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March 7, 2018
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FIRST Robotics teams POWER UP for regional contest
Fifty high school teams will combine robotics and video gaming during the 2018 Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition in RIT's Gordon Field House. -
February 9, 2018
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KGCOE hosts Family Day as part of Engineers Week
Open to middle school students and their parents, participants can visit the mechanical engineering machine shop, the AMPrint Center and the Toyota Production Laboratory. -
February 1, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Enriching campus life through CAB
Meet Dimple Joseph, a fifth-year industrial engineering and engineering management major and director of the College Activities Board. -
January 25, 2018
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Students test site operations skills at Raymond Corp.
Five graduate engineering students participated in an intensive, three-day work experience at the Raymond Corp. and were challenged to find ways to improve one of the company's manufacturing workflow processes. -
January 23, 2018
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RIT offers online program in product development
RIT is hosting a webinar on Feb. 13 detailing information about enrollment in the program for engineering and technical professionals. -
January 16, 2018
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National Society of Black Engineers honors Reginald Rogers
Reginald Rogers, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been awarded the Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year award by the National Society of Black Engineers. -
December 11, 2017
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New season of FIRST Robotics begins Jan. 6
More than 3,500 teams from around the world will be part of the 2018 FIRST Robotics Kick Off, viewing a live, worldwide telecast at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 6. The Finger Lakes Regional competition takes place March 16-17 at the Gordon Field House. -
December 4, 2017
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Program named among top online engineering master's programs
RIT master's program in microelectronics manufacturing engineering has been recognized as one of the 30 best online master's in engineering degree programs from private colleges in 2018. -
November 21, 2017
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Theme park ride designer nabs dream job
David Swerzenski has always had one career goal: work in the theme park industry. Days after graduating from RIT, Swerzenski '17 (mechanical engineering) accomplished it. -
November 14, 2017
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Professor receives Excellence in Leadership Award
Bruce Smith, professor and director of microsystems engineering at RIT, received the Excellence in Leadership Award from the American Vacuum Society for his contributions to the field of nanolithography and influence on the careers of student-graduates in the fields of engineering and science. -
November 14, 2017
![RIT Access Technology IdeaLab lead Dan Harel instructs during the event that ran Nov. 4-5 at RIT.]()
Multidisciplinary teams apply problem-solving skills during IdeaLab event
Rochester Institute of Technology students and faculty from various disciplines put their creative problem-solving skills to good use earlier this month. Working collaboratively, they examined challenges faced by client organizations and then presented conceptual solutions to them during a two-day event.
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November 2, 2017
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RIT partners with Colombian university
RIT and the Universidad Autonoma de Occidente recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, an agreement that would include student and faculty project and research exchanges focused on international product design theory and commercialization for developing economies.
