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Today’s Top Stories
Director of RIT Libraries to retire
Shirley Bower reflects on her 30 years at RIT and what the future has in store for The Wallace Center.
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NTID presents Sherlock Holmes tale
Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood will be performed Thursday, Friday and Sunday and is director Jerry Argetsinger’s final production.
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RIT hosts THATCamp on Friday
The THATCamp (short for The Humanities and Technology Camp) will focus on using digital humanities and social sciences tools and methods to teach undergraduates.
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Shirley Bower reflects on her 30 years at RIT and what the future has in store for The Wallace Center.
read more »
NTID presents Sherlock Holmes tale
Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood will be performed Thursday, Friday and Sunday and is director Jerry Argetsinger’s final production.
read more »
RIT hosts THATCamp on Friday
The THATCamp (short for The Humanities and Technology Camp) will focus on using digital humanities and social sciences tools and methods to teach undergraduates.
read more »
RIT hosts YEA! Saunders Scholars Competition
The eighth annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders Scholars Competition features 120 finalists, ages 11-18, pitching their business ideas to a panel of judges.
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The eighth annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders Scholars Competition features 120 finalists, ages 11-18, pitching their business ideas to a panel of judges.
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Imagine RIT
Explore the power of the brain at Imagine RIT
The exhibit “Exploring Psychology: How the Mind Plays Tricks” illustrates how the brain processes information, such as taste, words, colors and images.
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The exhibit “Exploring Psychology: How the Mind Plays Tricks” illustrates how the brain processes information, such as taste, words, colors and images.
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Newsmakers
Lorraine Hems, lecturer in CAST’s hospitality and tourism management program, received the N.Y. Wine & Grape Foundation’s Consumer Award in March for her support of the New York wine industry, activities with the N.Y. Wine & Culinary Center, Society of Wine Educators and as an international wine and spirits judge. more Newsmakers »
Sports News
Men’s lacrosse to host Union in semifinals
The No. 2 men’s lacrosse team begins post-season play at 4 p.m. Friday when it hosts Union College in the semifinals of the 2016 Liberty League Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
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The No. 2 men’s lacrosse team begins post-season play at 4 p.m. Friday when it hosts Union College in the semifinals of the 2016 Liberty League Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
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RIT in the News
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Hacking Airplanes
Guest column by Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security more »
Hacking Airplanes
Guest column by Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security more »
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Upcoming Events
Philosophy lecture series: “No Justice, No Peace: Racial Violence, Epistemic Death and Insurrection,” Jose Medina, Vanderbilt University, 3 p.m. today, Eastman Hall auditorium
Stan McKenzie Salon Series: “Going Public: Mobilizing Historical Research for a General Audience,” Tamar Carroll, 4 p.m. today, Stan McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
Speaker: “Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline Through Restorative Justice,” Fania Davis, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, 5:30 p.m. today, Liberal Arts Hall, room A-205
Film screening: Star Wars: The Force Awakens for May the Fourth (Be With You), 8:30 p.m. today, Gene Polisseni Center
Talk: “A Critic’s Talk,” Martha Schwendener, 5 p.m. tomorrow, Liberal Arts Hall, room A-205
Performance: Sherlock Holmes and the Crucifer of Blood, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, midnight Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Panara Theatre, $5 students/seniors/children, $7 general public
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Religion and Relationships,” noon Friday, SAU MOSAIC Center
Farewell reception: Honoring Candice Baldwin, director of the Multicultural Center for Academic Success, 2:30 p.m. Friday, Campus Center Reading Room
Speaker: “Why Do We Still Have Health Care Disparities?” Mary Pittman, Public Health Institute, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Carlson Auditorium
Exhibition: RIT National Press Photographers Association’s 15th annual “What We Do” exhibition, 5–8 p.m. Friday, Booksmart Studio, 250 N. Goodman St., Rochester
Stan McKenzie Salon Series: “Going Public: Mobilizing Historical Research for a General Audience,” Tamar Carroll, 4 p.m. today, Stan McKenzie Commons, Liberal Arts Hall
Speaker: “Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline Through Restorative Justice,” Fania Davis, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, 5:30 p.m. today, Liberal Arts Hall, room A-205
Film screening: Star Wars: The Force Awakens for May the Fourth (Be With You), 8:30 p.m. today, Gene Polisseni Center
Talk: “A Critic’s Talk,” Martha Schwendener, 5 p.m. tomorrow, Liberal Arts Hall, room A-205
Performance: Sherlock Holmes and the Crucifer of Blood, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, midnight Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Panara Theatre, $5 students/seniors/children, $7 general public
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Religion and Relationships,” noon Friday, SAU MOSAIC Center
Farewell reception: Honoring Candice Baldwin, director of the Multicultural Center for Academic Success, 2:30 p.m. Friday, Campus Center Reading Room
Speaker: “Why Do We Still Have Health Care Disparities?” Mary Pittman, Public Health Institute, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Carlson Auditorium
Exhibition: RIT National Press Photographers Association’s 15th annual “What We Do” exhibition, 5–8 p.m. Friday, Booksmart Studio, 250 N. Goodman St., Rochester
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Baseball: Oswego 12, RIT 6
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