April 17, 2017
RIT students, faculty and staff celebrated President Bill Destler and his spouse, Rebecca Johnson, with a Tiger Walk and a reception on Friday. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Creating tomorrow’s technology today
Assistant Professor Daniel Ashbrook is working with students in RIT’s Future Everyday Technology lab to stretch the boundaries of human-computer interaction, finding new ways to improve the usability of wearable and mobile computing devices and making it easier for people to create smart gadgets. read more »
Students compete in national cyber defense contest
RIT’s cyber defense team competed with the nation’s top cybersecurity colleges at the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held April 13-15. A team of RIT students also took third-place in the weekend’s Panoply event, a capture-the-flag-style network attack and defense competition. read more »
Rod Blumenau Quintet performs Friday
The Rod Blumenau Quintet will perform “Jazz From the Silver Screen” on Friday as part of the Performing Artists Concert Series presented by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. read more »
Assistant Professor Daniel Ashbrook is working with students in RIT’s Future Everyday Technology lab to stretch the boundaries of human-computer interaction, finding new ways to improve the usability of wearable and mobile computing devices and making it easier for people to create smart gadgets. read more »
Students compete in national cyber defense contest
RIT’s cyber defense team competed with the nation’s top cybersecurity colleges at the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held April 13-15. A team of RIT students also took third-place in the weekend’s Panoply event, a capture-the-flag-style network attack and defense competition. read more »
Rod Blumenau Quintet performs Friday
The Rod Blumenau Quintet will perform “Jazz From the Silver Screen” on Friday as part of the Performing Artists Concert Series presented by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. read more »
Newsmakers
Gabriel Diaz, assistant professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, has been invited to be a subcommittee chair for the Vision and Color Section of Frontiers in Optics, the annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, that will be held Sept. 17-21 in Washington, D.C.
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Trump's proposed budget could leave big hole in UR research
Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research and associate provost, quoted more »
Trump's proposed budget could leave big hole in UR research
Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research and associate provost, quoted more »
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Upcoming Events
Speaker: “Designing Resource- and Eco-Effective Materials, Processes and Systems,” Elsa Olivetti, MIT, 1 p.m. today, Golisano Institute for Sustainability auditorium
Speaker: “Speak Out Against Sexual Assault,” Pastor John Pavlovitz, 7:30 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Conable lecture series: “Brief History of Japanese Anime Fandom and Mobile Suit Gundam’s First 38 Years,” William Ashbaugh, SUNY Oneonta, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Lecture: “The Intergenerational Reproduction of Child Maltreatment,” Terence Thornberry, University of Maryland, 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Liberal Arts Hall, room A205
PB Jam: Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for charity, hosted by RIT Hillel, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesday, SAU lobby
CIAS Brown Bag Lecture Series: Ambarien Alqadar, noon Wednesday, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Speaker: “Speak Out Against Sexual Assault,” Pastor John Pavlovitz, 7:30 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Conable lecture series: “Brief History of Japanese Anime Fandom and Mobile Suit Gundam’s First 38 Years,” William Ashbaugh, SUNY Oneonta, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, SAU 1829 Room
Lecture: “The Intergenerational Reproduction of Child Maltreatment,” Terence Thornberry, University of Maryland, 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Liberal Arts Hall, room A205
PB Jam: Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for charity, hosted by RIT Hillel, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesday, SAU lobby
CIAS Brown Bag Lecture Series: Ambarien Alqadar, noon Wednesday, Neblette Conference Room, Gannett Hall
Scoreboard
Softball: St. Lawrence 4—3, RIT 3—4 (April 14)
Men’s crew: vs. Hamilton, V8-1st, 6:11.6; 2V8-1st, 6:52.5 (April 15)
Women’s crew: vs. William Smith, V8-1st, 6:57.3; 2V8-2nd, 7:28.3 (April 15)
Women’s crew: vs. Trinity College, V8-1st, 7:01.7; 2V8-1st, 7:28.2 (April 15)
Women’s lacrosse: RIT 13, Clarkson 9 (April 15)
Men’s tennis: RIT 9, Bard College 0
Men’s crew: vs. Hamilton, V8-1st, 6:11.6; 2V8-1st, 6:52.5 (April 15)
Women’s crew: vs. William Smith, V8-1st, 6:57.3; 2V8-2nd, 7:28.3 (April 15)
Women’s crew: vs. Trinity College, V8-1st, 7:01.7; 2V8-1st, 7:28.2 (April 15)
Women’s lacrosse: RIT 13, Clarkson 9 (April 15)
Men’s tennis: RIT 9, Bard College 0
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