February 6, 2017
President Bill Destler was guest coach at the women’s basketball game Friday night. more »
Today’s Top Stories
SG supports those affected by immigration policy
RIT’s Student Government passed a resolution 23 to 1 on Friday in support of students, faculty and staff from seven countries whose citizens have temporarily been restricted from entering the United States by executive order of President Donald Trump on Jan. 27. read more »
Associate professor wins early career award
Nathan Cahill, associate dean for industrial partnerships in the College of Science and an associate professor, was named a Rising Researcher by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his contributions to defense and security research. read more »
Venture Creations company featured in NASA report
Dimension Technologies Inc. was lauded by NASA for its LCD display technology that enables viewers to see full-resolution 3-D images without the need for special glasses or headsets. read more »
RIT’s Student Government passed a resolution 23 to 1 on Friday in support of students, faculty and staff from seven countries whose citizens have temporarily been restricted from entering the United States by executive order of President Donald Trump on Jan. 27. read more »
Associate professor wins early career award
Nathan Cahill, associate dean for industrial partnerships in the College of Science and an associate professor, was named a Rising Researcher by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his contributions to defense and security research. read more »
Venture Creations company featured in NASA report
Dimension Technologies Inc. was lauded by NASA for its LCD display technology that enables viewers to see full-resolution 3-D images without the need for special glasses or headsets. read more »
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Student Newsmakers
Ph.D. student participates in conference
Shagan Sah, a Ph.D. student in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, participated in the International Conference on Pattern Recognition 2016 and presented “Key Frame Extraction for Salient Activity Recognition” and “Adaptive Hierarchical Classification Networks.” read more »
Shagan Sah, a Ph.D. student in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, participated in the International Conference on Pattern Recognition 2016 and presented “Key Frame Extraction for Salient Activity Recognition” and “Adaptive Hierarchical Classification Networks.” read more »
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RIT on TV: Girls Soaring in STEM
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RIT on TV: STEM Fair for Young Women
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New York Upstate
Super Bowl 2017: Watch RIT grad sign the national anthem on stage with Luke Bryan
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Democrat and Chronicle
RIT grad signs national anthem at Super Bowl
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WXXI.org
STEM Fair at RIT hopes to encourage young girls to pursue science, technology careers
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Rochester Business Journal
RIT's Image Permanence Institute gets NEH grant
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RIT on TV: Girls Soaring in STEM
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Time Warner Cable News
RIT on TV: STEM Fair for Young Women
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New York Upstate
Super Bowl 2017: Watch RIT grad sign the national anthem on stage with Luke Bryan
more »
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT grad signs national anthem at Super Bowl
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WXXI.org
STEM Fair at RIT hopes to encourage young girls to pursue science, technology careers
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Rochester Business Journal
RIT's Image Permanence Institute gets NEH grant
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Upcoming Events
Lecture: “The Shape of Space,” Jeff Weeks, physical cosmologist, 1 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room 1250
Agape Latte: “Lessons from the Journey,” President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson, 8 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge
Graduation Fair: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesday, SAU Fireside Lounge
Valentine ImPRESSions: Print your own Valentine’s or Un-Valentine’s Day card on one of the center’s letterpress printing presses, noon–2 p.m. Wednesday, The Wallace Center, first floor Fish Tank
20/20 Research in Focus Colloquium: Featuring Ifeoma Nwogu, Josephine Wolff, Joy Olabisi and Rachel Silvestrini, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Golisano Institute for Sustainability auditorium
Discussion: “Sexuality and Spirituality: An Open Conversation,” 5 p.m. Thursday, SAU Fireside Lounge
Poetry reading: Join Professor Emeritus Dane R. Gordon for a reading and book signing of his new book, Magic Light, 7–8:30 p.m. Thursday, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, The Wallace Center
Agape Latte: “Lessons from the Journey,” President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson, 8 p.m. tomorrow, SAU Fireside Lounge
Graduation Fair: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesday, SAU Fireside Lounge
Valentine ImPRESSions: Print your own Valentine’s or Un-Valentine’s Day card on one of the center’s letterpress printing presses, noon–2 p.m. Wednesday, The Wallace Center, first floor Fish Tank
20/20 Research in Focus Colloquium: Featuring Ifeoma Nwogu, Josephine Wolff, Joy Olabisi and Rachel Silvestrini, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Golisano Institute for Sustainability auditorium
Discussion: “Sexuality and Spirituality: An Open Conversation,” 5 p.m. Thursday, SAU Fireside Lounge
Poetry reading: Join Professor Emeritus Dane R. Gordon for a reading and book signing of his new book, Magic Light, 7–8:30 p.m. Thursday, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, The Wallace Center
Scoreboard
Women’s basketball: RIT 78, Clarkson 63 (Feb. 3)
Men’s hockey: RIT 4, Robert Morris 1 (Feb. 3)
Men’s basketball: Clarkson 75, RIT 59 (Feb. 3)
Women’s basketball: St. Lawrence 79, RIT 72 (Feb. 4)
Men’s basketball: St. Lawrence 83, RIT 74 (Feb. 4)
Men’s hockey: Robert Morris 3, RIT 1 (Feb. 4)
Men’s hockey: RIT 4, Robert Morris 1 (Feb. 3)
Men’s basketball: Clarkson 75, RIT 59 (Feb. 3)
Women’s basketball: St. Lawrence 79, RIT 72 (Feb. 4)
Men’s basketball: St. Lawrence 83, RIT 74 (Feb. 4)
Men’s hockey: Robert Morris 3, RIT 1 (Feb. 4)
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