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February 10, 2016
RIT design programs ranked among the world’s best
RIT’s jewelry design, furniture design, video game design and industrial design programs and CIAS were recognized by independent online authority DesignSchoolsHub. -
February 10, 2016
Meet GCCIS Distinguished Alumnus Tad Hunt
Tad Hunt ’97, co-founder and former CTO of Exablox, is the Distinguished Alumnus from the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. -
February 8, 2016
RIT announces investments in four research areas
Teams focusing on cybersecurity, health care technology, photonics and unmanned aerial vehicle imaging will each receive up to $1 million over five years. -
February 3, 2016
Video game event raises funds and awareness
RIT’s Electronic Gaming Society presents Fusion Fest ’16, a 24-hour video-game LAN party Feb. 5–6, to benefit Cancer Wellness Connections. -
January 26, 2016
RIT named Digital Games Hub
RIT has been named one of three Digital Games Hubs in New York state by Empire State Development. -
January 4, 2016
RIT now considered national "Doctoral University"
Rochester Institute of Technology is now considered a “Doctoral University” by the leading national classification of U.S. colleges and universities. -
December 16, 2015
RIT keeps degrees cutting-edge, changes names
RIT has changed the name of two undergraduate computing degrees to better reflect how they have evolved to keep up with the ever-changing domain of computing. -
December 14, 2015
RIT professor uses mapping to help Syrian refugees
Brian Tomaszewski, an assistant professor specializing in geospatial technologies, is studying the spatial thinking of refugees to design maps that are easier for them to use. -
December 8, 2015
Students team up with White House for Hour of Code
Four students in RIT’s Women in Computing group will join White House Chief Technology officer Megan Smith in a panel discussing the gender gap in computer science on Dec. 10. -
December 7, 2015
Seminar on disease progress detection on Friday
Suzanne M. Shontz of the University of Kansas will present on the use of models and simulations in disease detection at 11 a.m. on Friday in the Golisano Auditorium. -
November 23, 2015
Event to help consumers stay safe online on Dec. 8
"The Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life" will be held on Dec. 8 as part of STOP. THINK. CONNECT., a national global cybersecurity awareness campaign. -
November 20, 2015
Creating a game based on a 500-year-old painting
“The Garden,” a game created by RIT faculty and students and based on the famous painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” is in the prototype stage.