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<b>RIT: ‘We do big things’</b><br />Big ideas take center stage at the fourth annual Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 7. President Barack Obama focused on the theme of innovation in his State of the Union address. Here’s a look back at last year’s festival with images set to the president’s January speech. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ImagineRIT#p/u/3/w3AHppTYqoM">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<b>RIT named among ‘311 Green Colleges’</b><br />The Princeton Review has named RIT among the nation’s most environmentally responsible green colleges. RIT is included in the <i>Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition</i>, which profiles institutions of higher education that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48300">more</a>)<br /><br />
<b>Kearse Awards highlight excellence in writing</b><br />The College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing with the presentation of the 2011 Henry and Mary Kearse Student Honors Awards on April 20. The program recognizes students from across the university for their excellence in liberal arts coursework. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48301">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<b>Men’s lacrosse off to best start in program history</b><br />The men’s lacrosse team remains unbeaten with an 18-6 win at Alfred University on Wednesday. The 12-0 start by the Tigers is the best in program history and is the second longest winning streak, just behind a 13-game run in 1985. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.ritathletics.com/news/2011/4/20/MLAX_0420110900.aspx">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Graduates work on box-office hit ‘Rio’</b><br />Eight graduates of RIT contributed to <i>Rio</i>, the 3-D computer animated film by Blue Sky Studios that was released April 15. (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48296">more</a>)<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><em>Democrat and Chronicle</em><br /> <strong>RIT grads sell Digsby app</strong><br/>Steve Shapiro '05 (information technology) featured (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110421/BUSINESS/104210316/RIT-grads-sell-Digsby-app">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Rochester Business Journal</em><br /> <strong>Tagged acquires local social networking firm</strong><br/>Steve Shapiro '05 (information technology) quoted (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=187330">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Henrietta Post</em><br /> <strong>Golisano College at RIT celebrates 10th anniversary April 21</strong><br/> (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.henriettapost.com/latestnews/x132152298/Golisano-College-at-RIT-celebrates-10th-anniversary-April-21">more</a>)<br /><br />
<em>Astrobiology Magazine</em><br /> <strong>A new way to find planets</strong><br/>Joel Kastner, professor, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, cited (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3900/a-new-way-to-find-planets">more</a>)<br /><br />
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</td></tr><tr><td width="10"> </td><td>David Bainbridge, popular-science writer, veterinarian, reproductive biologist and Clinical Veterinary Anatomist from University of Cambridge,... (<a style="color:#f57b20; text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.rit.edu/news/photoarchive.php?view=photo&datePhoto=2011-04-19">more</a>)<br /><br /></td><td width="10"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Take Back the Tap:</b> Taste test bottle water vs. tap water, (part of Earth Week), <b>until 2 p.m. today,</b> SAU lobby<br /><br />
<b>Celebration:</b> 10th anniversary of B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, <b>5–6:30 p.m. today,</b> Golisano Hall atrium<br /><br />
<b>Thursday Night Cinema:</b> <i>A Walk to Remember</i>, part of Zeta Tau Alpha’s Think Pink Week, 10 p.m. April 21, Ingle Auditorium<br /><br />
<b>Good Friday Fish Fry:</b> Benefits Malaria No More charity, 6–9 p.m. April 22, Louise M. Slaughter Hall, room 2240<br /><br />
<b>Lecture:</b> “Revolution in the Air,” Deepa Kumar, Rutgers University, 7 p.m. April 22, Wallace Center Idea Factory<br /><br />
<b>Performance:</b> <i>Don’t Dress for Dinner</i>, performed in voice with ASL interpretation, 7:30 p.m. April 22–23, 1510 Lab Theatre<br /><br />
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<tr><td width="10"> </td><td><b>Men’s lacrosse:</b> RIT 18, Alfred 6<br /><br />
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