News Stories
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April 24, 2018
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Saunders College helps kids learn business concepts
RIT’s Saunders College of Business, Junior Achievement and Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50 in Rochester brought together RIT alumni, students and local business leaders for an all-day learning marathon to educate K-6 children at School No. 50 about business, economics and free enterprise. -
April 24, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Accessible rower
Researchers at NTID’s Center on Access Technology will demonstrate an accessible rower that allows deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes to understand the commands of the coxswain during Imagine RIT on April 28. -
April 24, 2018
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Baja team places first in opening competition
RIT Baja Racing won first place overall among 95 collegiate teams competing in its opening race taking place on the University of Maryland-Baltimore County campus and at Budds Creek Motocross site. -
April 24, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Deconstruct artifacts with VR
While most museums and archives have a “look, don’t touch” policy, you can dissect rare artifacts held in RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection using virtual reality at the Imagine RIT on April 28. -
April 20, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Explore green infrastructure
The Environmental Science in your own Backyard exhibit at Imagine RIT will feature issues facing the next generation of environmental professionals and innovative techniques, like green infrastructure, for mitigating environmental impacts. -
April 20, 2018
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Esports team competes in national championships
A team of RIT students has become one of the best collegiate Dota 2 teams in North America, making it to the finals of two national championships. -
April 20, 2018
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Barry Culhane receives NTID’s highest honor
Culhane, executive assistant to the RIT president, received NTID’s 2018 National Advisory Group Outstanding Service Award. -
April 20, 2018
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CIAS forms alliance with elite design school in China
RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has formed a partnership with the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China’s premier art school, which has graduated some of the most famous and recognized contemporary visual artists in the world today. -
April 20, 2018
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NTID hosts Student Research Fair
The event gives undergraduate and graduate students, in partnership with faculty mentors, the opportunity to present posters or give demonstrations on topics related to health science, communication studies, access technology and environmental research, among others. -
April 19, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Take bite out of food waste
The “Imagine Sustainability and... Food” exhibit at Imagine RIT on April 28 aims to educate festivalgoers on the many effects of food waste. Approximately 40 percent of edible food in the United States goes to waste. -
April 19, 2018
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Student Spotlight: BioPrint club helps people and pets
Meet Sean Bellefeuille, a third-year biomedical engineering major and founding president of BioPrint, which explores 3D technologies in the medical field. -
April 19, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Serious science in the sky
RIT’s Space Exploration program will launch the High Altitude Balloon during the Imagine RIT festival as part of a mission to map vegetation density and orientation in the Finger Lakes region.
