February 28, 2017
RIT’s Women in Computing group held its annual all-women hackathon over the weekend to help support young women interested in the field of computing. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Game makers put to the test at GDC
Hundreds of game developers and designers from around the world come to the Prototype/Playtest Night, hosted by RIT, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco hoping to have their games torn apart. read more »
Spring Career Fair set for Wednesday
More than 230 companies searching for skilled employees are expected at RIT’s 2017 Spring Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Gordon Field House. read more »
RIT MicroMasters in cybersecurity launches March 21
A new offering in cybersecurity from RIT was one of 16 new MicroMasters programs announced today by edX. The credit-eligible, career-relevant programs are free to try and can help advance careers and offer a pathway to an accelerated master’s program. read more »
Voting now open for this year’s Imagine RIT poster
Voting is open until March 3 to determine which poster will be used in this year’s Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 6. Nearly 50 entries were received for the 10th annual poster design contest, and the winner will receive $500 in Tiger Bucks. read more »
Hundreds of game developers and designers from around the world come to the Prototype/Playtest Night, hosted by RIT, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco hoping to have their games torn apart. read more »
Spring Career Fair set for Wednesday
More than 230 companies searching for skilled employees are expected at RIT’s 2017 Spring Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Gordon Field House. read more »
RIT MicroMasters in cybersecurity launches March 21
A new offering in cybersecurity from RIT was one of 16 new MicroMasters programs announced today by edX. The credit-eligible, career-relevant programs are free to try and can help advance careers and offer a pathway to an accelerated master’s program. read more »
Voting now open for this year’s Imagine RIT poster
Voting is open until March 3 to determine which poster will be used in this year’s Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 6. Nearly 50 entries were received for the 10th annual poster design contest, and the winner will receive $500 in Tiger Bucks. read more »
Newsmakers
Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, led a Feb. 7-8 workshop in Brussels sponsored by the European Commission and the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP), under the aegis of the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency. He presented IRP's preliminary findings on concrete measures for overcoming research-, market- and policy-related barriers to remanufacturing, refurbishment, repair and direct reuse. Nasr is leading the project with the assistance of two Ph.D. students from GIS.
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Race Talks: “A Conversation with Asian Americans about Race,” noon today, SAU Mosaic Center
Talk: Jody Sidlauskas, RIT associate archivist, on the challenges RIT faced with its physical location in downtown Rochester, noon today, RIT Museum, Wallace Center third floor
Open forum: Meet incoming President David Munson, 2 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium (live stream)
Lecture: “The Past, Present, and Future of Deaf Education,” Nancy Hlibok Amann, 4 p.m. today, CSD Student Development Center, room 1300/1310 (register)
Italian Cinema Film Series: BlaxploItalian, 6 p.m. today, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Black History Game Show: 7 p.m. today, SAU Fireside Lounge
Career Fair: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. tomorrow, Gordon Field House
Artist talk: Benjamin Entner, 6 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Concert: All College Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Ingle Auditorium
Open forum: Meet incoming President David Munson, 10 a.m. Thursday, Ingle Auditorium
Talk: Jody Sidlauskas, RIT associate archivist, on the challenges RIT faced with its physical location in downtown Rochester, noon today, RIT Museum, Wallace Center third floor
Open forum: Meet incoming President David Munson, 2 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium (live stream)
Lecture: “The Past, Present, and Future of Deaf Education,” Nancy Hlibok Amann, 4 p.m. today, CSD Student Development Center, room 1300/1310 (register)
Italian Cinema Film Series: BlaxploItalian, 6 p.m. today, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Black History Game Show: 7 p.m. today, SAU Fireside Lounge
Career Fair: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. tomorrow, Gordon Field House
Artist talk: Benjamin Entner, 6 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Concert: All College Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Ingle Auditorium
Open forum: Meet incoming President David Munson, 10 a.m. Thursday, Ingle Auditorium
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