November 9, 2016
Fifth-year student Jocelyn Lazo votes for the first time on Tuesday. RIT’s ROAR the Vote campaign provided transportation to voting sites. more »
Today’s Top Stories
RIT remembers Provost Emeritus Stanley McKenzie
Stanley McKenzie, RIT provost emeritus and former vice president for Academic Affairs, died Nov. 8 in Tucson, Ariz. McKenzie served for 41 years in several roles at RIT until his retirement in 2011. read more »
Shakespeare sonnets inspire seven short plays
Love’s Fire opens Thursday in the 1510 Lab Theatre and is part of RIT’s yearlong commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. read more »
Air Force ROTC hosts Veterans Day run fundraiser
The fourth annual Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings Veterans Day 5K Run takes place at RIT on Nov. 13 and benefits the local Veterans Outreach Center. read more »
Stanley McKenzie, RIT provost emeritus and former vice president for Academic Affairs, died Nov. 8 in Tucson, Ariz. McKenzie served for 41 years in several roles at RIT until his retirement in 2011. read more »
Shakespeare sonnets inspire seven short plays
Love’s Fire opens Thursday in the 1510 Lab Theatre and is part of RIT’s yearlong commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. read more »
Air Force ROTC hosts Veterans Day run fundraiser
The fourth annual Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings Veterans Day 5K Run takes place at RIT on Nov. 13 and benefits the local Veterans Outreach Center. read more »
Student Newsmakers
Student presents at Optical Society conference
Lauren Taylor, an imaging science Ph.D. student from Marlton, N.J., and Associate Professor Jie Qiao presented “Determining Optimized Laser Parameters for Non-Thermal Femtosecond Laser Processing of Silicon” at the Frontiers in Optics: The 100th Optical Society of America Annual Meeting on Oct. 18. read more »
Lauren Taylor, an imaging science Ph.D. student from Marlton, N.J., and Associate Professor Jie Qiao presented “Determining Optimized Laser Parameters for Non-Thermal Femtosecond Laser Processing of Silicon” at the Frontiers in Optics: The 100th Optical Society of America Annual Meeting on Oct. 18. read more »
Tiger Hockey
Sports News
Thiel, Chester and Yankowich of women’s soccer team selected to 2016 Liberty League All-Conference team
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RIT in the News
The Citizen
Honoring veterans who call Christian City home
Harry Davis '42 (imaging science) featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Parker, Summers to receive RIT's Nathaniel Rochester Society Award
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Avid Blog
Avid Supports Education and Technology at SMPTE 2016
Anna Dining, fourth-year motion pictures sciences major, featured more »
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Childhood poverty affects boys more: Why?
Guest essay by Amitrajeet Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics more »
Honoring veterans who call Christian City home
Harry Davis '42 (imaging science) featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Parker, Summers to receive RIT's Nathaniel Rochester Society Award
more »
Avid Blog
Avid Supports Education and Technology at SMPTE 2016
Anna Dining, fourth-year motion pictures sciences major, featured more »
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Childhood poverty affects boys more: Why?
Guest essay by Amitrajeet Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Blood drive: Sponsored by CHST Honors Program, until 4 p.m. today, SAU Fireside Lounge (make appointment using sponsor code: ritstudentrochester)
Book signing: Michael Peres, Michael Photographs a Snowflake, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. tomorrow, Shop One2, Global Village
Race Talks: “A Conversation with Black Women on Race,” noon tomorrow, SAU MOSAIC Center
Conable Lecture Series: “Nationalism, Secession and Guinea’s Exit from the French Union,” Elizabeth Schmidt, Loyola University Maryland, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Lecture: “Descartes: Old or New?” Alison Simmons, Harvard University, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Hall, room 1400
Concert: RIT Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Schmitt Interfaith Chapel
Performance: Love’s Fire, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 1510 Lab Theatre, NTID
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Drugs: Capitalize or Criminalize?” noon Friday, SAU MOSAIC Center
Kick-off party: Celebrate International Education Week with cake, a photo booth, performance by RIT Bhangra and more, 1:30–3 p.m. Friday, SAU Fireside Lounge
Seminar: “Optimal transport for machine learning: domain adaptation and mapping estimation,” Nicolas Courty, Universite de Bretagne-Sud, 3 p.m. Friday via Skype, Carey Hall, room 2575
Book signing: Michael Peres, Michael Photographs a Snowflake, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. tomorrow, Shop One2, Global Village
Race Talks: “A Conversation with Black Women on Race,” noon tomorrow, SAU MOSAIC Center
Conable Lecture Series: “Nationalism, Secession and Guinea’s Exit from the French Union,” Elizabeth Schmidt, Loyola University Maryland, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Lecture: “Descartes: Old or New?” Alison Simmons, Harvard University, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Golisano Hall, room 1400
Concert: RIT Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Schmitt Interfaith Chapel
Performance: Love’s Fire, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 1510 Lab Theatre, NTID
Gray Matter Discussion Series: “Drugs: Capitalize or Criminalize?” noon Friday, SAU MOSAIC Center
Kick-off party: Celebrate International Education Week with cake, a photo booth, performance by RIT Bhangra and more, 1:30–3 p.m. Friday, SAU Fireside Lounge
Seminar: “Optimal transport for machine learning: domain adaptation and mapping estimation,” Nicolas Courty, Universite de Bretagne-Sud, 3 p.m. Friday via Skype, Carey Hall, room 2575
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