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November 2, 2018
RIT hosts all-girl youth hackathon
Girls as young as 11 will use their laptops, imagination and teamwork skills for social good at ROCGirlHacks Powered by AT&T, Rochester’s all-girl youth hackathon hosted Nov. 17 at RIT. -
November 2, 2018
RIT enjoys stellar night at annual SMPTE awards
Motion picture science students, faculty and alumni took home several awards at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 25. -
November 2, 2018
A community gathering—join our discussion
It is during times of tragedy that we must come together and support one another as a community. A gathering will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in the SAU Fireside Lounge. -
November 1, 2018
Student Spotlight: Park design chosen for KaBOOM! grant
Meet Madison Miller, Jim Chen and Stefani Schultz, third-year interior design students who designed a play area for the Sojourner Home at Wilson Commencement Park in Rochester. The project received a $63,000 grant to make the students’ design a reality. -
November 1, 2018
RIT collaborates on multi-university research exploring the quantum world
RIT researcher Mishkat Bhattacharya is building a theoretical framework to predict how nanoparticles made of graphene, silica and rare-earth compounds behave when suspended within the center of a laser beam. -
November 1, 2018
Podcast: Helping Veterans Succeed
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 2: Trevor Barrett, assistant director of RIT’s Veterans and Military Enrollment Services Office, talks with fellow former U.S. Marine now RIT computing student Brennan Jackson about adjusting to life after military service and what RIT is doing – and still needs to do – to help veterans succeed in their educational pursuits.
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October 31, 2018
Student teams work with women’s group in Haiti
Haiti became a classroom for more than a dozen RIT students when they worked with 19 women leaders from a nonprofit group in Haiti on projects that could become future businesses. -
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
RIT team wins 2018 Paperboard Packaging Student Design Challenge
RIT’s “Packin’ Heat” student team was a spicy favorite at the 2018 Paperboard Packaging Student Design Challenge. The group of undergraduates took first place among 58 collegiate teams in the national design competition. -
October 30, 2018
Creators of ‘Lost & Found’ game honored for work
The interdisciplinary team of RIT faculty and student researchers, designers and developers that created the Lost & Found tabletop game is getting recognition for its design. Throughout the year, the game has been featured at several showcases for independent and serious games. -
October 30, 2018
13 teams win awards for 2019 Community Grants Program
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced awardees of its 2019 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.