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January 3, 2018
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RIT to host statewide Game Dev Challenge
The New York State Game Dev Challenge, hosted by RIT's MAGIC Center, is an opportunity for students enrolled in New York state colleges and universities and indie developers residing within the state to bring their game ideas to production. The challenge kicks off with an event at 4 p.m. Friday. -
December 5, 2017
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Saunders College cited in Poets&Quants ranking
Saunders College of Business has been named one of the Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads. -
December 4, 2017
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New app assesses cellular coverage and download speeds
Researchers at RIT developed a new smartphone app, RIT Cellular Metrics, that allows users to measure the actual download speeds of cellular providers and compare results in the specific geographic area. -
December 1, 2017
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Students win big at entrepreneurship competition
Five teams of student entrepreneurs at RIT pitched their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors during the semi-annual Tiger Tank competition. -
November 28, 2017
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Researchers make big splash at computing accessibility conference
RIT was well-represented at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ASSETS conference in early November, with more than a dozen faculty and students presenting projects in the field of computing accessibility. -
November 21, 2017
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Venture Creations companies compete for $1M prize
Two companies at RIT's Venture Creations business incubator, including the developer of the eye-tracking software pictured here, have been selected to compete for the $1 million grand prize in the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program. -
November 21, 2017
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IdeaLab teams brainstorm access technology solutions
Seven teams of students and faculty coaches representing a variety of disciplines spent a weekend in November brainstorming solutions to problems impacting individuals with differing abilities during the RIT Access Technology IdeaLab. -
November 9, 2017
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Incubator receives $1.8M NYSERDA contract
RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator has been awarded a new four-year contract valued at $1.8 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, earmarked for early-stage, clean-energy companies. -
November 6, 2017
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Teams battle at offensive cybersecurity competition
The nation’s brightest cybersecurity college students traveled to RIT to test their hacking skills in the annual National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition. -
October 30, 2017
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RIT features sculpture by Cornell’s Roberto Bertoia
“Confluence,” an exhibit featuring the unique sculpture of Cornell University artist Roberto Bertoia, explores site, context, material and craft as it relates to an artist’s investigation into isolation, absence and presence—all at the intersection of sculpture, landscape, architecture and design. -
October 26, 2017
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Student-run company heads to Hello Tomorrow global summit
Two RIT students have taken their revolutionary hair care product all the way to Europe for the unique opportunity to engage and brainstorm with investors, innovators and industry experts. Their student-run company, OWA Haircare, has been named to the Top 500 deep-tech startups worldwide. -
October 23, 2017
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RIT hosts annual entrepreneurship conference Friday
Entrepreneurship experts will share their words of wisdom with aspiring business owners during the 13th annual Entrepreneurship Conference at RIT. The event features information sessions, networking opportunities, student competition and a keynote address.
