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October 20, 2016
Esports becomes RIT’s newest intramural sport
Starting this fall, teams of five began facing off in the battle arenas of the video game Heroes of the Storm. Nearly 50 students compete in weekly match-ups during the 10-week season, with the goal of making it to playoffs and the championship game. -
October 3, 2016
ACM president to open GCCIS Dean’s Lecture Series
RIT Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson, president of the Association for Computing Machinery—the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society—will discuss the latest in computing accessibility and human-computer interaction on Oct. 14. -
September 27, 2016
Hundreds of employers seek students at annual fall Career Fair
Nearly 250 employing organizations and hundreds of recruiter representatives seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the Fall 2016 Career Fair Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gordon Field House. -
September 16, 2016
Professor to study K-12 computing education
Adrienne Decker, assistant professor of interactive games and media, received a $1.19 million grant to study the long-term effects of pre-college computing activities. -
September 12, 2016
Vicarious Visions’ Clive Burdon to speak Friday
Clive Burdon presents “An introduction to the producer role or... how to be invisible and effective” as part of the MAGIC Center speaker series. -
August 29, 2016
RIT to publish video game on Xbox One platform
RIT will become the first university to publish a video game on the Xbox One gaming platform when Hack, Slash & Backstab is officially launched on Wednesday. -
August 23, 2016
RIT partners with Genesee Country Village & Museum
Officials from RIT and the Genesee Country Village & Museum signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate to develop and implement mutually-beneficial projects. -
August 9, 2016
NTID to launch mobile app development program
The new academic program is made possible by a collaboration with Xamarin Inc. and a grant from the National Science Foundation. -
August 3, 2016
Entrepreneur’s latest venture stops robocalls
Aaron Foss developed technology that stops robocalls from telemarketers and has blocked more than 109 million automated calls. -
July 28, 2016
Computer science program named among best in U.S.
For students completing a master’s degree in computer science, RIT is one of the top colleges in the nation, according to new rankings from GraduatePrograms.com. -
June 22, 2016
Students win award from Apple for game app
The game app, called Dividr, took home an Apple Design Award at the tech giant’s Worldwide Developer Conference on June 13. -
June 8, 2016
Hanson to lead Association of Computing Machinery
Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson was elected president of the Association of Computing Machinery, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.