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<b>Four Presidents award ceremony held today</b><br />John Klofas, professor and chair of the department of criminal justice, will receive the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award at 4 p.m. in Ingle Auditorium. Third-year RIT biomedical sciences major Ryan Buckley will be given the Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Service Award. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47324">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>Alliance partner reaches robotic-surgery milestone</b><br />Rochester General Hospital is among the top 4 percent of U.S. hospitals currently offering robotic surgery options. Dr. John Valvo, director of robotic surgery, recently performed the hospital’s 3,000th robotic surgery. RIT and Rochester General Health System formed a strategic alliance in 2008. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rochestergeneral.org/rochester-general-health-system/news-and-events/all-news-releases/press-releases-2009/7753001/">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>PAETEC executive discusses how to foster innovation</b><br />Jeffrey Pink, director of manufacturing at PAETEC, will present “Innovate or be Innovated,” at 2 p.m. March 17 in the Golisano Auditorium. Pink, a computer engineer and expert in Lean Six Sigma process improvements, will discuss how individuals can foster innovation in business. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47405">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>Playoff hockey tickets on sale</b><br />The top-seeded men’s hockey team has advanced to the Atlantic Hockey Association semifinals for the third straight year and will play fifth-ranked Canisius at Blue Cross Arena at 4:05 p.m. March 19. Tickets are available at the Gordon Field House and Blue Cross Arena box office or ticketmaster.com. <br /><br /></td><td width="10"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Studio 86: The Future of Reading</b><br />Amit Ray, associate professor of English, previews the Future of Reading symposium, hosted June 9–12 at RIT. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?p=podcasts">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><em>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em><br /> <strong>Crime mapping becoming more available</strong><br/>John Klofas, professor of criminal justice, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/DEC11D3B8F86481F862576E80001DABD?OpenDocument">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>India Post</em><br /> <strong>U.S. delegation to India fosters higher education linkages</strong><br/> (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.indiapost.com/community-post/7376-delegation-India-fosters-higher-education-linkages.html">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Computerworld</em><br /> <strong>IBM stops disclosing U.S. headcount data</strong><br/>Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9169678/IBM_stops_disclosing_U.S._headcount_data?taxonomyId=60">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>The Boyertown Area Times</em><br /> <strong>Boyertown alumni feature artists at local art exhibit</strong><br/>Beth Ferraro ’02 (professional photographic illustration) featured (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.berksmontnews.com/articles/2010/03/09/boyertown_area_times/news/doc4b96cd9d52ac8228786993.txt">more</a>)<br /><br />
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</td></tr><tr><td width="10"> </td><td>The 2010 Eat Well Live Well challenge is March 14-May 8. RIT hosted a kick-off event... (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?pa=spotlight&view=photo&datePhoto=2010-03-15">more</a>)<br /><br /></td><td width="10"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Spring Passport Drive: until 2 p.m. today,</b> Campus Center Bamboo Room<br /><br />
<b>Alfred L. Davis Public Service Awards Ceremony: 4 p.m. today,</b> Ingle Auditorium<br /><br />
<b>United Way Campaign Kickoff:</b> 10 a.m.–2 p.m. March 18, SAU lobby<br /><br />
<b>Kate Gleason College of Engineering Dean’s Alumni Speaker Series:</b> Bradley Fluke ’84, “Starting a Semiconductor Company in Tough Economic Times,” 1 p.m. March 18, Xerox Auditorium<br /><br />
<b>Talk:</b> Astrophysicist Mario Livio, “Is God a Mathematician?,” 4 p.m. March 18, Carlson Auditorium<br /><br />
<b>Opening reception:</b> “Handscapes, Cityscapes & Mythology,” (mixed media by Paul Johnston), 4–6 p.m. March 18, Dyer Arts Center<br /><br />
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