December 1, 2016
“Charting One’s Course: The History of Individualized Education at RIT” chronicles RIT’s individualized education programs, which date back to the 1880s. more »
Today’s Top Stories
RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts sweep competition
Six members of RIT’s Theme Park Enthusiasts club won four awards during the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition, hosted by Universal Creative. The competition invited teams from four colleges to create theme park rides or make modifications to existing rides. read more »
Top stories and videos for November
News and a video about the launch of RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios were among the most popular last month. Check out all of November’s top stories and videos. read more »
Six members of RIT’s Theme Park Enthusiasts club won four awards during the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition, hosted by Universal Creative. The competition invited teams from four colleges to create theme park rides or make modifications to existing rides. read more »
Top stories and videos for November
News and a video about the launch of RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios were among the most popular last month. Check out all of November’s top stories and videos. read more »
For and About Alumni
Alumni awarded highest rating for snowboard
Former roommates Zhenya Grinshteyn ’09 and Ben Beisler ’10 built a company out of building custom snowboards. The duo’s company, Empire Grown, was recognized for producing one of the best snowboards for 2017, according to the online publication Board Insiders. read more »
Former roommates Zhenya Grinshteyn ’09 and Ben Beisler ’10 built a company out of building custom snowboards. The duo’s company, Empire Grown, was recognized for producing one of the best snowboards for 2017, according to the online publication Board Insiders. read more »
Newsmakers
Jean-Louis Bigourdan, senior research scientist at the Image Permanence Institute, received the Silver Light Award from the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) on Nov. 10. The worldwide organization is headquartered in Los Angeles. The award recognizes outstanding achievement over the course of an archivist's career.
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Tiger Hockey
Sports News
RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
Golisano institute: Sustainability in production helps the bottom line
more »
NCAA.com
NCAA Hockey: Top Five Plays
RIT men's hockey featured more »
Campus Technology
MAGIC at RIT: Engineering the 'Happy Accident'
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The Day
Makerspace at Lyme-Old Lyme High School inspires future engineers
Sal Fava '16 (mechanical engineering) quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Catching up with RIT's ThermApparel
more »
Forbes.com
Croatia To Silicon Valley: How Success Found Bouxtie In The Bay Area
Renato Libric '02 (hotel and resort management) featured more »
Golisano institute: Sustainability in production helps the bottom line
more »
NCAA.com
NCAA Hockey: Top Five Plays
RIT men's hockey featured more »
Campus Technology
MAGIC at RIT: Engineering the 'Happy Accident'
more »
The Day
Makerspace at Lyme-Old Lyme High School inspires future engineers
Sal Fava '16 (mechanical engineering) quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Catching up with RIT's ThermApparel
more »
Forbes.com
Croatia To Silicon Valley: How Success Found Bouxtie In The Bay Area
Renato Libric '02 (hotel and resort management) featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Winter Craft Sale: Presented by metal and jewelry design students, until 5 p.m. today and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. tomorrow, Booth Hall lobby
MAGIC Speaker Series: “They Aren’t Like Me: Developing a Meaningful Game for ‘Them,’” Monica McGill, Bradley University, 1 p.m. today, Student Innovation Hall, room 1600
Open house: For prospective students and families, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. tomorrow, throughout campus
Information session: Learn about Executive MBA program, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Lowenthal Hall
Frameless Labs VR and AR Symposium: 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Student Innovation Hall (details)
Holiday Portraits: Sponsored by CIAS Honors, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Sunday, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Winter Glass Sale: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday or until sold out, Gene Polisseni Center
Lecture: “Understanding Cancer Through Systems Biology,” Irina Kareva, EMD Serono Research Center, 1 p.m. Monday, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Open house: Meet and network with students and alumni in Venture Creations, 4–6 p.m. Monday, Venture Creations, 125 Tech Park Drive, Henrietta (register)
MAGIC Speaker Series: “They Aren’t Like Me: Developing a Meaningful Game for ‘Them,’” Monica McGill, Bradley University, 1 p.m. today, Student Innovation Hall, room 1600
Open house: For prospective students and families, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. tomorrow, throughout campus
Information session: Learn about Executive MBA program, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Lowenthal Hall
Frameless Labs VR and AR Symposium: 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Student Innovation Hall (details)
Holiday Portraits: Sponsored by CIAS Honors, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Sunday, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Winter Glass Sale: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday or until sold out, Gene Polisseni Center
Lecture: “Understanding Cancer Through Systems Biology,” Irina Kareva, EMD Serono Research Center, 1 p.m. Monday, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Open house: Meet and network with students and alumni in Venture Creations, 4–6 p.m. Monday, Venture Creations, 125 Tech Park Drive, Henrietta (register)
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