Today’s Top Stories
RIT dedicates room to professor Dane Gordon
Dane R. Gordon, who retired in 2000, cut the ribbon Friday at the Dane R. Gordon Seminar Room in Liberal Arts Hall, dedicated to him for his many years of outstanding service.
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Study: How do deaf adults use online health info
An RIT researcher is investigating how deaf adults, proficient in American Sign Language, use the Internet for health-related information.
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Dane R. Gordon, who retired in 2000, cut the ribbon Friday at the Dane R. Gordon Seminar Room in Liberal Arts Hall, dedicated to him for his many years of outstanding service.
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Study: How do deaf adults use online health info
An RIT researcher is investigating how deaf adults, proficient in American Sign Language, use the Internet for health-related information.
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Commencement 2016
The McKean family is all RIT
University News is highlighting a few members of the Class of 2016. Today, read about a mother and son who are graduating together. See more commencement news at rit.edu/news/commencement.
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University News is highlighting a few members of the Class of 2016. Today, read about a mother and son who are graduating together. See more commencement news at rit.edu/news/commencement.
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Student Newsmakers
Students win chemistry research award
Cody Cummings and Christine Kim, chemistry students at RIT/NTID, won the best analytical chemistry research award in April at the American Chemical Society’s Research Symposium, Rochester section, for the research they conducted with faculty David Meiggs, Morgan Bida and Todd Pagano.
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Cody Cummings and Christine Kim, chemistry students at RIT/NTID, won the best analytical chemistry research award in April at the American Chemical Society’s Research Symposium, Rochester section, for the research they conducted with faculty David Meiggs, Morgan Bida and Todd Pagano.
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Newsmakers
Yosef Zlochower, researcher in the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, chaired the session on Numerical Relativity: Binary Black Hole Merger Outcomes at the American Physical Society meeting in Salt Lake City on April 17.
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Sports News
Record 143 athletes named to All-Academic Team
A record 143 RIT student-athletes were named to the Liberty League’s All-Academic Teams in their respective sports. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20.
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A record 143 RIT student-athletes were named to the Liberty League’s All-Academic Teams in their respective sports. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20.
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Men’s lacrosse falls in NCAA Tournament
The men’s lacrosse team lost to Amherst College 17-14 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship, ending the Tigers’ 2016 season.
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The men’s lacrosse team lost to Amherst College 17-14 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship, ending the Tigers’ 2016 season.
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RIT in the News
Metropolis
The New Face of The Workspace (Part 3)
Veronica Lin, fourth-year industrial design student, featured more »
The Christian Science Monitor
Facebook's plan to train a new generation of cybersecurity pros
Jared Stroud, computing security graduate student, quoted more »
UAS Magazine
RIT first research group with Property Drone Consortium
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Campus Technology
Director of RIT's SMASH Experience for Girls Wins STEM Award
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Democrat and Chronicle
College commencements begin Saturday
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The New Face of The Workspace (Part 3)
Veronica Lin, fourth-year industrial design student, featured more »
The Christian Science Monitor
Facebook's plan to train a new generation of cybersecurity pros
Jared Stroud, computing security graduate student, quoted more »
UAS Magazine
RIT first research group with Property Drone Consortium
more »
Campus Technology
Director of RIT's SMASH Experience for Girls Wins STEM Award
more »
Democrat and Chronicle
College commencements begin Saturday
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Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Senior Week: Events include trip to Darien Lake, wine tour, trivia night and senior toast, today through Thursday (details)
Final exams: Today through Friday
De-stress event: Coloring, 2–4 p.m. today, The Wallace Center, first floor
Walkthrough: Tour School for American Crafts studios and meet student-artists, 4–7 p.m. today, Booth Hall
Symposium: CASTLE (Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning and Evaluation) Symposium and 2016 Science & Math Education Research Special Honors, 2–3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Student Innovation Hall
Celebration: Honoring 16 NTID retirees, 3–4:30 p.m. tomorrow, Dyer Arts Center
De-stress event: Henna, 2–4 p.m. Wednesday, The Wallace Center, first floor
De-stress event: Massages, 10 a.m.–noon Thursday, The Wallace Center, first floor
Academic Convocation: Featuring keynote speaker France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, noon Friday, Gordon Field House
Final exams: Today through Friday
De-stress event: Coloring, 2–4 p.m. today, The Wallace Center, first floor
Walkthrough: Tour School for American Crafts studios and meet student-artists, 4–7 p.m. today, Booth Hall
Symposium: CASTLE (Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning and Evaluation) Symposium and 2016 Science & Math Education Research Special Honors, 2–3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Student Innovation Hall
Celebration: Honoring 16 NTID retirees, 3–4:30 p.m. tomorrow, Dyer Arts Center
De-stress event: Henna, 2–4 p.m. Wednesday, The Wallace Center, first floor
De-stress event: Massages, 10 a.m.–noon Thursday, The Wallace Center, first floor
Academic Convocation: Featuring keynote speaker France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, noon Friday, Gordon Field House
Scoreboard
Men’s lacrosse: Amherst 17, RIT 14 (May 14)
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