May 9, 2017
Nathan Stevens accepted the top prize in the student category for the first-ever New York State Game Development Challenge. more »
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RIT wins big in statewide Game Dev Challenge
RIT’s Center for MAGIC announced the winners of the first-ever New York State Game Development Challenge, with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and RIT President Bill Destler. Teams from RIT won first place in both the student and independent developer categories. read more » | watch video »
Business programs noted for excellence
Eduniversal Masters Rankings 2017 cited six graduate business degree programs at RIT’s Saunders College of Business. The survey ranked the top universities within nine geographical zones. read more »
RIT’s Center for MAGIC announced the winners of the first-ever New York State Game Development Challenge, with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and RIT President Bill Destler. Teams from RIT won first place in both the student and independent developer categories. read more » | watch video »
Business programs noted for excellence
Eduniversal Masters Rankings 2017 cited six graduate business degree programs at RIT’s Saunders College of Business. The survey ranked the top universities within nine geographical zones. read more »
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Carlos Rivero, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, and Victor Marin, a Ph.D. student in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, presented "Automated Personalized Feedback in Introductory Java Programming MOOCs" on April 19 at the IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering in San Diego. Rivero was also a chair in the social networks session.
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PC Magazine
Augmented Ability: Assistive Tech Gets Smart
Matt Huenerfauth, associate professor and dicrector, Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory, mentioned more »
WROC-TV
RIT on TV: Students Win NYS Game Dev Challenge
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Democrat and Chronicle
Digital games by RIT students and graduates take top awards in Game Dev Challenge
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WXXI.org
RIT a big winner in first-ever New York State Game Development Challenge
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Augmented Ability: Assistive Tech Gets Smart
Matt Huenerfauth, associate professor and dicrector, Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory, mentioned more »
WROC-TV
RIT on TV: Students Win NYS Game Dev Challenge
more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Digital games by RIT students and graduates take top awards in Game Dev Challenge
more »
WXXI.org
RIT a big winner in first-ever New York State Game Development Challenge
more »
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Symposium: School of Individualized Study capstone projects, 5–7 p.m. today, Campus Center Reading Room
Global Campus Virtual Reality Experience: Experience sights, sounds and flavors of China, Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo and Rochester, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Global Village plaza
Award ceremony: Honoring the 2017 recipients of the Alfred Davis Public Service Awards, 4 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Lightning talks: Kate Gleason College of Engineering senior design projects, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Thursday, James E. Gleason Hall, room 4480
Design Conversations lecture series: James Goggin, 4 p.m. Thursday, Golisano Hall auditorium
Concert: RIT Chamber Singers and RIT Singers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Allen Chapel
Celebration: 10th Anniversary of the Alexander S. Lawson Publishing Center, cake and refreshments, 3–4:30 p.m. Friday, RIT Press, The Wallace Center (details)
Symposium: School of Individualized Study capstone projects, 5–7 p.m. today, Campus Center Reading Room
Global Campus Virtual Reality Experience: Experience sights, sounds and flavors of China, Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo and Rochester, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Global Village plaza
Award ceremony: Honoring the 2017 recipients of the Alfred Davis Public Service Awards, 4 p.m. tomorrow, University Gallery
Lightning talks: Kate Gleason College of Engineering senior design projects, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Thursday, James E. Gleason Hall, room 4480
Design Conversations lecture series: James Goggin, 4 p.m. Thursday, Golisano Hall auditorium
Concert: RIT Chamber Singers and RIT Singers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Allen Chapel
Celebration: 10th Anniversary of the Alexander S. Lawson Publishing Center, cake and refreshments, 3–4:30 p.m. Friday, RIT Press, The Wallace Center (details)
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