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  • August 16, 2017

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    RIT recognized for cyber defense research

    RIT has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research, which recognizes the university for its significant contributions in defending America’s cyberspace through computing security research.

  • August 2, 2017

    Logo for Replaying Japan

    RIT to co-host Replaying Japan conference

    Scholars from around the world are coming to Rochester to better understand the origins and development of the Japanese gaming industry and its impact on worldwide culture. The Replaying Japan conference is hosted by The Strong museum and RIT.

  • July 14, 2017

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    NTID gets $1M for deaf scientists-in-training program

    The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a grant to RIT that is expected to provide $1.025 million in funding over five years to develop a Scientists-In-Training Program for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Undergraduates.

  • June 7, 2017

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    RIT students win top prizes at MIT hackathon

    Archit Jha and Rohan Patel, human-computer interaction master’s students, took home top honors and cash prizes for creating apps that help those with epilepsy and mental health disorders during the MIT Hacking Medicine Grand Hack.

  • May 22, 2017

    A grid map that outlines the path data takes in an emergency situation.

    RIT team creates high-speed internet lane

    Researchers at RIT are developing a faster and more reliable way to send and receive large amounts of data through the internet. By creating a new network protocol, researchers are essentially developing a new high-speed lane of online traffic, specifically for emergency information.

  • May 22, 2017

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    Girl Scouts honor RIT’s women in STEM groups

    RIT’s Women in Computing and Women in Engineering programs were honored with the Commitment to Excellence Award from the Girl Scouts of Western New York for their dedication to encouraging young girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

  • May 15, 2017

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    Division of Diversity honors students, alumnus

    The Division of Diversity & Inclusion hosted A Celebration of Excellence on May 3 and presented Beacon Awards to three students—Maria Smith, Rashik Sikder and Brendan John—as well as alumnus Orlando Ortiz ’04, ’08.

  • May 10, 2017

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    Student to defend U.S. cybersecurity in new job

    Jesse Buonanno, a fifth-year student graduating with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in computing security, plans to give back to his country the best way he knows how—by enhancing U.S. cybersecurity.

  • May 9, 2017

    RIT President and professors posing with award

    RIT wins big in statewide Game Dev Challenge

    RIT’s Center for MAGIC announced the winners of the first-ever New York State Game Development Challenge, with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and RIT President Bill Destler. Teams from RIT won first place in both the student and independent developer categories.