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April 28, 2018
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Imagine RIT highlights academic, artistic creativity
Tens of thousands of visitors came to RIT to see the latest in technology, the arts and design. This year the festival featured a record 438 exhibits. -
April 27, 2018
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Small World That wins Next Big Idea competition
Small World That, a central hub that connects the international deaf community through a website and app, took home the $5,000 first prize in RIT/NTID’s The Next Big Idea Competition, a Shark Tank-style business competition. -
April 27, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: 360 immersive video projects
Students from the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences will showcase their inventive 360 immersive video projects for visitors at Imagine RIT on Saturday. -
April 25, 2018
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App makes museum experience more accessible
NTID is launching a mobile app to be used in its Dyer Arts Center that provides content in various forms, including video in American Sign Language, transcripts and audio and visual descriptions. -
April 18, 2018
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Potter receives prestigious grant
Peter Pincus, visiting assistant professor in the School for American Crafts, has received a Biennial Grant from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, a prestigious honor given to a small number of artists across the country to help them produce new work and push the boundaries of their creativity. -
April 13, 2018
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RIT students take top awards at Game Dev Challenge
Teams from RIT won first and second place in the student category of the second annual New York State Game Development Challenge, hosted by RIT’s MAGIC Center and sponsored by Empire State Development. -
April 9, 2018
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ThermApparel partners with MS Foundation
ThermApparel, a company in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, is partnering with The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation to provide its lightweight cooling vests free of charge to people living with multiple sclerosis who meet certain income requirements. Read more and watch a video. -
April 2, 2018
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RIT students take the plunge into the Tiger Tank
Five teams of student entrepreneurs at RIT will pitch their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors on April 5 in hopes of launching their products or businesses. -
March 29, 2018
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Using cinema technology for space missions
RIT scientist Zoran Ninkov is developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system. The RIT astronomical imaging system is competing with other technologies for deployment on future NASA space missions for surveying star and galaxy clusters. -
March 29, 2018
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Creative Industry Day set for today
Companies in the creative industry from near and far have the opportunity to meet with RIT talent in a career fair setting. -
March 27, 2018
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Federal funding for REMADE Institute secured
Federal funding has been secured for the RIT-led coalition of leading national universities and companies forging new clean energy initiatives deemed critical to keeping U.S. manufacturing competitive. -
March 21, 2018
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RIT takes second at cyber defense competition
A team of RIT students took second place at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The annual event is part of the nation’s largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts.
