R.I.T. news & events March 14, 2008

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RIT appoints new provost; PAETEC leads sponsorship of Innovation and Creativity Festival; RIT plays a hand in N.Y. pollution prevention; DeCaro, student Faulkner win service awards; ‘Visionaries’ to share love of photography; Pathways helps define women’s roles at RIT; Professor takes methodical approach in smoking study; Student uses technology to create poetry; RIT partners with Peru university; Student ‘techies’ prove their worth in cyber security; Newman brings to light life of former slave; Climate-change forum features RIT professors; RIT students heralded for ‘bright ideas’; Sponsored Research pays tribute to RIT ‘millionaires’; RIT partnership uncorks potential of N.Y. wineries; Posters tell heartfelt stories of United Way families; Destler plan revamps current R&D program;Cybersecurity, hacker intervention tops research team’s defense-systems agenda; ASL manual now online; Film guru offers RIT students a unique view of contemporary movies; RIT writer takes her craft in a new direction; RIT’s wild feline friends find new homes;