News Stories
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August 28, 2017
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Student competes on ‘American Ninja Warrior’
Electrical engineering student Jonathan Alexis is a finalist on American Ninja Warrior, competing for the $1 million prize. -
August 25, 2017
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New RIT president shares vision for the future
President David Munson delivered his first welcome address to the RIT community today, praising the university as “truly unique in American higher education” and sharing his ideas and questions for the future. -
August 24, 2017
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RIT joins Ph.D. career pathways study
RIT has joined the Understanding PhD Career Pathways for Program Improvement project, which will collect data from current Ph.D. students and alumni to help faculty and university leaders strengthen career services, professional development opportunities and mentoring in doctoral programs. -
August 23, 2017
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New president welcomes, challenges new students
President David Munson addressed the crowd gathered for convocation for new students. The entering class includes 2,800 first-year students, 560 transfer students and 1,000 students beginning graduate study. -
August 23, 2017
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Colony Manor apartment fire extinguished
At approximately 8:10 p.m. Aug. 22, a fire broke out in a Colony Manor apartment. The fire has been extinguished. -
August 22, 2017
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Students pitch business ideas to investors
The Saunders Summer Startup Program held its Investor Demo Night, in which the 11 teams that spent the summer working on their business ideas got the chance to pitch their ventures to potential investors. -
August 21, 2017
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RIT welcomes largest-ever class of Rochester City Scholars
RIT will welcome the eighth class of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars at a ceremony on Monday. Since the program was established in 2010, more than 150 students from the district have attended RIT and received full scholarships toward their degree programs. -
August 21, 2017
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RIT welcomes most diverse class of freshmen
RIT this week welcomes its most diverse freshman class of about 2,800 students. That gives a total approximate enrollment approaching 19,000 students for the first time at RIT. -
August 21, 2017
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2017 fall move-in parking lot closures
There are multiple lots and road closures on Tuesday in order to accommodate First-Year Move-In. -
August 21, 2017
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Brick City features Trevor Noah of ‘The Daily Show’
Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, Oct. 13-15, features more than 100 events during three days. Registration is now open. -
August 17, 2017
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Students help determine options for vacant city lots
RIT students are working with Rochester high school students to see if some of the 300 city-owned vacant lots in the Marketview Heights neighborhood can be turned into assets such as community gardens, playscapes or exercise stations. -
August 16, 2017
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Astrophysics Ph.D. student wins NASA fellowship
RIT graduate student Chi Nguyen was selected for a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship in Astrophysics Research, one of eight fellowship recipients selected from 141 applicants to the Astrophysics Science Research Program.
