News Stories
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May 29, 2018
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RIT team advances in NASA challenge
Students from RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology qualified for the testing round of NASA’s Micro-g NExT design challenge, a national competition to build equipment prototypes. -
May 24, 2018
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History book highlights first 50 years of NTID
Published by RIT Press, A Shining Beacon: Fifty Years of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf highlights the first 50 years of the world’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at RIT. -
May 23, 2018
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RIT hosts Capstone Design Conference
More than 200 faculty, administrators, researchers and students from universities around the country are expected for the conference about improving capstone courses, one of the key experiential learning components of engineering education. -
May 23, 2018
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How colleges can prepare for students with autism
Spectrum features Laurie Ackles, director of RIT's Spectrum Support Program, and students Kieran Barrett-Snyder, Logan King, Caleb Katzenstein and Eric Mitchell.
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May 21, 2018
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Rochester Prep grads head to college
RIT’s partnership with Rochester Prep High School reached a major milestone: all 25 of the graduating students from the first class are bound for college--including three to RIT. -
May 21, 2018
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RIT Baja Racing takes third place overall in competition
After intense rains, a shortened endurance race and a flooded course, RIT’s Baja race team took third place overall at the SAE Baja competition event held in Pittsburg, Kan. -
May 21, 2018
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RIT offers behavioral health internship
The Priority Behavioral Health Care Psychology Internship Program aims to increase the number of highly trained clinicians and researchers working as clinical leaders in the region. -
May 21, 2018
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East House James Papero Enrichment Program opens at RIT
Forty-five East House clients will take part in a two-week enrichment program on June 4-7 and June 11-14 at RIT. This program encourages participants, who are recovering from mental health or substance use disorders, to pursue educational goals to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. -
May 18, 2018
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First graduating class of Rochester Prep includes three heading to RIT
RIT's partnership with Rochester Prep High School reached a major milestone today: all 25 of the graduating students from the first class at the charter school are bound for college, including three coming to RIT. -
May 17, 2018
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RIT announces college name changes
The College of Imaging Arts and Sciences will become the College of Art and Design, and the College of Applied Science and Technology will become the College of Engineering Technology. -
May 16, 2018
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Alumna hosts fundraiser for scholarship award
Sara (Berman) Knight ’92 (criminal justice) and Ingrid Ludt ’92 (graphic design) are hosting a fundraiser for the Patrick T. Lynch Scholarship Award on July 15 at the House of Blues in Boston. -
May 16, 2018
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Grant supports research on novel ultraviolet photonics technology
Jing Zhang, assistant professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering department, received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for work to develop new, highly efficient ultraviolet light sources.
