News

April 21, 2016

RIT hosts NASA Space Apps Challenge

RIT is one of 200 host sites from around the world for the 2016 International NASA Space Apps Challenge this weekend.
April 13, 2016

RIT joins research experience program

Undergraduate students from around the country will try their hand at research as part of an upcoming Research Experience for Undergraduates program at RIT.
April 7, 2016

RIT joins Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge

Thirty student teams from RIT will test their puzzle-solving skills in a race against other schools across North America in the annual Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge.
March 25, 2016

RIT celebrates graduate student research

The third annual Graduate Education Week at RIT will be held April 4–8 and feature speakers, a play reading, the new Three Minute Thesis competition and social events.
March 25, 2016

Anne Haake named dean of GCCIS

Anne Haake, who has been serving as interim dean since last July, was chosen after an international search. She will become the first female dean of the Golisano College.
March 21, 2016

Computer Science House celebrates 40th anniversary

Founded in 1976, Computer Science House provides a living environment for more than 50 on-floor students and dozens of off-floor members who are interested in computing.
March 18, 2016

RIT takes second at cyber defense competition

A team of RIT students took second place at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held March 11-13 at the University of Maine.
March 18, 2016

RIT team places in Intel University Games Showcase

A class of RIT students won third place in the Best Visual Quality category of the 2016 Intel University Games Showcase for the video game Hack, Slash & Backstab.
March 17, 2016

Students to compete on ABC’s ‘BattleBots’

Four RIT students will be competing in the second season of BattleBots, the hit TV show in which robots duel to the death. The team flies to Los Angeles in April.
March 16, 2016

RIT ranked among best graduate schools

Six graduate programs are ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, demonstrating the depth and breadth of quality educational opportunities.
March 15, 2016

Game design student wins Intel Award

Juliann Internicola has been selected for an Intel Scholars award at the 2016 Game Developers Conference, the world’s largest professional gaming industry event of the year.
March 15, 2016

RIT ranks among top video-game design schools

RIT is one of the top schools in the world to study—and launch a career in—game design for 2016, according to new international rankings from The Princeton Review.