News
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November 20, 2018
MAGIC spells opportunity with new learning laboratory
RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios opened the doors to its new home this fall, inviting students, faculty and industry professionals to experience a digital media development and publishing learning laboratory never before seen in the Northeast. -
November 20, 2018
MAGIC Spell Studios: Gaining exposure
Barrington Campbell loved playing video games as a child, but he didn’t think there would be a future as a professional in the game design industry. “I was wrong,” he said. -
November 20, 2018
Improving ASL communication
Matt Huenerfauth and his research team are developing animations of American Sign Language—a language that requires precise control of hand and body movement as well as facial expressions. -
November 16, 2018
Student Spotlight: Refurbishing computers for the greater good
Meet Josh Geise, a fifth-year computing security student and co-founder of The Shore Foundation, which refurbishes and donates computers for those in need. -
November 5, 2018
Colleges battle at national pentesting competition
Stanford University took home the top trophy in the 2018 National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, held Nov. 2–4 at RIT. -
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 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 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
Colleges face-off at national pentesting competition
Students from the nation’s best colleges will use their hacking skills for good in the largest offensive-based collegiate cybersecurity competition, to be held Nov. 2–4 at RIT. -
October 26, 2018
IBM mobile cybersecurity center to stop at RIT on Friday
RIT Computing Weekend will have an extra special visitor—the new IBM X-Force Command Tactical Operation Center (C-TOC), which will be making its first visit to a university as part of the Nov. 2–4 event. -
October 10, 2018
2018 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Anna Sweet
Meet Anna Sweet ’04 (computer science), the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences 2018 Distinguished Alumna. -
October 4, 2018
Student Spotlight: Getting students excited for quidditch season
Meet Laurel Perweiler, a fifth-year computer science major and an active quidditch player for the RIT quidditch club.