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June 5, 2018
![RIT's Baja Racing team pose for a photo with their car.]()
Baja team wins 2018 North American Series Championship
The RIT Baja Racing team won its third and final competition of the season on Saturday, as well as the 2018 championship title against hundreds of other college teams from around the world. -
June 4, 2018
![RIT students and Professor Rojas are outside setting up their solar powered 3D printer. In the distance, a large group of school children look at their progress.]()
Team creates solar-powered 3D printing system
RIT engineering students and faculty traveled to Cali, Colombia, to deliver and show residents how to use a new solar-powered 3D printing system they developed. The team worked with partners from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente throughout the spring semester to create the product. -
April 10, 2018
![A group of students put the finishing touches on the Autonomous People Mover and check to make sure everything is placed and functioning properly.]()
Students solve problems in senior design program
Multidisciplinary senior design projects are the practicum for modern design thinking. -
April 5, 2018
![Four members of the Gaia team stand together, posing for a photo by leaning against each other's shoulders with their elbows. James has his elbow on Kerri's head to accentuate their height difference.]()
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. -
November 21, 2017
![A student at Imagine RIT adjusts the toy-model of a theme park while children and their parents look on behind him.]()
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.
