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April 11, 2017
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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. -
April 11, 2017
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RIT scientist measures brightness of the universe
Images taken by NASA’s New Horizons mission on its way to Pluto, and now the Kuiper Belt, have given scientists an unexpected tool for measuring the brightness of all the galaxies in the universe, said RIT researcher Michael Zemcov in a paper published this week in Nature Communications. -
April 6, 2017
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Students accept Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge
Twenty-five student teams from RIT will test their puzzle-solving skills in hopes of winning prizes and claiming the top spot in the annual Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge. -
March 31, 2017
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IdeaLab teams proposed healthcare solutions
Twenty-one RIT students from multiple disciplines participated in the spring IdeaLab@RIT, held March 25-26, and developed possible solutions to challenges provided to them by Rochester Regional Health patients and healthcare personnel. -
March 29, 2017
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End of presidential era
Under Bill Destler’s leadership, RIT’s enrollment has reached record levels, selectivity and diversity have improved, the value of research awards has skyrocketed and geographic draw continues to widen. But his strong relationship with students is the key piece of his legacy. -
March 27, 2017
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Researchers win grant to improve Landsat 8 data
Two RIT researchers have won funding from the U.S. Geological Survey to ensure accurate temperature data from NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite. Climate researchers depend on public data from the Earth-sensing satellite to measure surface changes over time. -
March 23, 2017
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Computing, data-sharing expert to speak April 11
Ann Quiroz Gates, department chair and professor of computer science at the University of Texas at El Paso, will be the guest speaker at the sixth annual Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking Signature Lecture. -
March 22, 2017
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Researcher wins IEEE grant to host drone conference
RIT researcher Emmett Ientilucci won a grant from the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society to host a workshop on unmanned aerial systems at RIT in fall 2017. -
March 21, 2017
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New seminar series on artificial intelligence
RIT has a growing artificial intelligence (AI) community, and a new seminar series has been developed to strengthen interactions among researchers from across campus involved in the growing technology field. -
March 21, 2017
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Video game design programs jump in 2017 rankings
RIT is one of the top schools in the world to study game design and launch games for 2017, according to new international rankings from The Princeton Review. RIT’s game design and development program was ranked second at the undergraduate level and fourth at the graduate level. -
March 20, 2017
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RIT wins regional cyber defense competition
A team of RIT cybersecurity students is heading to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition after taking first place at the regional competition March 17–19. -
March 10, 2017
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Companies with RIT ties get $1M from state
Four early-stage companies launched at RIT have received more than $1 million through New York state’s Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Investment Fund.
