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October 26, 2016
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RIT launches Video Game Design XSeries program
RIT and edX, the leading nonprofit online learning destination, are offering the XSeries program to teach participants about the skills they would need to become successful video game designers and explore what job opportunities they could pursue in the industry. -
October 25, 2016
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State opens AMPrint Center at RIT
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul joined state representatives, corporate partners and RIT leaders today in launching the Additive Manufacturing and Multifunctional Printing (AMPrint) Center, one of New York state’s newest Centers for Advanced Technology. -
October 24, 2016
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Venture Creations launches three new companies
RIT’s business incubator, Venture Creations, is celebrating the graduation of Council Rock, Splyce and TouchStream Solutions on Tuesday. The event will feature a networking reception and a keynote address. -
October 20, 2016
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Esports becomes RIT’s newest intramural sport
Starting this fall, teams of five began facing off in the battle arenas of the video game Heroes of the Storm. Nearly 50 students compete in weekly match-ups during the 10-week season, with the goal of making it to playoffs and the championship game. -
October 14, 2016
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Student designers model jewelry for Fashion Week of Rochester
Students from RIT’s School for American Crafts modeled stunning, self-designed jewelry during the Fashion Week of Rochester opening runway show on Thursday night. -
October 12, 2016
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RIT again ranked among leading green colleges
RIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The university is featured in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges. -
October 5, 2016
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RIT gets $1M grant to develop food waste solutions
Callie Babbitt, an associate professor in RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has received a nearly $1 million award from the National Science Foundation to research sustainable solutions for minimizing and managing food waste generated across the food supply chain. -
October 4, 2016
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Top stories and videos for September
News and a video about RIT’s ranking among top national universities were among the most popular last month. Check out all of September’s top stories and videos. -
October 3, 2016
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ACM president to open GCCIS Dean’s Lecture Series
RIT Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson, president of the Association for Computing Machinery—the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society—will discuss the latest in computing accessibility and human-computer interaction on Oct. 14. -
September 30, 2016
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Two new companies join Venture Creations
ThermApparel, a garment that helps regulate body temperature, and Positive Science, an eye-tracking system, have joined the Venture Creations business incubator at RIT. -
September 30, 2016
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RIT celebrates National Manufacturing Day
RIT is hosting members of the General Motors Powertrain plant as part of National Manufacturers Day on Friday, which highlights how manufacturing has evolved in the U.S. -
September 27, 2016
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RIT named in $4.2 million NSF grant
The Upstate New York Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation—a partnership of Cornell University, RIT and University of Rochester—has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program.
