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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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October 10, 2017
![A headshot of Thomas Trytek.]()
2017 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Thomas Trytek
Meet Thomas Trytek ’91 (civil engineering technology), the College of Applied Science and Technology 2017 Distinguished Alumnus. -
September 28, 2017
![The Misfit Burst in it's packaging.]()
Student teams win national packaging design challenge
Four of eight student design teams from RIT that were entered in the national Paperboard Packaging Alliance competition were awarded top placements for excellence in design. -
September 26, 2017
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September 22, 2017
![Steve Finch giving speech at RIT Manufacturing day]()
RIT hosts local companies for 2017 National Manufacturing Day
Manufacturing Day provides current students and local guidance counselors with important information about regional automotive, computer, plastics and electronics manufacturing opportunities and the coursework necessary to be successful in these fields. -
September 20, 2017
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July 25, 2017
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May 25, 2017
![A professional, black and white photo of the UNA team with the UNA logo and the Top 100 2017 Brasil logo.]()
Alumni company makes Top 100 startups list
UNA Smart, touted by developers as an innovative way to brew coffee and tea anywhere and anytime and created by five RIT alumni, was recently named to Brazil’s Top 100 startups list. -
April 25, 2017
![A student drives the Baja Racing vehicle as the crowd looks on. The car sails through the air after driving over a ramp.]()
RIT motorsport teams unveil new race vehicles
RIT’s three sleek Formula racecars, Baja off-road vehicle, Hot Wheelz hybrid electric Formula car and EVO, the electric motorcycle, all built by RIT students, will be unveiled as part of the Imagine RIT festival on May 6. -
April 11, 2017
![Jasmine Phan presses buttons on the OVI meteorology equipment, preparing to demonstrate how it works.]()
RIT hosts Plastics Night today
Current research in new plastic and polymer-based materials for applications such as photonics, construction and mechanical systems will be featured during Plastics Night at RIT. -
March 28, 2017
![Mike Jeffries speaking to an audience, not pictured, from behind a computer. On a screen behind him is a photo of robots fighting each other.]()
Robot pastime helped alumnus build career
Mike Jeffries is proud when Bombshell is on the attack, knowing there’s no “tapping out” or yielding in competitions. During this past season of ABC’s BattleBots show, taped over the summer, Bombshell and Jeffries’ Chaos Corps team battled to an impressive second place finish. -
March 28, 2017
![Justin Hamilton and Christopher Stern pose for a photo on a set of modern-looking stairs.]()
Graduates construct Rochester Top 100 company
Justin Hamilton and Christopher Stern were standing on the basketball court sidelines in 1998 when they started talking about majors. That was the beginning of Hamilton Stern Construction, a company that was No. 1 on the Rochester Chamber Top 100 list of fastest growing private companies in 2016.
