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  • November 2, 2016

    Portrait of scientist

    Former Kodak scientist joins AMPrint Center

    RIT has named former Kodak scientist Bruce Kahn as the new director of business development for the New York State Center for Advanced Technology for Additive Manufacturing and Multifunctional Printing, also referred to as the AMPrint Center.

  • November 2, 2016

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    Photo exhibit highlights alumnus Bernie Boston

    The exhibit, “Everyday with the President: Bernie Boston Photographs, 1967-1992,” is open through Nov. 11 in RIT’s William Harris Gallery. Boston ’55 photographed the lives of five U.S. presidents—from the routine to the highly politicized—including a moment of President Ronald Reagan laughing.

  • November 1, 2016

    Poster for "Hunter/Gatherer" at Gallery R

    Gallery r features work with local ties

    RIT’s Gallery r hosts “Hunter/Gatherer—Rochester Connections: Works from the Gerald Mead Collection” from Friday to Nov. 20, with an opening reception scheduled for Friday.

  • November 1, 2016

    Musicians performing on stage with Legend of Zelda logo

    RPO performs music from Legend of Zelda

    The concert, featuring music and scenes from the Legend of Zelda video game and a panel discussion afterward, is co-sponsored by RIT, RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios and Upstate Region Interactive Technologies Hub.

  • November 1, 2016

    People gathered for picture at event

    Camela Douglass headlines fitness event

    Dancing with DIVAS, hosted by RIT’s Determined Individuals Victoriously Achieving Success, features fitness guru Camela Douglass and Prince Diaby, founder and choreographer of Generation X Dance Group, on Thursday in the Gordon Field House.

  • November 1, 2016

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    Top stories and videos for October

    News about RIT students participating in Fashion Week of Rochester was among the most popular last month. Check out all of October’s top stories and videos.

  • October 31, 2016

    Logo for "20/20 Research in Focus"

    Program highlights sustaining natural resources

    The “Sustenance” presentation is part of the 20/20 Research in Focus series, one of several initiatives to highlight RIT’s commitment to faculty career development, including research being done by female faculty.

  • October 31, 2016

    Research team posing for camera

    Research awarded grant for ultrathin membrane work

    Thomas Gaborski, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop ultrathin membranes for tissue engineering.

  • October 31, 2016

    RIT hosts second pen testing competition

    Students from the nation’s top colleges will use their offensive hacking skills for good in RIT’s Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition Nov. 4-6. The competition allows students to experience a day in the life of a penetration tester, who tests and evaluates an organization’s computer systems.

  • October 27, 2016

    RIT switches from cable to streaming service

    RIT has signed a contract with streaming service Philo, which allows students living in RIT housing with access to RIT’s network to have access to 64 channels as well as HBO, HBO Go and Cinemax through their RIT student login.