Today’s Top Stories

RIT team wins global challenge against terrorism
“It’s Time: ExOut Extremism,” a social media campaign created by RIT students, took top prize in the U.S. State Department’s P2P: Challenging Extremism competition.
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Manian Ramkumar named interim dean of CAST
Manian Ramkumar, head of CAST’s manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology department since 2013, will assume his new post on July 1.
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RIT/NTID appoints alumnus outreach coordinator
Actor, choreographer and deaf community advocate Fred Michael Beam has been named outreach coordinator for Sunshine 2.0, the new theater outreach program at NTID.
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RIT on TV: RIT wins Challenge Against Terrorism
WHAM-TV reports on the “Peer-to-Peer: Challenging Extremism” challenge, sponsored by the U.S. State Department. A team from RIT took first place in the competition aimed at countering hateful extremist rhetoric. watch video »

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RIT on TV: RIT wins Challenge Against Terrorism
Time Warner Cable News reports on the RIT team’s win at the U.S. State Department’s “Peer-to-Peer: Challenging Extremism” challenge. watch video »

Global News

RIT Croatia team wins regional L’Oreal competition
Three students in the international business program at RIT Croatia’s Zagreb campus will present at the international L’Oreal Brandstorm competition on Thursday in Paris.
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Student Newsmakers

Student attends workshop in D.C.
Kevin Cooke, a Ph.D. candidate in the astrophysical sciences and technology program, won sponsorship from the American Astronomical Society to attend the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop in Washington, D.C., April 17-20.
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Tiger Hockey

Nine men’s players named to All-Academic Team
Nine men’s hockey players earned 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Conference All-Academic team honors on Thursday. Out of the nine players selected, three are repeat honorees.
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Sports News

Volleyball schedule released
Volleyball head coach Jim Lodes announced the 2016 regular-season schedule on Friday. The Tigers are slated to play 38 contests, including 11 at Clark Gym.
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RIT in the News

USA Today
RIT students win federal competition to fight terrorism
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WXXI.org
RIT Students Take 1st Place In Competition To End Extremism
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U.S. News & World Report
How 7 Big-Box Retail Stocks Are Faring
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business, quoted more »

City Lab
A Rare View of the Space Station From Above
Michael Gartley, assistant research professor, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, mentioned more »

Rochester Business Journal
RIT college gets interim dean
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Core77
RIT Students Designing a Better-Organized Office
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Rochester Business Journal
RIT students' app wins Apple Design Award
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New York Post
Are eco-friendly dry cleaners really safe?
New York State Pollution Prevention Institute mentioned more »