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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 27, 2018
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Grade school students Get Connected to computing
More than 50 Rochester-area grade school students are now dreaming of careers in computing after attending RIT’s Get Connected events this February and March. The free workshops gave 8th–10th grade students a taste of computing and highlighted different areas of the field. -
March 21, 2018
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RIT takes second at cyber defense competition
A team of RIT students took second place at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The annual event is part of the nation’s largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts. -
March 19, 2018
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RIT contingent heads to Game Developers Conference
With RIT boasting some of the top programs in the world in game design and development in 2018, more than 100 RIT students, faculty, alumni and staff will travel to San Francisco to participate in the Game Developers Conference 2018, the largest professional gaming industry event of the year. -
March 19, 2018
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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
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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. -
March 13, 2018
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Video game design programs among top in the nation
RIT’s game design and development program was ranked fifth at the undergraduate level and seventh at the graduate level, according to the latest international rankings from The Princeton Review. -
March 5, 2018
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GCCIS hosts programming contest for high school students
The RIT High School Programming Contest on March 12 will bring 50 high school students and their teachers to RIT to learn about computer science and compete in a programming competition. -
February 22, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Game designer and vibraphone player
Meet Justin Levine, a third-year game design and development major who plays the vibraphone in RIT’s Jazz Ensemble. -
February 15, 2018
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Venture Creations graduate receives major investment
Token, an identity technology start-up founded by RIT alumni Melanie and Steve Shapiro, will receive up to $1.75 million through the New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund. -
February 9, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Heading to Game Developers Conference
Meet John Blau, a second-year game design and development major and the producer and game designer of MetroGnome, is a rhythm-based defense game for tablets and mobile devices that teaches users the basic principles of rhythm. -
January 31, 2018
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RIT hosts conference on crisis response
Researchers and practitioners from around the world are coming to RIT to better understand how to improve crisis response and disaster management at the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM).
