Research News
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August 2, 2018
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RIT brings together ‘smart city’ experts for workshop
As part of RIT’s Urban Data Science initiative, 100 researchers and practitioners from around the world came together to discuss the future of smart cities at the International Workshop on Urban Data Science in Bangkok. -
July 10, 2018
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New degree focuses on the human-computer relationship
Cole Johnson, the first student to graduate with RIT’s new bachelor’s degree in human centered-computing, is passionate about people and technology. -
June 28, 2018
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RIT receives $5M for Global Cybersecurity Institute
The planned Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT got a tremendous boost with the receipt of $5 million grant through the New York State Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program. -
June 20, 2018
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RIT one of the nation’s top universities for NSF undergraduate research
RIT is hosting seven federally funded undergraduate research programs this summer, the most of any college in New York state. -
April 25, 2018
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App makes museum experience more accessible
NTID is launching a mobile app to be used in its Dyer Arts Center that provides content in various forms, including video in American Sign Language, transcripts and audio and visual descriptions. -
April 10, 2018
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RIT experts help make computing accessible
RIT’s student and faculty researchers are working to make technology accessible for all by changing the culture of computing. -
November 14, 2017
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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.
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October 22, 2017
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A new approach to securing networks
RIT’s cybersecurity experts are studying the past, present and future of cybersecurity to gain a better understanding of the role that humans—and their behavior—play in keeping our technology secure. -
October 22, 2017
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Undergraduates Team up with RIT Faculty on Computational Sensing Research
Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, undergraduate students worked with RIT faculty to gain valuable experience in research projects. -
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. -
May 9, 2017
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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. -
April 28, 2017
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Two graduate students earn NSF fellowships
Larwan Berke and Brendan John, graduate students in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, each received a three-year, $34,000 annual stipend from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
