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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.
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May 26, 2024
RIT men’s lacrosse run comes to a close with title game loss
A third national title in four years proved not to be in the cards Sunday for RIT’s men’s lacrosse team. The Tigers dropped an 18-14 decision to Tufts University on Sunday at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.
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May 22, 2024
Campus protests are part of an enduring legacy of civil disobedience improving American democracy
An essay written by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, published by The Conversation.
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May 21, 2024
RIT men’s lacrosse punches ticket to national title game
WROC-TV highlights the RIT men's lacrosse team's road to the national title.
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May 21, 2024
WXXI Business Report: RIT video game now available for the Nintendo Switch
WXXI discusses the Nintendo Switch release of RIT's student-faculty developed video game That Damn Goat.
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May 20, 2024
RIT research examines spread and flow of soil contaminants
Understanding how contaminants in porous materials flow and are transported is key in the fields of industry, medicine, and environmental science. A two person team in the School of Physics and Astronomy recently had their research on the topic published and featured on the cover of Soft Matter, a journal by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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May 20, 2024
Anne Zachmeyer bids farewell to RIT after 37 years
Anne Zachmeyer, who is retiring in June after recently marking 37 years at the university, began her RIT career downtown in the former School of Applied Industrial Studies, then part of the College of Continuing Education (CCE).
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May 20, 2024
Engineering Students Quit, But Retention Tactics Abound
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers talks to Risa Robinson, department head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, about placing a focus on first-year retention strategies.
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May 20, 2024
RIT’s ‘That Damn Goat’ comes to Nintendo Switch
WROC-TV talks to game design and development master's student Mike Santos about the launch. -
May 17, 2024
Top Teacher: Minnetonka sign language teacher Dr. Tracy Ivy
KMSP-TV selects Tracy Ivy '09 (secondary education for students who are deaf or hard of hearing) as a Top Teacher.
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May 16, 2024
Kim Shearer’s passion for planning spans five decades at RIT
Kim Shearer's journey at RIT, marked by strategic planning and dedication, led to pivotal roles in shaping the university's computing college, spearheading expansions, fostering diversity, and leaving behind unique touches like binary code lights and cryptic messages within the campus architecture.
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May 15, 2024
RIT student-faculty developed video game ‘That Damn Goat’ now available for purchase on Nintendo Switch console
A video game created by RIT students and faculty has reached a long-awaited milestone. That Damn Goat, developed and published through RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, is now available for purchase on the popular Nintendo Switch gaming console.