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May 10, 2017

Student to defend U.S. cybersecurity in new job

Jesse Buonanno, a fifth-year student graduating with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in computing security, plans to give back to his country the best way he knows how—by enhancing U.S. cybersecurity.
May 6, 2017

A decade of innovation, creativity engages thousands

The 10th Imagine RIT festival drew big crowds, despite cool and rainy weather. Tens of thousands came to experience nearly 400 exhibits in science, technology, engineering, fine arts and mathematics, including student research projects and displays organized by campus clubs.
May 4, 2017

Experience virtual reality at Imagine RIT

A multidisciplinary team of RIT students and professors is collaborating on a high-quality camera system designed to produce spectacular 3D and 360-degree virtual reality footage that will “transport” Imagine RIT visitors to make-believe environments.
May 4, 2017

Saunders College hosts youth business competition

Saunders College of Business at RIT is hosting the ninth annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders College Competition on Friday. Ninety-two semifinalists representing 35 states will be at RIT to present their business plans to a panel of judges.
May 3, 2017

Venture Creations teams win big in competition

Two clients of the Venture Creations Business Incubator at RIT—Empire Medicinals and ThermApparel—have won the top prizes at the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge business competition, hosted by High Tech Rochester.
May 1, 2017

Technology turns sandbox into topographic map

Students from RIT’s Society of Software Engineers will showcase projects they’ve been building throughout the school year, including an augmented reality display that turns a sandbox into an interactive topographical map, during Imagine RIT.
May 1, 2017

BAGMAG wins top prize in Next Big Idea competition

Four teams of deaf and hard-of-hearing students from NTID went head-to-head April 26 during The Next Big Idea Competition, a Shark Tank-style business competition. BAGMAG, a hands-free solution for making skateboards easily portable on the back of a backpack, won first place.
April 27, 2017

Glimpse into the future of digital manufacturing

Visitors to the Imagine RIT festival can get a glimpse of what’s in store on the manufacturing horizon when they stop by the fourth floor of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability. They will be able to take home their own personalized souvenir of the festival’s 10th year.
April 26, 2017

GCCIS faculty and students present research

Faculty and students from RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences will exhibit their work at the GCCIS Research Showcase from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday in the Golisano Hall atrium and auditorium, room 1400. The free event will feature speeches, posters and demos.
April 26, 2017

Students pitch business ideas in Tiger Tank

Five teams of student entrepreneurs at RIT will pitch their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors today in hopes of launching their products or businesses.
April 25, 2017

RIT among hosts of NASA Space Apps Challenge

RIT is one of 200 host sites from around the world for the two-day hackathon. The 2017 NASA International Space Apps Challenge is designed to engage thousands of problem-solvers in working with NASA to create solutions to international and interdisciplinary problems using open-source data.
April 25, 2017

Students showcase assistive technology projects

Two teams of RIT engineering students have found “endless possibilities” for second-hand clothing—from insulation and wall dividers to chairs and desks—through two upcycling projects in their senior design classes.

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