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November 30, 2016
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Today’s Top Stories
Professor wins grants to study mitochondrial DNA
Moumita Das, assistant professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, won seed funding for two research projects on mitochondrial DNA and intercellular cargo transport. read more »

Public relations club members receive college credit
RIT students who belong to the Public Relations Student Society of America are having their club meetings in a classroom this fall. They are among the first in the country to receive college credit for being members of a PRSSA chapter. read more »

Destler to field questions on WITR radio show
WITR-FM (89.7) presents The Bill Destler Show, featuring RIT’s president taking listener questions live at 1:30 p.m. today. Call 475-2271, email witrdj@rit.edu, tweet @WITR897 using #witrrequest or stop by the WITR studio in the SAU.

Newsmakers
Michael Savka and André Hudson, professors in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published a paper in the journal PeerJ on the bacterial communication system known as quorum sensing. They focused on a bacterium belonging to the Sphingomonadaceae family, which has potential use in bioremediation of polluted sites. Co-authors include Han Ming Gan '08 (biotechnology) and Lucas Dailey '16 (biotechnology and molecular bioscience).

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Sports News
This Week in RIT Athletics
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RIT to host 2016 Liberty League Swimming and Diving Championship this weekend
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RIT in the News
WROC-TV
RIT on TV: Implementing new Public Safety measures
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GreenBiz.com
Closing the loop on the circular economy
Guest essay by Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Roots: Liberty Hill homestead at RIT dates back to 1839
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VUB Today
From Brussels to New York - the journey of an international art historian
Michael Amy, professor of art history, featured more »

CNET News
Raspberry Pi helps build strong brains
Roy Melton, principal lecturer in computer engineering, quoted more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Chinese thriving in Japanese restaurant business
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business, quoted more »

Today’s Weather
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Upcoming Events
Stress-Free Finals: Featuring yoga class, cooking demo, chair massages, coloring, board games, therapy dogs and musical performances, until 2 p.m. today, Student Life Center

Cup Sale: Hosted by Ceramics Guild, until 5 p.m. today, Booth Hall lobby

Opening reception: “Charting One’s Course: The History of Individualized Education at RIT,” 4–6 p.m. today, The Wallace Center, third floor (exhibit runs Nov. 30–April 14)

Information session: Learn about Lean Sigma Six courses, pizza and wings available, 5–6 p.m. today, Carey Hall

Screening and panel discussion: Too Blue to be Black, Too Black to be Blue, 6 p.m. today, Xerox Auditorium

Winter Craft Sale: Presented by metal and jewelry design students, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, Booth Hall lobby

Seminar: “Galactic Ecology: Where Have All the Baryons Gone?” Crystal Martin, University of California, Santa Barbara, 11 a.m. tomorrow, Gosnell Hall, room 1250

MAGIC Speaker Series: “They Aren’t Like Me: Developing a Meaningful Game for ‘Them,’” Monica McGill, Bradley University, 1 p.m. tomorrow, Student Innovation Hall, room 1600

Information session: Learn about Executive MBA program, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Friday, Lowenthal Hall

Frameless Labs VR and AR Symposium: 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Friday, Student Innovation Hall (details)

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