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May 3, 2018
Saunders College hosts young entrepreneurs contest today
Saunders College of Business at RIT is the host and a sponsor for the 10th annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders College Competition, in which young students compete in a Shark Tank-style competition for the opportunity to advance to the finals. -
May 3, 2018
Goodbye, Goodbuy! in full swing at RIT
One of the largest college recycling and sustainability programs in the country is underway at RIT, as the academic year ends and students move out and donate otherwise discarded items to the fourth annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! event. -
May 3, 2018
Love for environment becomes passion for sustainability
As she nears her graduation from RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Jennifer Russell wants to prove to forward-thinking businesses and communities that development and the environment do not always have to be at odds. -
May 2, 2018
Ghazle honored as 2018 Edwina Award winner
For his advocacy for gender diversity on campus and in the community, Hamad Ghazle was honored with the 2018 Edwina Award during RIT’s annual Women’s Career Achievement dinner and gala. -
May 2, 2018
RIT honors proponents of diversity and inclusion
RIT’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion recognized several RIT community members during the DDI Celebration of Excellence. -
May 2, 2018
RIT and Foodlink partnership combats food insecurity
RIT and Foodlink have signed a formal agreement, strengthening their partnership and creating opportunities for new collaborative efforts in the fight against hunger in the region. -
May 1, 2018
Lecturer receives outstanding teaching award
Eric Kunsman, a lecturer for the visual communications studies department in the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and an adjunct professor for the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, is the fifth recipient of the Edline M. Chun Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service. -
May 1, 2018
RIT Dota 2 team wins Grand Championship
RIT is securing its legacy as one of the best colleges in esports after winning its first Collegiate Starleague Dota 2 Grand Finals Championship April 28. The student team bested a bracket of North America’s 32 top universities to take home the $10,000 grand prize. -
April 30, 2018
Emergency mass notification clock wins STEAM contest
A team of three computer engineering majors has developed a prototype for an emergency mass notification clock, which won the top prize and $5,000 in RIT’s first STEAM competition, sponsored by RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives. -
April 30, 2018
Architecture program earns national accreditation
RIT’s Master of Architecture program in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability has been granted accreditation by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. -
April 28, 2018
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 28, 2018
RIT grad returns to West Coast for ‘dream job’
Cynthia Walker is on the cusp of a health-care career focusing on the heart. She graduates from RIT on May 11 with a BS from the School of Individualized Study and a certificate in echocardiography, or ultrasound of the heart, from the College of Health Sciences and Technology.