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  • November 14, 2017

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    Professor receives Excellence in Leadership Award

    Bruce Smith, professor and director of microsystems engineering at RIT, received the Excellence in Leadership Award from the American Vacuum Society for his contributions to the field of nanolithography and influence on the careers of student-graduates in the fields of engineering and science.

  • November 14, 2017

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    STEAM competition to solve public safety problems

    The RIT Center for Public Safety Initiatives is hosting a contest to encourage interdisciplinary teams of students and faculty to develop ways public safety problems can be helped with the use of solutions involving science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM).

  • November 13, 2017

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    RIT family members share international journeys

    Four members of the RIT family talked Friday afternoon as part of My Untold Story, hosted by RIT Libraries. The series of talks invites members of the RIT community to share their personal experiences in an effort to challenge stereotypes and build understanding through dialogue.

  • November 10, 2017

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    Comic artist Adam Kubert visits RIT Thursday

    Marvel Comics’ Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) will discuss his career and “The Narrative Art of Comics” as part of the Comics Studies Lecture Series, sponsored by RIT’s School of Individualized Study.

  • November 10, 2017

    Three people in costume for Beauty and the Beast.

    Student Spotlight: Meet the Beast

    Kendall Charles, a fourth-year computing and information technologies major from Opelousas, La., is playing the role of Beast in NTID’s production of The Story of Beauty and the Beast.

  • November 9, 2017

    A person in gloves working with batteries.

    Incubator receives $1.8M NYSERDA contract

    RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator has been awarded a new four-year contract valued at $1.8 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, earmarked for early-stage, clean-energy companies.

  • November 8, 2017

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    RIT partners with state tourism association

    RIT’s School for International Hospitality and Service Innovation has been selected as an official Education Partner of the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association. RIT will provide professional development workshops for association members around the state.

  • November 7, 2017

    Two people talking at event.

    RIT community members to share immigration experiences

    RIT Libraries is launching My Untold Story, a new series of events that will invite members of the RIT community to share their personal experiences in an effort to challenge stereotypes and build understanding through dialogue. The first event, set for Friday, will focus on immigration.