Alumni News

  • April 27, 2018

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    RIT names five new trustees
    Rochester Institute of Technology appointed five new members to its Board of Trustees. The appointments were announced at the board’s April 26 meeting.

  • April 17, 2018

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    CAST celebrates alumni Rising Stars
    Six alumni from RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology were honored as Rising Stars for outstanding achievements early in their careers, for significant public service and for helping to advance the careers of new professionals.

  • April 17, 2018

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    Alumnus becomes ninth RIT grad to win Pulitzer
    David Wallace ’01, a photographer with The Arizona Republic, was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team announced Monday for explanatory reporting for a project on President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.

  • April 10, 2018

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    Metaproject lifts student designs to professional level
    By partnering with industry, RIT’s industrial design department’s Metaproject teaches students the role of research at every stage of the design process. After eight years, this senior studio has proven to be a successful vehicle for fostering innovative thinking and thoughtful product design.

  • April 9, 2018

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    REDCOM donates equipment to telecom lab
    REDCOM, a long-time partner of the telecommunications engineering technology program at RIT, recently donated its call control software to the university to provide students access to the latest technology being used for digital and IP-enabled telecommunications networks.

  • April 5, 2018

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    ‘Cool’ alumni start-up featured in ‘Inc.’
    Gaia, a company founded by RIT alumni, was featured in an Inc. article listing the top eight “Coolest College Startups” as named by the Student Startup Madness competition at South by Southwest. This company is almost entirely run by RIT students and alumni.

  • April 3, 2018

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    2018 Imagine RIT set for April 28
    Kick off the beloved Rochester festival season in the best way imaginable. Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival returns on April 28.