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  • December 19, 2016

    Poster for "Lost and Found"

    Gaming professor aims to enhance religious literacy

    A team of interdisciplinary researchers, designers and developers led by Owen Gottlieb, an assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT, has created a digital prototype for Lost & Found, a strategy game that aims to promote and enhance the public understanding of religion.

  • December 19, 2016

    Map of Pollen spread over region

    Researchers study plastic pollution in Great Lakes

    A new study by Matthew Hoffman of RIT’s College of Science and Eric Hittinger of the College of Liberal Arts inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes and could help inform cleanup efforts and target pollution prevention.

  • December 14, 2016

    Portrait of T.J. Miller

    Comedian T.J. Miller to headline RIT’s FreezeFest

    Popular actor and comedian T.J. Miller performs at 9 p.m. Feb. 18 as part of RIT’s FreezeFest. The winter festival also will feature open skating, the FreezeFest 5K run and RIT men’s hockey vs. Air Force games on Feb. 17 and 18.

  • December 14, 2016

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    Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform at RIT

    The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a renowned ensemble based at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., will be the featured performer at the 2017 Expressions of King’s Legacy on Jan. 26.

  • December 12, 2016

    Professor teaching classroom to group of people

    Students help roller derby team stay on track

    Students in Professor David Neumann’s Campaign Management and Planning class presented their ideas to help the Roc City Roller Derby build its fan base and membership.

  • December 12, 2016

    Portrait of Owen Gottlieb

    Professor gets grant to help gaming scholars

    Owen Gottlieb, assistant professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media and research affiliate in the MAGIC Center, received a National Science Foundation grant to design a capacity-building program tailored to early-career scholars.

  • December 12, 2016

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    NTID alumnus establishes student workshop series

    Marc Roer of Chicago has established a fund to provide a series of workshops that focus on students’ “soft skills” and practical use of today’s technology for career success.

  • December 9, 2016

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    RIT expands agreement with University in China

    Tianjin University of Technology of China, a nationally recognized leader for its programs in engineering, technology and the arts and the first technological university providing education for the deaf in China, has entered into new partnership with RIT.

  • December 9, 2016

    Logo for "FIRST Steamworks"

    FIRST Robotics season kicks off Jan. 7

    FIRST Robotics will reveal the 2017 game for its annual competition on Jan. 7. Teams have six weeks to build their robots for the Finger Lakes regional competition at RIT in March.