News

April 23, 2015

Lecturer graduates alongside his students

Computer science lecturer Arthur Nunes-Harwitt will receive a Ph.D. in computing and information sciences and cross the commencement stage with many of his students.
April 20, 2015

Hack your first computer at Imagine RIT

Students from RIT’s Competitive Cybersecurity Club will demonstrate and teach three common computer vulnerabilities at the Imagine RIT festival on May 2.
April 15, 2015

Facebook security director to speak April 23

Jennifer Lesser Henley, director of security operations at Facebook, will discuss the state of cybersecurity as part of the GCCIS Dean’s Lecture Series.
April 9, 2015

RIT women meet female leaders in cybersecurity

Twelve RIT students, faculty and staff attended a conference designed to encourage more women to pursue careers in the growing field of cybersecurity.
April 3, 2015

Student-created video game recognized

Splattershmup, a video game created by a class of 15 RIT students, is being internationally recognized for its creativity and professional polish.
April 2, 2015

MIT researcher, ‘Slate’ writer joins RIT

Josephine Wolff, a leading researcher in cybersecurity and Internet policy, will teach for both the College of Liberal Arts and GCCIS.
March 24, 2015

Video game design programs jump in 2015 rankings

RIT is one of the top schools in the world to study video game design for 2015, according to new international rankings from The Princeton Review.
March 24, 2015

RIT wins regional cyber defense competition

RIT took first place for the fifth year in a row at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The student team will head to the national competition in April.
March 16, 2015

Computing college dean Andrew Sears leaving RIT

Andrew Sears is taking a new position as dean of Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technologies.
March 16, 2015

Hockey fan scores perfect wedding

RIT and Friday the 13th play a huge role in the love story of Eric Ignatowski ’08 and Colleen Fitzgerald ’08.
March 16, 2015

Grad finds sweet spot in video game industry

Anna Sweet ’04 got her first computer in grade school and has been hooked ever since. She now is responsible for business development at Valve Corp.
March 10, 2015

Students practice cybersecurity defense skills

Representatives from Google, Cisco and 11 other sponsors came to RIT to see what cybersecurity students could do at the Information Security Talent Search competition.