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August 1, 2017
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Douglas Merrill, professor of biomedical sciences, introduces students to the art of suturing during NTID’s Health Care Careers Exploration Camp. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Princeton Review names RIT among best colleges
The education-services company The Princeton Review features RIT in the just-published 2018 edition of its annual book The Best 382 Colleges. read more »

RIT co-hosts Light and Sound Interactive conference
The first-ever Light and Sound Interactive event, a three-day conference, expo and career fair focused on light- and sound-based technologies and their applications, will take place Sept. 12-14 in downtown Rochester. LSI is being hosted by RIT and the University of Rochester. read more »

Global News
RIT Dubai student wins award from aviation group
Amani Gharib, a service leadership and innovation graduate student, recently beat more than 2,600 other applications to win a top accolade at Etihad Aviation Group’s inaugural Fikra awards ceremony. read more »

Sports News
Men’s cross country gears up for 2017 season
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Women’s cross country announces 2017 season schedule
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RIT in the News
WROC-TV
RIT on TV: College prep for rising ninth-graders
RIT featured more »

The Conversation
Creating a high-speed internet lane for emergency situations
Guest essay co-written by Nirmala Shenoy, professor of information sciences and technologies; Erik Golen, visiting assistant professor of information sciences and technologies; and Jennifer Schneider, the Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking more »

Union-Sun & Journal
Pendleton native designs Comic Con exclusive collectibles
Jeremy Sniatecki '95 (illustration) featured more »

Wallet Hub
2017's Best Back-to-School Sales and Deals
Deborah Colton, associate professor of marketing, quoted more »

USA Today
I am an American: Stephanie Paredes fights for diverse voices
Stephanie Paredes, multicultural program director, featured more »

Deccan Herald
Engineer archiving palm-leaf manuscripts using new tech
P.R. Mukund, professor of electrical engineering, featured more »

Democrat and Chronicle
Arthur Singer's life was a dichotomy of beauty and beast
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University Business
RIT joins national arts research consortium a2ru
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WXXI.org
Connections: Talking about 'net neutrality'
Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security, interviewed more »

WHEC-TV
RIT on TV: Solar Eclipse 2017
Roger Dube, research professor, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, interviewed more »

The Huffington Post
Tech Industry Chaos brings Opportunity for Women
Christine Whitman, chair, RIT Board of Trustees, featured more »

Gannett
Crime in NY hits all-time low, but local murders up
Irshad Altheimer, deputy director of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives, quoted more »

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Upcoming Events
College & Careers: For prospective students, Friday–Saturday, Gordon Field House (details)

Undergraduate Research Symposium: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday (details)

Opening reception: Video, photography and robotics installation projects, 6–9 p.m. Friday, Gallery r, 100 College Ave., Rochester

Adjunct faculty orientation: 3–5 p.m. Aug. 10, RIT Library

New faculty orientation: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Aug. 16–18, Gosnell Hall, room A-300

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