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January 28, 2014

RIT MAGIC Center speakers explore digital media

The MAGIC Center will bring two noted speakers in the world of digital media to Rochester Institute of Technology in mid-February.
January 6, 2014

Top stories and videos for December

A story and video on the new TigerSafe app were among the top stories and videos in December. Check out all of last month’s most popular stories and videos.
December 18, 2013

Student receives Game Innovators Scholarship

Brett Morris, a second-year game design and development student, won the first-ever Game Innovators Scholarship from GSN Games, part of the Game Show Network.
December 9, 2013

Public Safety offers free TigerSafe app at RIT

The student-created app allows campus users to connect with RIT Public Safety officers, turning any smartphone into a virtual blue light security phone.
December 4, 2013

Rutgers professor to talk about online copyright

Greg Lastowka will address issues surrounding the growing complexities of online authorship and the need for reformed copyright laws, part of the MAGIC Center Speaker Series.
November 26, 2013

RIT hosts cyber security workshops

People seeking to protect their digital assets can learn the basic cyber security defensive and offensive techniques at the upcoming Cyber Security 101 and 102 workshops.
November 20, 2013

Professor passes fundraising goal for video game

Joe Pietruch, a lecturer in the School of Interactive Games and Media, raised more than $11,000 on Kickstarter to fund the Chain Gang Chase video game.
November 19, 2013

RIT48 contest searches for the next big app idea

RIT48 returns Nov. 22–24 with 40 students competing for $3,000. They will create a business plan, produce a prototype and launch a Web or mobile startup in 48 hours.
November 18, 2013

Colleges vie for top computer programming honors

The RIT computer science team placed seventh in the regional level of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest this weekend.
October 16, 2013

State Senate committee to visit MAGIC Center

The Senate Select Committee on Science, Technology, Incubation and Entrepreneurship will host a roundtable discussion on video game development in New York at RIT today.
October 15, 2013

RIT commemorates Cyber Defense Championship win

The B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences has raised a banner in Golisano Hall for its first National Collegiate Cyber Defense Championship.
October 9, 2013

The ‘Woz’ was here

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak stopped by RIT’s Computer Science House for an impromptu tour on Monday.