March 28, 2017
The Wallace Center held a Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to celebrate Women’s History Month. Volunteers edited and added entries about significant women. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Students provide 3D-printed arm to teen in Rwanda
Laura Alderfer and Ken Postel, both undergraduate students in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, traveled to Rwanda to deliver a 3D-printed prosthetic arm after spending the fall semester designing, printing and testing it for a 19-year-old boy in Rwanda. read more »
Symposium tackles freedom of speech on campuses
Restrictions to free speech on college campuses across the country have become more prevalent in recent weeks, and two experts on the topic are addressing the issue during RIT’s Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty’s fourth annual symposium April 4 and 5. read more »
Machine learning guru to talk at RIT March 31
Robert Schapire, senior research scientist at Microsoft Research, will present “The Contextual Bandits Problem: A Fast, Simple and Optimal Algorithm” as part of the RIT Data Science Research Group Seminar Series. read more »
RIT brings business lessons to elementary school
Saunders College of Business and Junior Achievement of Rochester are teaming up with the Rochester City School District for an all-day learning marathon to educate K-6 children in School No. 50 about business, economics and free enterprise. read more »
Laura Alderfer and Ken Postel, both undergraduate students in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, traveled to Rwanda to deliver a 3D-printed prosthetic arm after spending the fall semester designing, printing and testing it for a 19-year-old boy in Rwanda. read more »
Symposium tackles freedom of speech on campuses
Restrictions to free speech on college campuses across the country have become more prevalent in recent weeks, and two experts on the topic are addressing the issue during RIT’s Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty’s fourth annual symposium April 4 and 5. read more »
Machine learning guru to talk at RIT March 31
Robert Schapire, senior research scientist at Microsoft Research, will present “The Contextual Bandits Problem: A Fast, Simple and Optimal Algorithm” as part of the RIT Data Science Research Group Seminar Series. read more »
RIT brings business lessons to elementary school
Saunders College of Business and Junior Achievement of Rochester are teaming up with the Rochester City School District for an all-day learning marathon to educate K-6 children in School No. 50 about business, economics and free enterprise. read more »
Global News
RIT Croatia partners with HUB385 and TEDxZagreb
RIT Croatia co-organized an event with TEDxZagreb and HUB385. The TEDxZagrebSalon event was devoted to visionaries and successful leadership. read more »
RIT Croatia co-organized an event with TEDxZagreb and HUB385. The TEDxZagrebSalon event was devoted to visionaries and successful leadership. read more »
Sports News
RIT in the News
WHAM-TV
RIT on TV: NTID Performing Arts - 'Fairy Tale Courtroom'
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WXXI.org
Microsoft Research scientist to speak at RIT on March 31
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Rochester Business Journal
Nearly 400 fencers compete at RIT
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Wayne Independent
'Fiber on Fire' exhibit opens
Ellen Silberlicht '80 (ceramics and ceramic sculpture) featured more »
Campus Technology
RIT Launches Series on Artificial Intelligence
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Spectrum News
RIT on TV: NYS Video Game Development Incentives
Jennifer Hinton, assistant director of the Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity, interviewed more »
WHAM-TV
RIT on TV: Fast Forward Film Festival
Brian Larson, associate professor of film and animation, and Nick Iannaco, fourth-year film and animation student, interviewed more »
RIT on TV: NTID Performing Arts - 'Fairy Tale Courtroom'
more »
WXXI.org
Microsoft Research scientist to speak at RIT on March 31
more »
Rochester Business Journal
Nearly 400 fencers compete at RIT
more »
Wayne Independent
'Fiber on Fire' exhibit opens
Ellen Silberlicht '80 (ceramics and ceramic sculpture) featured more »
Campus Technology
RIT Launches Series on Artificial Intelligence
more »
Spectrum News
RIT on TV: NYS Video Game Development Incentives
Jennifer Hinton, assistant director of the Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity, interviewed more »
WHAM-TV
RIT on TV: Fast Forward Film Festival
Brian Larson, associate professor of film and animation, and Nick Iannaco, fourth-year film and animation student, interviewed more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Talk: Juilee Decker, Muhammet Kesgin and Sarah Brownell, curators, “Charting One’s Course: The History of Individualized Education at RIT,” noon today, RIT Museum, The Wallace Center
COS Distinguished Speaker: “From RIT to Cornell to Entrepreneurship: A Chemist’s Journey of Science, Fun and Success,” Jack Henion, Cornell, 12:30 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Open house: Meet companies at Venture Creations, 3–5 p.m. today, 125 Tech Park Drive, shuttle available at 2:45 p.m. at Institute Hall (RSVP)
CIAS Brown Bag Lecture Series: Shu Chang, noon tomorrow, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Reading and book signing: Rene Denfeld, The Enchanted, 3 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Reading Room
Open house: Golisano Institute for Sustainability, 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Sustainability Institute Hall
Viva l’Italia lecture series: “Sicily’s Multi-Cultural Experiment,” Joseph Fornieri, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel
Softball: vs. Keuka College, 3 and 5 p.m. Thursday, Tiger Stadium
Film and discussion: The Muslims I Know, 7 p.m. Thursday, Allen Chapel
Faculty and staff blood drive: 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Friday, Gordon Field House (make appointment using sponsor code: ritfacultystaffrochester)
COS Distinguished Speaker: “From RIT to Cornell to Entrepreneurship: A Chemist’s Journey of Science, Fun and Success,” Jack Henion, Cornell, 12:30 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Open house: Meet companies at Venture Creations, 3–5 p.m. today, 125 Tech Park Drive, shuttle available at 2:45 p.m. at Institute Hall (RSVP)
CIAS Brown Bag Lecture Series: Shu Chang, noon tomorrow, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Reading and book signing: Rene Denfeld, The Enchanted, 3 p.m. tomorrow, Campus Center Reading Room
Open house: Golisano Institute for Sustainability, 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Sustainability Institute Hall
Viva l’Italia lecture series: “Sicily’s Multi-Cultural Experiment,” Joseph Fornieri, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel
Softball: vs. Keuka College, 3 and 5 p.m. Thursday, Tiger Stadium
Film and discussion: The Muslims I Know, 7 p.m. Thursday, Allen Chapel
Faculty and staff blood drive: 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Friday, Gordon Field House (make appointment using sponsor code: ritfacultystaffrochester)
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