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<b>RIT joins national effort to track ecological change</b><br />Scientists will gather data annually from 20 regional eco-climate zones to forecast ecological change over three decades through the proposed National Ecological Observatory Network Inc. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48030">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>Five shows vie for permanent slot on WITR</b><br />Beginning Saturday, five distinctive shows and their hosts will compete to earn a permanent time slot on WITR-FM (89.7). WITR listeners will decide who stays—and who doesn’t—by selecting their favorites. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48032">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>2011 FIRST Robotics season kicks off Jan. 8</b><br />The 33 high school teams in the Finger Lakes region will listen to a live, international simulcast from NASA by FIRST Robotics founder Dean Kamen on Saturday as he unveils this year’s competition game. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48035">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<b>Shane Madolora named Goalie of the Month</b><br />Sophomore goaltender Shane Madolora of the men’s hockey team was named the Atlantic Hockey Association Goaltender of the Month for December. It is Madolora’s first monthly conference honor. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.ritathletics.com/news/2011/1/4/WHOCKEY_0104110752.aspx">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>RIT on TV: Lauren Aggen</b><br />YNN (channel 9) interviews Lauren Aggen, a student at NTID, and chronicles her story as a lifelong transplant survivor. (<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>From vision to fruition</b><br />University Publications designer Pete Bella shares the story behind a promotional poster for the men’s hockey team. (<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><b>Alumnus films movie scene with Owen Wilson</b><br />Chris Conlon ’99 (computational mathematics) is an extra in <i>How Do You Know</i>, starring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/magazine_story.php?id=47957">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><em>Computerworld</em><br /> <strong>Displaced IT workers stand to lose federal help</strong><br/>Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9203641/Displaced_IT_workers_stand_to_lose_federal_help">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Henrietta Post</em><br /> <strong>James Winebrake named dean of RIT’s College of Liberal Arts</strong><br/> (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.henriettapost.com/yourlife/x1599391548/James-Winebrake-named-dean-of-RITs-College-of-Liberal-Arts">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Democrat and Chronicle</em><br /> <strong>An Irondequoit family illustrates new faces of adoption</strong><br/>Paul Stella ’03 (business administration), director, University News Services, featured (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20101225/NEWS01/12250341">more</a>)<br /><br />
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</td></tr><tr><td width="10"> </td><td>Robert Verderame, a second-year information security and forensics major, has developed a library reservation system that... (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/photoarchive.php?view=photo&datePhoto=2011-01-04">more</a>)<br /><br /></td><td width="10"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Information session:</b> Innovation Center tour, 6 p.m. Jan. 6, Innovation Center<br /><br />
<b>Dance-a-thon:</b> To benefit AIDS awareness agencies, 8 p.m.–2 a.m. Jan. 6, SAU cafeteria<br /><br />
<b>Thursday Night Cinema:</b> <i>Zoolander</i>, 10 p.m. Jan. 6, Ingle Auditorium<br /><br />
<b>Date Auction:</b> To benefit Doctors Without Borders, 6–9 p.m. Jan. 8, SAU cafeteria<br /><br />
<b> Dodgeball tournament:</b> “Dodge the Police” to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, noon–5:30 p.m. Jan. 9, Clark Gym<br /><br />
<b>Information session:</b> Tips on tuition discounts, financial aid and changing careers for dislocated workers, 5:30–7 p.m. Jan. 11, Bausch and Lomb Center <br /><br />
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