December 14, 2016
Six-year-old James Carpenter watches a model train roll down the track at the 11th annual RIT Tiger Tracks Train Show and Sale, hosted by the RIT Model Railroad Club. more »
Today’s edition of News & Events Daily is the final regularly scheduled issue for fall semester and the calendar year. News & Events Daily will resume on Jan. 3, 2017. The staff of RIT University News wishes you happy holidays and a safe and enjoyable break.
Today’s Top Stories
Comedian T.J. Miller to headline RIT’s FreezeFest
Popular actor and comedian T.J. Miller performs at 9 p.m. Feb. 18 at part of RIT’s FreezeFest. The winter festival also will feature open skating, the FreezeFest 5K run and RIT men’s hockey vs. Air Force games on Feb. 17 and 18. read more »
NTID alumnus establishes student workshop series
Marc Roer of Chicago has established a fund to provide a series of workshops that focus on students’ “soft skills” and practical use of today’s technology for career success. read more »
Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform at RIT
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a renowned ensemble based at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., will be the featured performer at the 2017 Expressions of King’s Legacy on Jan. 26. read more »
Student Government offering free winter break shuttle
RIT Student Government is offering a free shuttle for students to the airport, bus station and Amtrak from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Buses depart on the hour from Gleason Circle. To reserve a seat, go to bit.ly/breakbus2016.
Popular actor and comedian T.J. Miller performs at 9 p.m. Feb. 18 at part of RIT’s FreezeFest. The winter festival also will feature open skating, the FreezeFest 5K run and RIT men’s hockey vs. Air Force games on Feb. 17 and 18. read more »
NTID alumnus establishes student workshop series
Marc Roer of Chicago has established a fund to provide a series of workshops that focus on students’ “soft skills” and practical use of today’s technology for career success. read more »
Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform at RIT
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a renowned ensemble based at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., will be the featured performer at the 2017 Expressions of King’s Legacy on Jan. 26. read more »
Student Government offering free winter break shuttle
RIT Student Government is offering a free shuttle for students to the airport, bus station and Amtrak from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Buses depart on the hour from Gleason Circle. To reserve a seat, go to bit.ly/breakbus2016.
Featured Video
Featured Video
Men’s hockey connects with Muddy’s Buddies
This past summer, RIT men’s hockey player Todd Skirving spearheaded RIT’s first connection with Muddy’s Buddies, an organization that connects children with cancer and other illnesses with the community through sports and other interests. watch video »
This past summer, RIT men’s hockey player Todd Skirving spearheaded RIT’s first connection with Muddy’s Buddies, an organization that connects children with cancer and other illnesses with the community through sports and other interests. watch video »
Newsmakers
Emmett Ientilucci, research professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, was awarded $637,400 to assist Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with fundamental image science research as it relates to fully automated image processing and photogrammetric registration solutions for manned and unmanned aerial systems.
Rebecca Scales, associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts, wrote Radio and the Politics of Sound in Interwar France, 1921-1939, which was named on the Best Books of 2016: History list by Financial Times on Dec. 5.
Jeff Lodge, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, presented "Food Waste to Energy by Anaerobic Digestion in Western N.Y. What to do with their waste?" at the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics noontime seminar series on Dec. 2.
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Rebecca Scales, associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts, wrote Radio and the Politics of Sound in Interwar France, 1921-1939, which was named on the Best Books of 2016: History list by Financial Times on Dec. 5.
Jeff Lodge, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, presented "Food Waste to Energy by Anaerobic Digestion in Western N.Y. What to do with their waste?" at the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics noontime seminar series on Dec. 2.
more Newsmakers »
RIT in the News
City Newspaper
RIT presents Norman Ives retrospective
more »
WHAM-TV
RIT on TV: Marriage Proposal at Hockey Game
Matt Frizzell '16 (electrical engineering technology) interviewed more »
The Denver Post
Do helmets actually protect young skiers from head injuries?
Jasper Shealy, professor emeritus, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, quoted more »
The News-Herald
Food for Thought in Mentor finds its niche in catering world, turns 25
Bonnie Matthew '83 (food service administration) featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Two firms join RIT's Venture Creations incubator
more »
RIT presents Norman Ives retrospective
more »
WHAM-TV
RIT on TV: Marriage Proposal at Hockey Game
Matt Frizzell '16 (electrical engineering technology) interviewed more »
The Denver Post
Do helmets actually protect young skiers from head injuries?
Jasper Shealy, professor emeritus, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, quoted more »
The News-Herald
Food for Thought in Mentor finds its niche in catering world, turns 25
Bonnie Matthew '83 (food service administration) featured more »
Rochester Business Journal
Two firms join RIT's Venture Creations incubator
more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Final exams: Today through Friday
Speaker: “Virginia Tech’s Academy of Integrated Science: Retooling Science for the 21st Century,” Michel Pleimling, 11 a.m. tomorrow, Carlson Auditorium
Book signing: Michael Peres, CIAS, Michael Photographs a Snowflake, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. tomorrow, Shop One2
Staff Council: Staff, faculty and students welcome to attend, 2 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Winter Solstice: View 270 degrees of imagery by students and faculty from School of Design, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Student Innovation Hall
Poetry reading: Dane Gordon, professor emeritus, Magic Light, 7–8 p.m. tomorrow, Cary Graphic Arts Collections, The Wallace Center
Residence halls close: Saturday
Memorial service: In memory of RIT/NTID interpreter Joy Duskin, 1–4 p.m. Sunday, Panara Theater (reception to follow in CSD Student Development Center and Ellie’s Place)
Holiday break: Administrative and academic offices close at 2 p.m. Dec. 23 and reopen on Jan. 3
Speaker: “Virginia Tech’s Academy of Integrated Science: Retooling Science for the 21st Century,” Michel Pleimling, 11 a.m. tomorrow, Carlson Auditorium
Book signing: Michael Peres, CIAS, Michael Photographs a Snowflake, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. tomorrow, Shop One2
Staff Council: Staff, faculty and students welcome to attend, 2 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Winter Solstice: View 270 degrees of imagery by students and faculty from School of Design, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Student Innovation Hall
Poetry reading: Dane Gordon, professor emeritus, Magic Light, 7–8 p.m. tomorrow, Cary Graphic Arts Collections, The Wallace Center
Residence halls close: Saturday
Memorial service: In memory of RIT/NTID interpreter Joy Duskin, 1–4 p.m. Sunday, Panara Theater (reception to follow in CSD Student Development Center and Ellie’s Place)
Holiday break: Administrative and academic offices close at 2 p.m. Dec. 23 and reopen on Jan. 3
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