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Software Engineering BS
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November 25, 2019
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How to Get a Theme Park Engineer Job
ASME.org features David Swerzenski '17 (mechanical engineering) and talks to Tim Landschoot, principal lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Catherine Osadciw, fifth-year software engineering major.
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August 20, 2019
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Motion Picture Science alumni, student honored for industry impact
RIT Motion Picture Science continued a trend of its alumni and students being recognized by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
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May 3, 2019
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RIT Dota 2 team wins Grand Championship for second year in a row
RIT is silencing the doubters, winning its second Collegiate Starleague Dota 2 Grand Finals Championship April 28. The student team bested a bracket of North America’s 32 top universities to take home the $10,000 grand prize.
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April 2, 2019
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Winners announced for RIT/NTID Next Big Idea entrepreneurship competition
DiwaTech, an interface design solution to improve video game accessibility, took home the $5,000 first prize during The Next Big Idea business competition, hosted by NTID.
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April 1, 2019
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Top academic achievers honored as RIT Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars
More than 100 RIT students were honored Thursday as Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars. The students were also able to invite the high school or community college teacher that made the most impact on their education.
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January 18, 2019
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Graduate student receives prestigious Microsoft fellowship
Danielle Gonzalez, a computing and information sciences Ph.D. student at RIT, was one of only 10 outstanding doctoral students in North America selected to receive the 2019 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship.
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September 26, 2018
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RIT joins in celebration of women in computing
More than 30 members of the RIT community are attending the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest gathering of women in computing to celebrate accomplishments in technology and recognize the diversity behind them. -
August 30, 2018
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RIT drumline welcomes new members
Meet Tim Coon, a fourth-year software engineering major and member of the RIT drumline, Jazz Ensemble, RIT Pep Band and the newly created Game Symphony Orchestra. -
August 6, 2018
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Software engineering projects build career
The Alex A. Kipman ’01 Endowment for the Department of Software Engineering helps students like Robert McLaughlin ’18 work on cutting-edge projects. McLaughlin is one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign. -
May 1, 2018
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RIT Dota 2 team wins Grand Championship
RIT is securing its legacy as one of the best colleges in esports after winning its first Collegiate Starleague Dota 2 Grand Finals Championship April 28. The student team bested a bracket of North America’s 32 top universities to take home the $10,000 grand prize. -
April 5, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Smart apparel helps those with autism
Meet James McGee and Kerri Zalba, two members of a student start-up company that uses wearable technology to help children on the autism spectrum. -
August 3, 2017
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Experts discuss future of midsized ‘smart cities’
Forty researchers and practitioners from around the world came together at RIT to discuss the future of smart cities during the International Workshop on Urban Data Science.
