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  • April 27, 2018

    six people standing against a brick wall, with two holding a novelty bank check.

    Small World That wins Next Big Idea competition

    Small World That, a central hub that connects the international deaf community through a website and app, took home the $5,000 first prize in RIT/NTID’s The Next Big Idea Competition, a Shark Tank-style business competition.

  • April 13, 2018

    The RIT student team poses for a photo with their Game Dev Challenge first place certificate.

    RIT students take top awards at Game Dev Challenge
    Teams from RIT won first and second place in the student category of the second annual New York State Game Development Challenge, hosted by RIT’s MAGIC Center and sponsored by Empire State Development.

  • April 10, 2018

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    Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers
    RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video.

  • April 9, 2018

    Bradley Dunn and Kurtis Kracke in front of table of their cooling garments.

    ThermApparel partners with MS Foundation
    ThermApparel, a company in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, is partnering with The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation to provide its lightweight cooling vests free of charge to people living with multiple sclerosis who meet certain income requirements. Read more and watch a video.

  • April 5, 2018

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    ‘Cool’ alumni start-up featured in ‘Inc.’
    Gaia, a company founded by RIT alumni, was featured in an Inc. article listing the top eight “Coolest College Startups” as named by the Student Startup Madness competition at South by Southwest. This company is almost entirely run by RIT students and alumni.

  • March 19, 2018

    Gary Porter and Dan Plate.

    Video game made by alumni coming to Playstation 4
    Super Daryl Deluxe, an action role-playing game created by RIT alumni Gary Porter ’15 (game design and development) and Dan Plate ’16 (illustration), will launch on the SONY Playstation 4 and Steam platforms this spring.

  • March 15, 2018

    Brandon Hudson standing behind his thermostat system.

    Student dedicated to changing energy landscape
    Fourth-year applied arts and sciences student Brandon Hudson is CEO of Connexus, a heating and cooling control and monitoring company that offers a suite of products designed to simplify the installation of any HVAC system.