News Stories
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October 9, 2017
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RIT hosts Rochester’s first all-girl youth hackathon
Girls as young as 8 years old will use their laptops, imagination and teamwork skills for social good at ROCGirlHacks Powered by AT&T, Rochester’s first all-girl youth hackathon hosted Oct. 28 at RIT. -
October 9, 2017
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2017 Distinguished Alumni: Ralph Derrickson
Meet Ralph Derrickson ’78, ’81 (computer technology), the 2017 B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Distinguished Alumnus. -
October 9, 2017
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Saunders College celebrates 10th anniversary
The celebration on Oct. 11 will unveil a permanent wall display featuring many of business school namesake E. Philip Saunders’ lifelong contributions to the business world. -
October 9, 2017
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RIT to develop hybrid biological cell separations technology
Research being done at RIT to refine lab-on-chip devices—highly sophisticated laboratories on microchips—will provide more detailed and timely information to detect diseases such as cancer. -
October 6, 2017
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2017 Distinguished Alumni: Penny Kris-Etherton
Meet Penny Kris-Etherton ’71 (food administration), the College of Health Sciences and Technology 2017 Distinguished Alumna. -
October 5, 2017
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RIT offers new program in nutritional sciences
RIT is offering a new BS degree in nutritional sciences for students who want to apply nutrition concepts and principles to careers outside the clinical domain of registered dietetics nutrition. -
October 5, 2017
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Student Spotlight: Photojournalism major tells Vietnam vets’ stories
Meet Emily Hunt, a fourth-year photographic arts and sciences major, photojournalism option, who completed an internship with WXXI working on local reporting for articles that were published leading up to the release of Ken Burns’ new documentary, The Vietnam War. -
October 5, 2017
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2017 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Paul Kayser
Meet Paul Kayser ’93 (mechanical engineering), the Kate Gleason College of Engineering 2017 Distinguished Alumnus. -
October 5, 2017
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2017 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Michael Ciminelli
Meet Michael Ciminelli ’78 (criminal justice), the College of Liberal Arts 2017 Distinguished Alumnus. -
October 4, 2017
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2017 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Barbara Ray and Samuel Holcomb
Meet Barbara Ray ’74, ’84 and Samuel ’77 Holcomb, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 2017 Distinguished Alumni. -
October 4, 2017
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Women in Engineering at RIT hosts open house Nov. 4
The Women in Engineering program at RIT is holding its annual open house girls in grades 5 through 9 and their families, teachers, guidance counselors and community leaders. -
October 4, 2017
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NFL’s Dawn Hudson headlines Gasser lecture series
Dawn Hudson, the NFL’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will share some of her career strategies for brand success at Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series on Oct. 13.
