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  • March 26, 2018

    Headshot of Tom Wheeler.

    Commencement celebrations begin Friday

    Tom Wheeler, who served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2013 to 2017, will be the keynote speaker at RIT’s 133rd annual commencement celebration on May 11.

  • March 22, 2018

    Congresswoman Louise Slaughter standing behind a podium.

    RIT pays its respects to Congresswoman Slaughter

    RIT President David Munson, Vice President Deborah Stendardi, Associate Provost Nabil Nasr and Associate Vice President for NTID Bernard Hurwitz will be among those representing the university at tomorrow’s funeral for U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter.

  • March 21, 2018

    Team of RIT cybersecurity students poses for picture in front of staircase.

    RIT takes second at cyber defense competition

    A team of RIT students took second place at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The annual event is part of the nation’s largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts.

  • March 20, 2018

    image by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit.

    University Gallery hosts exhibit of prints from space

    An exhibition of otherworldly photographic images taken during NASA astronaut Donald Pettit’s time aboard three space flights will canvas the walls of RIT’s University Gallery through the end of April. An opening reception will be held Thursday.

  • March 20, 2018

    An up-close photo of someone handling microsystems technology.

    Fabricating process could improve electronics

    Researchers at RIT have found a more efficient fabricating process to produce semiconductors used in today’s electronic devices. They also confirmed that materials other than silicon can be used successfully in the development process that could increase performance of electronic devices.

  • March 20, 2018

    an acrylic and pastel piece created by artist Tracey Salaway.

    Dyer Arts Center features ‘Beyond Form’ exhibit

    A new exhibit at NTID’s Dyer Arts Center features the artwork of deaf artists during “Beyond Form: Non-Objective Art.” More than 15 professional artists who are deaf or hard-of-hearing are participating in the exhibit; five of those artists are RIT/NTID alumni.

  • March 19, 2018

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    RIT contingent heads to Game Developers Conference

    With RIT boasting some of the top programs in the world in game design and development in 2018, more than 100 RIT students, faculty, alumni and staff will travel to San Francisco to participate in the Game Developers Conference 2018, the largest professional gaming industry event of the year.