News

  • March 3, 2017

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    AMPrint, imaging science centers receive grants

    RIT’s AMPrint Center and Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science received grants from FuzeHub, the statewide New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program center, to purchase equipment for use in center laboratories focused on advanced manufacturing research and new product development.
  • February 27, 2017

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    RIT joins Grand Challenge Scholars Program

    RIT is the newest university to be designated as part of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program, a national initiative to train future engineering and non-engineering professionals to play a significant role in solving the major challenges of the 21st century.
  • February 20, 2017

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    RIT Racing to compete in Hungary

    RIT’s Formula Racing team will head to Budapest, Hungary this summer to compete for the first time in Formula Student East, a major collegiate racing competition, as the only U.S. entrant.
  • February 16, 2017

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    RIT celebrates 2017 National Engineers Week

    Engineers Week, Feb. 20–25, takes place annually to highlight engineers’ contributions to society and to increase understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers. Events at RIT include talks by engineering alumni and topical presentations.
  • February 9, 2017

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    Researcher studying medical device cybersecurity

    Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, recently received a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to design security measures for computing systems that will protect wearable and implanted medical devices from cyberattacks.
  • February 3, 2017

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    Team spends winter break helping refugees in Rwanda

    Six RIT students and a professor spent winter break collecting GPS data points and conducting economic surveys for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at a refugee camp in Rwanda. The team will use the data to create maps to help improve the lives of refugees and camp organizers.
  • January 23, 2017

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    RIT hosts ARM Developer Day on Friday

    Xiaolin Lu, an expert in the Internet of Things, will be the keynote speaker for the annual RIT ARM Developer Day conference. RIT ARM Developer Day is open to engineering, engineering technology, computing and science students from RIT and regional colleges and universities.
  • January 17, 2017

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    Engineer researches stress on cell circulation

    Jiandi Wan, an assistant professor of microsystems engineering, received a $476,505 award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to better understand blood flow and how cells moving through blood vessels are affected by pressure and friction.
  • January 16, 2017

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    Professor discusses cyber situational awareness

    Shanchieh (Jay) Yang, department head of computer engineering at RIT, was a plenary speaker and presented a master class on “Network attack simulation: An enabler for cyber situational awareness analytics and training” at the Australasian Simulation Congress and annual conference.
  • January 10, 2017

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    Online programs score well in national rankings

    The 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings recognizes RIT on its “Best Online Graduate MBA programs,”“Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs” and “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs” lists.
  • December 9, 2016

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    RIT expands agreement with University in China

    Tianjin University of Technology of China, a nationally recognized leader for its programs in engineering, technology and the arts and the first technological university providing education for the deaf in China, has entered into new partnership with RIT.