News Stories
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December 6, 2017
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Professor among first to use Webb Space Telescope
RIT astrophysicist Jeyhan Kartaltepe will be one of the first scientists to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soon after it launches in spring 2019. The Webb telescope is regarded by many as the powerful successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. -
December 5, 2017
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CAST students take top placements in competition
For the second year in a row, RIT civil engineering technology undergraduates took top placements at the annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region I student construction management competition. -
December 5, 2017
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Saunders College cited in Poets&Quants ranking
Saunders College of Business has been named one of the Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads. -
December 4, 2017
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Program named among top online engineering master's programs
RIT master's program in microelectronics manufacturing engineering has been recognized as one of the 30 best online master's in engineering degree programs from private colleges in 2018. -
December 4, 2017
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New app assesses cellular coverage and download speeds
Researchers at RIT developed a new smartphone app, RIT Cellular Metrics, that allows users to measure the actual download speeds of cellular providers and compare results in the specific geographic area. -
December 4, 2017
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President Munson to field questions on WITR radio show today
WITR-FM (89.7) presents Ask Munson, featuring RIT's president taking listener questions live at 1 p.m. Wednesday. -
December 4, 2017
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Top stories for November
News about a new RIT-inspired craft beer was among the most popular last month. Check out all of November's top stories. -
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.
