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  • May 26, 2017

    Portrait of Irene Sterian

    RIT hosts ‘Enabling the Digital World’ conference

    RIT is expanding its partnership with ASM Systems focusing on next-generation electronics manufacturing, research and workforce development. The partners are highlighting projects underway during the “Enabling the Digital World: The Future of Electronics and Manufacturing” conference.

  • May 26, 2017

    Portrait of Hyacinth “Hope” V. Drummond

    RIT appoints new member to Board of Trustees

    Hyacinth “Hope” V. Drummond, an RIT alumna, has been appointed to RIT’s Board of Trustees. Drummond also sits on the boards of directors for Sojourner House at Pathstone in Rochester and the Morrison YMCA in Charlotte, N.C.

  • May 25, 2017

    A professional, black and white photo of the UNA team with the UNA logo and the Top 100 2017 Brasil logo.

    Alumni company makes Top 100 startups list

    UNA Smart, touted by developers as an innovative way to brew coffee and tea anywhere and anytime and created by five RIT alumni, was recently named to Brazil’s Top 100 startups list.

  • May 24, 2017

    People signing documents at conference

    RIT, Seneca Park Zoo Society sign partnership

    RIT and the Seneca Park Zoo Society have announced a new strategic partnership. The collaboration formally recognizes and builds upon a relationship that has existed for years and was formalized with a memorandum of understanding to develop, promote and implement mutually beneficial projects.

  • May 22, 2017

    A grid map that outlines the path data takes in an emergency situation.

    RIT team creates high-speed internet lane

    Researchers at RIT are developing a faster and more reliable way to send and receive large amounts of data through the internet. By creating a new network protocol, researchers are essentially developing a new high-speed lane of online traffic, specifically for emergency information.

  • May 22, 2017

    People gathered at event with award

    Girl Scouts honor RIT’s women in STEM groups

    RIT’s Women in Computing and Women in Engineering programs were honored with the Commitment to Excellence Award from the Girl Scouts of Western New York for their dedication to encouraging young girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

  • May 19, 2017

    Graduates taking pictures

    Commencement speaker: Success awaits hard workers

    Less than a decade after graduating, alumnus Austin McChord, founder and CEO of the widely acclaimed technology company Datto Inc., returned to campus today to give the commencement speech to some 3,500 graduates, including 32 students who earned Ph.D.s.

  • May 19, 2017

    Logo for "NYSP2I: Community Grants Program"

    10 projects win Community Grants Program awards

    The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced awardees of its 2017-18 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.

  • May 19, 2017

    RIT Formula car lining up for race

    RIT Formula finishes in top 10 in Michigan

    RIT Racing, the Formula SAE race team, sped to a ninth-place overall finish among 125 international teams in Formula Student Michigan at Michigan International Speedway. Formula Student Michigan is the largest and most prestigious national collegiate design competition in North America.