Top stories and videos for January
News about students’ winning Wegmans packaging designs was among the more popular stories last month.
RIT’s new Carnegie Classification was the most-read story of last month. Check out all of January’s most popular stories and videos below:
Top News Stories
1. RIT’s national Carnegie Classification changed to “Doctoral University”
2. Packages you feel good about: Students create new product packaging as part of design competition
3. RIT’s online programs score well in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ rankings
4. Galaxy quakes could improve hunt for dark matter
5. RIT wins NSF award to build national alliance of STEM diversity programs
Top Videos
1. RIT on TV: Students researching designs for the HyperLoop
2. RIT on TV: Provost explains RIT's new status as doctoral university
Topics
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