News

August 9, 2016

NTID to launch mobile app development program

The new academic program is made possible by a collaboration with Xamarin Inc. and a grant from the National Science Foundation.
August 3, 2016

Entrepreneur’s latest venture stops robocalls

Aaron Foss developed technology that stops robocalls from telemarketers and has blocked more than 109 million automated calls.
July 28, 2016

Computer science program named among best in U.S.

For students completing a master’s degree in computer science, RIT is one of the top colleges in the nation, according to new rankings from GraduatePrograms.com.
June 22, 2016

Students win award from Apple for game app

The game app, called Dividr, took home an Apple Design Award at the tech giant’s Worldwide Developer Conference on June 13.
June 8, 2016

Hanson to lead Association of Computing Machinery

Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson was elected president of the Association of Computing Machinery, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.
June 8, 2016

RIT hosts cybersecurity forum

Business leaders and cybersecurity experts will gather at RIT on June 14 to discuss ways to increase cybersecurity awareness and change behavior in order to keep data secure.
June 7, 2016

RIT forms Center for Cybersecurity

Matthew Wright, a leading expert in internet security and privacy, will join RIT in August as director of the new Center for Cybersecurity.
June 2, 2016

Pengcheng Shi to lead GCCIS in research

Pengcheng Shi, director of the computing and information sciences Ph.D. program, has been named associate dean for Research and Scholarship of the B. Thomas Golisano College.
May 6, 2016

Second lieutenant joins new Army Cyber Branch

Meet Morgan Maroni, a fourth-year computing security major and command sergeant major of the Army ROTC Tiger Battalion. After graduation, she will join the Army Cyber Branch.
April 29, 2016

‘Delve into dungeons’ at Imagine RIT

A new exhibit at Imagine RIT allows visitors to create their own imaginary two-dimensional dungeon maps and then view them in a 3D format using virtual reality technology.
April 29, 2016

Bracelet monitors stress levels

Students from RIT’s Women in Computing group will show how they created a wearable stress monitor prototype at the Imagine RIT festival May 7.
April 27, 2016

Video games featured at PAX East Indie showcase

Three video games with ties to RIT were featured at the national PAX East Indie Showcase, one of North America’s largest gaming events, April 22–24 in Boston.