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  • January 31, 2018

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    RIT hosts conference on crisis response

    Researchers and practitioners from around the world are coming to RIT to better understand how to improve crisis response and disaster management at the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM).

  • January 3, 2018

    Rob Mostyn talking behind a podium.

    RIT to host statewide Game Dev Challenge

    The New York State Game Dev Challenge, hosted by RIT's MAGIC Center, is an opportunity for students enrolled in New York state colleges and universities and indie developers residing within the state to bring their game ideas to production. The challenge kicks off with an event at 4 p.m. Friday.

  • December 11, 2017

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    Professor launches games about religious legal systems

    A team of interdisciplinary researchers, designers and developers led by Owen Gottlieb, an assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT, has produced two first-of-their-kind table-top games that aim to promote and enhance the public understanding of religion and law.

  • December 7, 2017

    Student with VR headset, in front of the MAGIC logo.

    Student Spotlight: Creating a Holo-Assistant

    Meet Chirag Kular, a computer science graduate student who is working on an innovative research project using augmented reality technology and incorporating the technology of Microsoft HoloLens, Amazon’s Alexa and IBM’s Watson.

  • November 28, 2017

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    Andrew Phelps named president of Video Game Alliance

    Andrew Phelps, professor, founder and director of RIT’s MAGIC Center, has been named president of the Higher Education Video Game Alliance, a professional association of video game scholars and programs at colleges and universities.

  • November 21, 2017

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    Online master's degrees make learning accessible

    More than 240 students from 13 countries are enrolled in a fully online master's degree program at RIT to open new doors in their careers, improve their salaries and advance their skills.

  • November 21, 2017

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    Graduate programs offer cutting-edge education

    Today, RIT offers 73 master's programs, with 14 new programs added in just the past 10 years. And the number of master's programs is likely to grow even more in the near future.

  • November 14, 2017

    RIT Access Technology IdeaLab lead Dan Harel instructs during the event that ran Nov. 4-5 at RIT.

    Multidisciplinary teams apply problem-solving skills during IdeaLab event

    Rochester Institute of Technology students and faculty from various disciplines put their creative problem-solving skills to good use earlier this month. Working collaboratively, they examined challenges faced by client organizations and then presented conceptual solutions to them during a two-day event.