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<b>Author Chimamanda Adichie visits April 4</b><br />Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie visits next week as part of the Caroline Werner Gannett Project’s “Visionaries in Motion IV” speaker series. She will explore the ideas of identity and literature and how both have influenced her life as a fiction writer. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48243">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>C-SPAN features RIT black history class</b><br />History professor Richard Newman and students in his American slavery and freedom class will be featured on C-SPAN’s <i>American History TV</i>. The episode, which includes a lecture on the Black Founding Fathers, airs 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.c-span.org/History/">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<b>Brittany Kemp named Softball Player of the Week</b><br />Sophomore pitcher/outfielder Brittany Kemp of the softball team was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week, her second weekly honor with the Tigers. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.ritathletics.com/news/2011/3/29/SB_0329112650.aspx">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<b>Rochester General dedicates new complex</b><br />Rochester General Health System celebrated the opening of Riedman Campus, a three-building renovated complex in Irondequoit that will house hospital administrative offices and outpatient services. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110331/BUSINESS/110331019/RGH-dedicates-new-health-complex?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Business">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Ron Hira,</b> associate professor of public policy, testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration during a hearing on the H1-B visa program Thursday. To view the hearing, go to <a href="http://1.usa.gov/fnjezD">judiciary.house.gov/hearings/hear_03312011.html</a>.
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<b>Kate Winnebeck,</b> health and safety specialist with the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, had her article, “An Abbreviated Alternatives Assessment Process for Product Designers,” published in the February edition of the <i>Journal of Cleaner Production</i>.<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><em>Democrat and Chronicle</em><br /> <strong>RGH dedicates new health complex</strong><br/>RIT-RGHS Alliance partner featured (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110401/BUSINESS/104010346/RGH-dedicates-new-health-complex">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Democrat and Chronicle</em><br /> <strong>Activists hold forum on unmanned drones</strong><br/>Vincent Serravallo, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110401/NEWS01/104010328/1002/NEWS/Activists-hold-forum-unmanned-drones">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Inside Higher Ed</em><br /> <strong>Jokes and our values</strong><br/>John Capps, associate professor of philosophy, featured (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.insidehighered.com/audio/academic_pulse/jokes_and_our_values">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Computerworld</em><br /> <strong>H-1B pay and its impact on U.S. workers is aired by Congress</strong><br/>Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215405/H_1B_pay_and_its_impact_on_U.S._workers_is_aired_by_Congress?taxonomyId=72">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>The New York Times</em><br /> <strong>Outsourcers are criticized on visa use</strong><br/>Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/us/01immigration.html">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Henrietta Post</em><br /> <strong>RIT Ambulance celebrates 30 years</strong><br/>Matt Purcell, vice president, quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.henriettapost.com/latestnews/x1992230435/RIT-Ambulance-celebrates-30-years">more</a>)<br /><br />
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</td></tr><tr><td width="10"> </td><td>Cheyanne Olson, center, a student at Fort Gibson (Okla.) High School, discusses her project on salmon... (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/photoarchive.php?view=photo&datePhoto=2011-03-30">more</a>)<br /><br /></td><td width="10"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Lecture:</b> “From Spider-Man to Avatar: Achieving Photoreal Digital Actors,” <b>1 p.m. today,</b> Golisano Hall auditorium<br /><br />
<b>Performance:</b> “A Tribute to Bob Panara,” featuring JJ the Mime, <b>7:30 p.m. today,</b> Panara Theatre<br /><br />
<b>Spring Juggle-In:</b> 10 a.m.–5 p.m. April 2, Clark Gym; 7:30 p.m. April 2, Ingle Auditorium<br /><br />
<b>Artist’s reception:</b> “Pamela Witcher, 2001-2011, A Retrospective,” 5–7 p.m. April 2, Dyer Arts Center<br /><br />
<b>Gosnell Lecture Series:</b> “The Economics of Cloud Computing,” John Conley, Vanderbilt University, 3 p.m. April 4, Liberal Arts Hall, room A201<br /><br />
<b>Gannett Project:</b> “Shifting Spaces: Identity, Literature and the Emergence of Stories,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author, 8 p.m. April 4, Webb Auditorium<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Men’s tennis:</b> Hobart 9, RIT 0<br /><br />
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