News Stories
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October 19, 2017
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SCB dedicates Philip R. Tyler Active Learning Classroom
Saunders College of Business dedicated the new Dr. Philip R. Tyler Active Learning Classroom in honor of an associate professor emeritus of marketing who taught at RIT for 38 years. -
October 19, 2017
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Staff members recognized for outstanding service
RIT honored employees for outstanding service and dedication to the university during its annual Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff ceremony today. -
October 18, 2017
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Four companies graduate from business incubator
Venture Creations, the business incubator at RIT, celebrated the launch of four new businesses: Token, Impact Earth, Optel and Turbett Surgical, which makes a surgical container, shown here, designed to save time in preparing and delivering surgical instruments to the sterile field. -
October 17, 2017
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RIT celebrates 50th anniversary of ‘Flower Power’
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the day RIT alumnus Bernie Boston ’55 captured “Flower Power,” an iconic photo that would become emblematic of 1960s counterculture and anti-Vietnam War movements. The RIT Archives will commemorate the anniversary with a pop-up exhibition on Thursday. -
October 17, 2017
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RIT awarded $1.3M for Veterans Upward Bound program
Area veterans will have the opportunity to attain college degrees and enter some of the area’s fastest growing employment sectors through Veterans Upward Bound, a national outreach program that will be based at RIT. -
October 17, 2017
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GCCIS’ Kim Shearer wins Changing Hearts and Minds Award
Kim Shearer, director of operations and college liaison for the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, received the 2017 Changing Hearts and Minds Award for her efforts to enhance diversity among the faculty ranks and further RIT’s overall commitment to diversity. -
October 16, 2017
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‘Heroes: A Video Game Symphony’ set for Oct. 26
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will continue its special video game concert series with “Heroes: A Video Game Symphony,” at 8 p.m. Oct. 26. The show is co-sponsored by RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios and Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement. -
October 16, 2017
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RIT hits the runway for Fashion Week of Rochester
Twenty students and alumni from RIT’s School for American Crafts (SAC)—and a special new member of the RIT community—modeled dazzling jewelry during the Oct. 12 runway show at Fashion Week of Rochester. -
October 16, 2017
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RIT offers graduate study open house Nov. 3
The open house is geared toward prospective full-time graduate students, but potential part-time students are also welcome to attend. -
October 16, 2017
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RIT researchers part of breakthrough discovery
RIT researchers played a significant role in an international announcement today that has changed the future of astrophysics. The breakthrough discovery of colliding neutron stars marks the first time both gravitational waves and light have been detected from the same cosmic collision. -
October 12, 2017
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Student Spotlight: Senior working on Metaproject
Meet Fuijae Lee, a fourth-year industrial design major from South Korea who is participating in Metaproject08. -
October 12, 2017
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RIT hosts Hockey Analytics Conference Oct. 21
The latest research in analytics for college and professional hockey—and for sports in general—will be explored at the third annual RIT Hockey Analytics Conference on Oct. 21.
