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Computer Engineering BS
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February 5, 2026
Co-op course helps students break into competitive industries
The Independent Professional Development course was developed last year to reflect fluctuations in the current job market and to support students who, despite their best efforts, have not yet secured co-ops.
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January 20, 2026
RIT students launch studio to bring bad game ideas to life
According to Steven Spielberg, all good ideas start out as bad ideas. That’s why a duo from RIT has launched the game studio Bad Ideas Productions.
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November 19, 2025
Manifesting quantum: How RIT researchers are navigating the next frontier of physics
RIT researchers are zeroing in on quantum photonics, the creation, control, and detection of light. Photonics has long been a specialty of the university. RIT led the team that developed the first quantum photonic wafer, which is key to the future of mass-produced quantum communication systems.
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November 4, 2025
Students take the lead in growing sustainability program
The Climate and Sustainability Leadership Program brings together students across all majors to learn through campus discussions and hands-on experiences with Rochester-area partners. The goal is to create leaders in sustainability.
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April 26, 2025
Alumni explore the future of artificial intelligence at Imagine RIT symposium
Annual Futurists Symposium features experts on the blending of technology, the arts, and design.
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April 21, 2025
RIT alumni innovators to speak at Futurists Symposium on April 25
The annual Futurists Symposium features a unique collection of the university’s alumni innovators, all highlighting their expertise on a variety of topics. The event begins at 4 p.m. Friday in Ingle Auditorium.
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April 2, 2025
Student devises gamified cybersecurity program for peers
The computer engineering undergraduate has been focused on building workforce development security tools with Michael Zuzak, assistant professor, to develop workforce development security tools to help students prevent online exploits.
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March 26, 2025
Center for Detectors reached milestone in NASA-funded project
The center is working to advance and characterize single-photon sensing CMOS image sensors to determine if they can survive the harsh radiation environments in NASA missions. A successful image was recently captured, providing a milestone in the project.
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January 22, 2025
New research shows AI systems are getting closer to processing information like humans
RIT engineering professor Cory Merkel was one of more than a dozen researchers in neuromorphic computing contributing findings published on Jan. 22 in Nature.
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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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September 19, 2024
Engineering faculty member builds new research project aimed at exploring how AI acquires and understands information
While large-language models such as Chat GPT are sophisticated, there are still issues with performance because the system does not intuit the way a human can—yet.
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May 28, 2024
RIT student video game wins big at GameFest 2024
A team of students won the Grand Prize at GameFest 2024 for developing Mushroom Kid’s Big Grass Sword. The platformer game follows Mica, a little mushroom on a journey to claim a powerful weapon and rescue its village after the residents are captured by a gigantic bird.