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Computing and Information Technologies BS
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March 24, 2026
Grad finds purpose mentoring entrepreneurs
Aaron Foss has spent the last decade volunteering and supporting Defy Ventures, a national nonprofit grounded in criminal justice reform through entrepreneurship.
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March 18, 2026
Behind the scenes with tech expert Katie Linendoll
Tech expert and media star Katie Linendoll, an RIT information technology alumna, started her own media production and consulting company.
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March 13, 2026
Co-op seminar class and a strategic approach help students land co-ops
Computer science major Emma Schmitt took a required co-op seminar class to help prepare for the internship search and what do to on the job, helping her land co-ops at Honeywell/LenelS2 and Microsoft.
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March 2, 2026
RIT Performing Arts Center already educating students
Students get hands-on experience learning what it takes to open the state-of-the-art RIT Performing Arts Center, set to open April 10.
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October 21, 2025
RIT faculty and students win Best Original Design at international charity competition
A multidisciplinary team of students and faculty continued an RIT tradition of participating in Canstruction Rochester by making EVE from WALL-E out of more than 2,400 canned goods.
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April 11, 2025
Capstone project results in deaf-accessible kiosks
Using their knowledge from classroom instruction, NTID information and computing studies students built equipment and applied for funding, culminating in the launch of five state-of-the-art, deaf-friendly point-of-sale systems that use interactive monitors for easy ordering and delivery of food and beverages.
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March 19, 2025
No barriers, just firewalls
Mastercard speaks to computing and information technologies student Jared Husson about cybersecurity job training for deaf students.
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February 7, 2025
Online UX Design Degree Programs
OnlineEngineeringPrograms.com interviewed Roshan Peiris, assistant professor in the School of Information, about the field of user experience (UX) design.
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January 15, 2025
College of Computing to split Commencement into two ceremonies
To accommodate its growing number of graduates, the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences will hold two separate commencement ceremonies beginning in 2025.
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December 2, 2024
WITR: Come for the music, stay for the community
Nestled in the basement of the Student Alumni Union, the WITR radio station space is a treasure trove of music, personalities, and nostalgia. The station and the music have greatly evolved since its first broadcast in 1961, but one thing has remained constant: the tight-knit network of students and alumni.
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June 3, 2024
Engineering faculty and cardiologist collaborate to design heart pump assessment prototype
Researchers at RIT are developing technology that will be able to determine the lifespan of a heart valve with more precision.
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May 13, 2024
Students will ‘live, learn, and explore’ abroad thanks to international fellowships and scholarships
Throughout the course of the academic year, hundreds of RIT students prepare to compete for some of the most prestigious international fellowships and scholarships available. Intensive research projects, applications, essays, and interviews all play a critical role in their selection.