News Stories
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December 1, 2017
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Students win big at entrepreneurship competition
Five teams of student entrepreneurs at RIT pitched their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors during the semi-annual Tiger Tank competition. -
December 1, 2017
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Student Spotlight: Making an impact on the online beauty community
Meet Louis Albano, a fourth-year marketing major. Through Instagram, Facebook Live and YouTube, Albano shares his creativity by making videos and posting photos of his different makeup looks. -
December 1, 2017
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RIT Kosovo, art gallery host 'Unearthing a lost alphabet'
RIT Kosovo and The National Gallery in Kosovo Galeria e Arteve e Kosoves are hosting a unique exhibition that unearths a lost Albanian alphabet. -
November 28, 2017
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Researchers make big splash at computing accessibility conference
RIT was well-represented at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ASSETS conference in early November, with more than a dozen faculty and students presenting projects in the field of computing accessibility. -
November 28, 2017
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Andrew Phelps named president of Video Game Alliance
Andrew Phelps, professor, founder and director of RIT’s MAGIC Center, has been named president of the Higher Education Video Game Alliance, a professional association of video game scholars and programs at colleges and universities. -
November 27, 2017
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RIT Academic Senate launches first Women's Caucus
The RIT Women’s Caucus will establish and promote Academic Senate priorities, develop an agenda based on priority issues defined by the caucus such as student behavior in the classrooms of female faculty, and policies and procedures related to harassment and discrimination. -
November 21, 2017
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Reunion visit results in legacy student
An unplanned tour of campus during last year's Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend is the reason Daniel Tosti is a third-generation student at RIT. -
November 21, 2017
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RIT gives alumnus and his sons an edge
Growing up, Andrew Athias was surrounded by a close group of his father's friends whom he considered aunts and uncles. It wasn't until he was older that he realized they weren't actually related. Their connection: RIT. -
November 21, 2017
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RIT all in the family for David Fuehrer
RIT is in David Fuehrer's DNA. -
November 21, 2017
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Legacy families uphold RIT traditions
More than 600 legacy students are currently enrolled at RIT, up from less than 200 in the mid-1990s and less than 100 in the early 1980s. -
November 21, 2017
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The rise of RIT athletics
There's a long list of accolades for all 24 varsity sports, including that RIT's student-athletes earned the highest cumulative GPA in program history with a 3.32. The rise of RIT athletics is a remarkable story but not unexpected given the growth and advancement of RIT. -
November 21, 2017
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Online master's degrees make learning accessible
More than 240 students from 13 countries are enrolled in a fully online master's degree program at RIT to open new doors in their careers, improve their salaries and advance their skills.
