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May 13, 2022
72 paths to a well-rounded student
While many colleges and universities require general education courses, RIT’s immersion requirement takes it a step further. Beyond the typical writing, math, science, social science, global studies, art, and ethics requirements, students are asked to fulfill an additional nine credits in a topic of interest. The intended result is to produce well-rounded students who have gained broader, more diverse perspectives.
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May 13, 2022
IPv4, IPv6… What Happened to All the Other Numbers?
Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, discusses migration from IPv4 to IPv6 in the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) blog.
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May 9, 2022
Welcome to Minecraft Campus
Brick by brick—that’s how members of RIT’s Electronic Gaming Society have built a digital version of the RIT campus in the video game Minecraft.
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May 9, 2022
2021-2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards: Franklyn Athias
Franklyn Athias BS ’85 is chief technology officer and senior vice president of Xfinity Mobile Retail Convergence and is being honored by the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.
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May 9, 2022
Game design students win at RPI GameFest 2022
Three games created by RIT students were honored at the RPI GameFest 2022 April 30.
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May 6, 2022
RIT grads told to ‘enrich the world’ with grace
RIT celebrated its 137th academic convocation Friday morning in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Keynote speaker Kimberly Bryant, founder of the nonprofit organization Black Girls CODE, told the graduates to be proud of their achievement, be excited about what is next in their lives, and remember—with grace—what it took to get to this milestone.
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May 4, 2022
RIT Esports wins FACEIT’s North American ‘CS:GO’ Collegiate Championship
RIT Esports dominated the FACEIT Grand Finals tournament to become the best collegiate CS:GO team in North America this spring. The Tigers bested 68 teams to win the 2022 FACEIT championship, which is one of the main tournaments for collegiate Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) esports.
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May 2, 2022
RIT's 2022 graduates are on to amazing things
RIT’s graduates shape the future and improve the world through creativity and innovation. Our graduates are leveraging the power of technology, the arts, and design for the greater good. See how they are doing it and what is next for them.
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April 29, 2022
CS Scholarships 2022
Computer Science Department Scholarships and Annual Awards 2022
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April 26, 2022
Graduating students find their place on campus
RIT students have more than 300 clubs and organizations to choose from today. There are also 24 varsity athletics teams and numerous intramural sports, among other groups. For many students, these extracurricular activities are a great way to try something new, find a niche, and build lasting relationships.
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April 23, 2022
Thousands enjoy attending Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival
After going virtual for 2021, thousands of people came to the RIT campus on Saturday for an in-person Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, which featured more than 250 exhibits throughout the campus from more than 1,800 students and faculty.
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April 23, 2022
Three student teams push the boundaries to improve society in new competition
Three student teams showed what technology, the arts, and design means at RIT. They designed technology to help astronauts keep physically fit in space, incorporated virtual reality to enhance signing and captioning support for the Deaf, and built a modern sculpture of the human body made of computers.