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December 10, 2015

Comedians announced for FreezeFest 2016

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll, of “Saturday Night Live” and “Kroll Show” fame respectively, will perform at RIT for FreezeFest at 8 p.m. on Feb. 20. Tickets are available now.
December 9, 2015

RIT will arm specially trained officers in 2016

Rochester Institute of Technology Public Safety will soon deploy specially trained officers with access to firearms in an effort to protect individuals on campus.
December 9, 2015

Professor Bruce Smith named IEEE Fellow

Bruce Smith, professor and director of microsystems engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
December 9, 2015

Film featuring RIT talent wins at film festival

“The Iroquois Creation Story,” created by RIT faculty, students and alumni collaborating with community partners has been honored in the Red Nation Film Festival.
December 8, 2015

Students team up with White House for Hour of Code

Four students in RIT’s Women in Computing group will join White House Chief Technology officer Megan Smith in a panel discussing the gender gap in computer science on Dec. 10.
December 8, 2015

FIRST Robotics kick-off event to be held Jan. 9

FIRST Robotics will reveal the 2016 game for its annual competition at a kick-off event on Jan. 9. Teams will build robots to compete in the revealed game over six weeks.
December 7, 2015

Seminar on disease progress detection on Friday

Suzanne M. Shontz of the University of Kansas will present on the use of models and simulations in disease detection at 11 a.m. on Friday in the Golisano Auditorium.
December 7, 2015

Tiger Tracks Train Show heads to RIT this weekend

More than 3,000 model train enthusiasts are expected to visit dozens of vendors and see several train displays at the Gordon Field House this Saturday and Sunday.
December 4, 2015

RIT Observatory open house focuses on Geminids

The RIT Observatory will host an open house during the Geminid meteor showers. The observatory will be open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 14, weather permitting.
December 4, 2015

‘Climate Change Curriculum’ tackles global issue

The Climate Change Curriculum at RIT, or 3C@RIT, recently won an $18,500 grant to establish a set of immersion courses and a minor available to all students.
December 3, 2015

Graduate student wins prestigious research award

Anthony Salmin, a graduate electrical engineering student, was presented the Gordon K. Moe Young Investigator Award for his work toward improving atrial fibrillation therapy.
December 3, 2015

RIT Tiger Tales builds confidence, professionalism

RIT Tiger Tales, the RIT chapter of Toastmasters International, was formed one year ago to help students, alumni, faculty and staff overcome a fear of public speaking.