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  • April 10, 2018

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    Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers

    RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video.

  • April 10, 2018

    Shalomin Thomas explains her research to a group of students at a poster session.

    Event highlights latest in plastics engineering

    RIT faculty and student researchers will present research on a variety of topics including advanced composites, 3D printing, self-healing polymers, bioplastics and nanotechnology during Plastics Night on April 19.

  • April 10, 2018

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    Two appointed interim ombudspersons

    Lee Twyman, RIT’s ombudsperson, will be out of the office until May 14. Laura Tubbs and Bill Moore will be sharing the role of interim ombudsperson in her absence.

  • April 9, 2018

    Leslie Jones on a poster for Springfest.

    SNL’s Leslie Jones to perform at RIT’s SpringFest

    Comedian Leslie Jones, a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live, is the featured entertainer for this year’s SpringFest. This year’s theme is “Decades,” and each decade, starting with the 1970s, matches events on that day.

  • April 9, 2018

    Members of REDCOM and RIT pose for a group photo outside the REDCOM office.

    REDCOM donates equipment to telecom lab

    REDCOM, a long-time partner of the telecommunications engineering technology program at RIT, recently donated its call control software to the university to provide students access to the latest technology being used for digital and IP-enabled telecommunications networks.

  • April 9, 2018

    Bradley Dunn and Kurtis Kracke in front of table of their cooling garments.

    ThermApparel partners with MS Foundation

    ThermApparel, a company in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, is partnering with The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation to provide its lightweight cooling vests free of charge to people living with multiple sclerosis who meet certain income requirements. Read more and watch a video.

  • April 6, 2018

    On the left is a headshot of Twyla Cummings. On the right is Claire Finnerty.

    RIT announces public service award winners

    Twyla Cummings, dean of Graduate Education, and Claire Finnerty, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and public policy dual major, will receive this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards.

  • April 5, 2018

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    ‘Cool’ alumni start-up featured in ‘Inc.’

    Gaia, a company founded by RIT alumni, was featured in an Inc. article listing the top eight “Coolest College Startups” as named by the Student Startup Madness competition at South by Southwest. This company is almost entirely run by RIT students and alumni.

  • April 3, 2018

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    RIT holds data hackathon April 13-15

    DataFest, a national event sponsored by the American Statistical Association, will take place at RIT from April 13 to 15. Student teams will have 48 hours to mine a complex data set pertaining to a real-world problem, then find the best solution.