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<b><i>U.S. News & World Report</i> ranks RIT among top master’s universities </b><br />RIT is recognized for educational quality and value in <i>U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Colleges 2011</i>. RIT ranks seventh in the “Best Universities – Master’s (North region)” category, up from ninth last year. It also rates second in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” listing. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47733">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>Hollywood legend Al Pacino visits campus Oct. 16</b><br />Academy Award winner Al Pacino will be the featured Horton Distinguished Speaker at Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend celebration Oct. 16. Pacino is best known for playing Michael Corleone in <i>The Godfather</i> trilogy, Tony Montana in <i>Scarface</i> and Frank Serpico in <i>Serpico</i>. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47731">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>Imaging science interns present research Aug. 20</b><br />The 11th Summer Internship Program run by the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science concludes with a morning of presentations 9 a.m.–noon Aug. 20 in the Carlson Auditorium. Sixteen high school juniors participated in the program. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47735">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>Campus awaits students’ return Aug. 30</b><br />The university is preparing to welcome back returning students to campus Aug. 30 and first-year students Sept. 1. The annual Tiger Walk will start at 9 a.m. Sept. 2, with Convocation for New Students and Families following at 9:45 a.m. in the Gordon Field House. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47736">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<b>Women’s lacrosse honored for academic excellence</b><br />The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association recognized the women’s lacrosse team for its academic excellence. The Tigers were one of 61 Division III institutions that maintained a 3.0 or higher team GPA. RIT held a team GPA of 3.23.
(<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.ritathletics.com/news/2010/8/13/WLAX_0813101259.aspx?path=wlax">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>RIT on TV News: Methane Research</b><br />YNN reports on a research project at RIT, funded by the National Science Foundation, that explores the potential of turning methane gas into a usable, low-cost fuel source. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RITUniversityNews">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Author’s Spotlight: Danielle Taana Smith</b><br />The<i> Athenaeum’s</i> “Author’s Spotlight” features RIT authors in their own words. In this episode, Danielle Taana Smith discusses<i> Cultures of Fear: A Critical Reader,</i> co-edited with Uli Linke. (<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><b>Redefining study abroad, Formula racing style</b><br />University News’ Michelle Cometa finds the study-abroad angle behind the RIT Formula Racing Team’s international competitions. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.thetigerbeat.com/blog/">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><em>Hamptons.com</em><br /> <strong>Getting fired up At Grana</strong><br/>David Plath ’80 (packaging science management) featured (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.hamptons.com/Food-And-Wine/Hamptons-Dish/11830/Getting-Fired-Up-At-Grana.html">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>City Newspaper</em><br /> <strong>Student Survival Guide 2010: Getting around</strong><br/> (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/entertainment/guides/2010/08/STUDENT-SURVIVAL-GUIDE-2010-Getting-Around/">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Democrat and Chronicle</em><br /> <strong>Canandaigua V.A. facility expects to save nearly $1M a year</strong><br/>James Winebrake, professor of science, technology and society/public policy, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100817/NEWS01/8170325">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Rochester Business Journal</em><br /> <strong>Area colleges earn U.S. News & World Report rankings</strong><br/> (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=184846">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Democrat and Chronicle</em><br /> <strong>Al Pacino to speak at RIT homecoming</strong><br/> (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100817/NEWS01/100817021">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>The Journal News</em><br /> <strong>Q&A: Hartsdale T-shirt designer Andrew Thompson</strong><br/>Andrew Thompson ’07 (new media design and imaging) featured (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.lohud.com/article/20100815/NEWS02/8150337/">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Rochester Business Journal</em><br /> <strong>Solitary entrepreneurs need to keep focus on the basics</strong><br/>Guest essay by Ashok Rao, dean, E. Philip Saunders College of Business (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=184836">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Henrietta Post</em><br /> <strong>Presidential papers on display at airport</strong><br/> Deborah Stendardi, vice president for government and community relations, cited (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.henriettapost.com/feature/x870255270/Presidential-papers-on-display-at-airport">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Movies on the Lawn</b> (featuring<i> Toy Story):</i> Aug. 21 (at dusk), Park Point<br /><br />
<b>Summer/Fall break:</b> Aug. 22–Sept. 5<br /><br />
<b>Adult studies information session:</b> 5–7 p.m. Aug. 24, Bausch & Lomb Center<br /><br />
<b>Seminar:</b> Skin cancer, noon, Aug. 24, Gosnell Hall auditorium (room 1250)<br /><br />
<b>New Faculty Orientation:</b> Aug. 25–27, Wallace Center<br /><br />
<b>Exhibit:</b> Works from the year 1960 by longtime Rochester<i> Times-Union</i> editorial cartoonist Elmer Messner ’17 (running through Sept. 30), RIT Museum, Wallace Center (third floor)<br /><br />
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