smartphones Become Too Addictive, Stylish Dumb Phones Offer a Respite
Daniel Ashbrook, assistant professor and director, Future Everyday Technology Research Lab, quoted more »
The Associated Press
Engineering students compete for hybrid, electric car titles
RIT's Hot Wheelz team mentioned more »
Upcoming Events
Fundraiser: Margaret’s House children selling flowers to benefit UNICEF’s earthquake relief efforts in Ecuador, 10:45 a.m. until flowers are gone, today, SAU lobby, $1 donation
Seminar: “Sustainability Implications of Connected and Automated Vehicles,” Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University, 1 p.m. today, GIS Auditorium
Lecture: “Pushing Privacy Understanding Forward,” Patrick Kelley, University of New Mexico, 3:15 p.m. today, Golisano Hall, room 2590
Astrophysical Sciences & Technology Colloquium: Priyamvada Natarajan, Yale University, “Unveiling the Dark Side of the Universe,” 4 p.m. today, Carlson Hall, room 1275
Vignelli lecture series: “In our mad dash into the digital world, what happens to our non-digital history?” Susan Szenasy, Metropolis magazine, 4:45 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Are You Man Enough?: Masculinity 2016,” 6 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge
Playwriting workshop: Hosted by RIT Players, 7 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Listen to first-hand account from Holocaust survivor Henry Silberstern, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Carlson Auditorium
Seminar: “Sustainability Implications of Connected and Automated Vehicles,” Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University, 1 p.m. today, GIS Auditorium
Lecture: “Pushing Privacy Understanding Forward,” Patrick Kelley, University of New Mexico, 3:15 p.m. today, Golisano Hall, room 2590
Astrophysical Sciences & Technology Colloquium: Priyamvada Natarajan, Yale University, “Unveiling the Dark Side of the Universe,” 4 p.m. today, Carlson Hall, room 1275
Vignelli lecture series: “In our mad dash into the digital world, what happens to our non-digital history?” Susan Szenasy, Metropolis magazine, 4:45 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Are You Man Enough?: Masculinity 2016,” 6 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge
Playwriting workshop: Hosted by RIT Players, 7 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Listen to first-hand account from Holocaust survivor Henry Silberstern, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Carlson Auditorium
Scoreboard
Baseball: UR 3—11, RIT 2—8
Baseball:RIT 5—5, UR 0—6 (April 30)
Women’s lacrosse: RIT 19, Rensselaer 8 (April 30)
Men’s lacrosse: RIT 23, Bard 0 (April 30)
Men’s tennis: Skidmore 9, RIT 0 (April 30)
Baseball:RIT 5—5, UR 0—6 (April 30)
Women’s lacrosse: RIT 19, Rensselaer 8 (April 30)
Men’s lacrosse: RIT 23, Bard 0 (April 30)
Men’s tennis: Skidmore 9, RIT 0 (April 30)
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