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April 28, 2017
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Rohan Patel sorts items at RIT’s FoodShare Center, which is celebrating two years in operation this month. The center offers food to students and others at RIT for free. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Swiss designer to visit RIT
Laser cutters, pantographs and letterpress printing presses are just a few of the tools Swiss graphic designer Dafi Kühne uses to produce one-of-a-kind poster designs. The artist will visit RIT May 3 to discuss his unique fusion of digital and analog techniques. read more »

NTID alumna is featured Lyon lecture presenter
Sasha Lakshmi Ponappa, director of the Program for Deaf Adults at LaGuardia Community College, will present “Finding Social Justice a Meaningful Home in Academia” as part of the Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series. read more »

NYSP2I announces winners of student competition
Teams from UB, Clarkson, RPI and RIT were the top finishers in the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute’s Research & Development student competition. read more »

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Imagine RIT
Team introduces second-gen virtual therapists
RIT is advancing interactive medical technologies to help people dealing with addiction, anger management and violent behavior directed at their family and intimate partners. These digital tools can teach coping skills and keep clients focused on recovery. read more »

Imagine RIT
Glimpse into the future of digital manufacturing
Visitors to the Imagine RIT festival can get a glimpse of what’s in store on the manufacturing horizon when they stop by the fourth floor of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability. They will be able to take home their own personalized souvenir of the festival’s 10th year. read more »

Sports News
Men’s tennis doubles partners help each other overcome difficulties on and off the court
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RIT in the News
Rochester Business Journal
Empire Medicinals wins 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge
Venture Creations clients featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Imagine RIT festival celebrates 10 years
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WXXI.org
Connections: March for Science
Matt Hoffman, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, interviewed more »

Design Milk
Exclusive: Stryk by Josh Owen for OTHR
Josh Owen, professor and program chair, design, featured more »

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Upcoming Events
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference: Until 5:30 p.m. today, Student Innovation Hall

GCCIS Research Showcase: 1–4 p.m. today, Golisano Hall atrium and auditorium (details)

Performance: Noises Off, 8 p.m. today and tomorrow, 2 p.m. Sunday, Ingle Auditorium

Honors Program Research and Creativity Symposium: Oral presentation sessions, 8:30 a.m.–noon tomorrow, Gosnell Hall atrium

Concert: RIT Orchestra, music by American composers, 3 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel

Performing Artists Concert Series: Faculty Spotlight: Amy Cochrane, 8 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel

Concert: Andy Grammer, 8 p.m. tomorrow, Gordon Field House (tickets)

CASTLE/WISe Coffee Chat: “Mental Health in the Classroom,” David Reetz, TIT Counseling & Psychological Services, 11 a.m. Monday, Gleason Hall, room 3129

Lyon lectureship series: “Finding Social Justice a Meaningful Home in Academia,” Sasha Lakshmi Ponappa, 7 p.m. Monday, CSD Student Development Center, room 1300/1310

Presentations: Medical illustration thesis presentations, 5–6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Louise Slaughter Hall, room 1630

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Scoreboard
Men’s tennis: RIT 6, Nazareth 3

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