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October 30, 2018
![The logo for the Collegiate Pentesting Competition. Large black and green letters that read CPTC.]()
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 10, 2018
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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
![Laurel Perweiler running and carrying a ball while playing quidditch.]()
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. -
September 26, 2018
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RIT joins in celebration of women in computing
More than 30 members of the RIT community are attending the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest gathering of women in computing to celebrate accomplishments in technology and recognize the diversity behind them. -
September 11, 2018
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MAGIC Center co-sponsors Rochester Game Festival
Forty tabletop and video game projects created by local college students, faculty and game developers from Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse will be available to play during the second annual Rochester Game Festival on Sept. 15. -
September 10, 2018
![Logo for Eaton. Blue and white letters spelling out "Eaton" in all capital letters.]()
Cybersecurity lab named for partnership with Eaton Corp.
The Eaton Cybersecurity SAFE Lab performs penetration tests and vulnerability analysis on technology created by Eaton, a global power management company that offers an array of electrical products and services. -
August 30, 2018
![A photo looking down on a drum set with five people holding out their drum sticks over the drums, as if they are about to all play the drums at once.]()
RIT drumline welcomes new members
Meet Tim Coon, a fourth-year software engineering major and member of the RIT drumline, Jazz Ensemble, RIT Pep Band and the newly created Game Symphony Orchestra. -
August 6, 2018
![A portrait photo of Robert McLaughlin standing in front of a glass wall reading "society of software engineers."]()
Software engineering projects build career
The Alex A. Kipman ’01 Endowment for the Department of Software Engineering helps students like Robert McLaughlin ’18 work on cutting-edge projects. McLaughlin is one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign. -
July 10, 2018
![A photo of Cole Johnson standing at a high-top desk and working on his laptop.]()
New degree focuses on the human-computer relationship
Cole Johnson, the first student to graduate with RIT’s new bachelor’s degree in human centered-computing, is passionate about people and technology. -
June 29, 2018
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RIT students explore Japanese video game industry during study abroad
Ten RIT students got to begin their summer vacation in Japan, immersing themselves in a new culture and learning about the world’s third largest video game market. -
May 1, 2018
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RIT Dota 2 team wins Grand Championship
RIT is securing its legacy as one of the best colleges in esports after winning its first Collegiate Starleague Dota 2 Grand Finals Championship April 28. The student team bested a bracket of North America’s 32 top universities to take home the $10,000 grand prize. -
April 13, 2018
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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.
