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CS@RIT recently hosted regional competitors of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), with 84 registered teams from 19 universities competing. The top four universities will advance to the North America Championship, from which the top teams will advance to the World Finals. Two RIT teams performed well, placing 13th and 17th overall. The contest involves teams of up to three students solving problems within five hours, using a single computer.

Essay by Matthew Wright, professor and chair, and Christopher Schwartz, postdoctoral research associate, both in the Department of Computing Security, published by The Conversation.

Robotics teams will take on the challenges of bringing energy to their communities in the upcoming FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional competition. The annual student robotics competition opens at the Gordon Field House at RIT on March 17.

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is accepting applications for the organization’s 2023-2024 Community Grants Program. The program, founded in 2008, is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.

RIT’s Principal Investigator Reception recognizes faculty and staff who have received external research funding, including the newest class of PI Millionaires, a group of faculty researchers that have surpassed $1 million in career funding at RIT.

Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology is nationally and internationally ranked and recognized.

The Army Educational Outreach Program Apprenticeships and Fellowships team was nominated for a 2022 Presidential Award for Outstanding Staff at Rochester Institute of Technology. Awards will be announced at a ceremony on March 22. Its director, who is also the executive director of RIT's K-12 University Center, was nominated for an individual award.

WROC-TV talks to Charles Ruffing, director of the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, about PFAs in drinking water.

KGW-TV features Leigh Rubin, cartoonist-in-residence, who helped his long-time friend through a heart transplant process.

WROC-TV features a research project by Anthony Jimenez, assistant professor in RIT’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic faced by regional healthcare practitioners. 

Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who is now studying mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology attributes his involvement with RIT’s Veterans Club for allowing him the opportunities to learn more about campus and get involved in the community – one which recently included being a judge in the We?Veterans Pin Design Challenge, sponsored by the Army Educational Outreach Program and Future Engineers. AEOP’s apprenticeships and fellowships division is housed at RIT’s K-12 University Center and administered on behalf of the U.S. Army.