News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation
Breaking barriers is a specialty at RIT. Our students, staff, and faculty are always at the forefront, developing innovative technical solutions to today’s problems.
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April 17, 2017
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RIT hosts Effective Access Technology Conference
RIT’s Effective Access Technology Conference, set for Friday in the Gene Polisseni Center, showcases the work, research and development that has been carried out by students and faculty to enhance accessibility for individuals across a wide range of physical or cognitive challenges. -
April 17, 2017
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Students compete in national cyber defense contest
RIT’s cyber defense team competed with the nation’s top cybersecurity colleges at the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held April 13-15. A team of RIT students also took third-place in the weekend’s Panoply event, a capture-the-flag-style network attack and defense competition. -
April 13, 2017
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Venture Creations companies advance in competition
Four clients of the Venture Creations Business Incubator at RIT have advanced to the final round of the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge business competition. -
April 13, 2017
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RIT hosts Grammy-winning recording engineer
Richard King, professor of music research at McGill University, will discuss how science influences the art of recording for the 2017 CAST Dean’s Lecture Series on April 19. -
April 13, 2017
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Entrepreneurs compete in business plan competition
Thirty-five teams of student entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges at the fifth annual Finger Lakes Regional Semi-Finalist Presentation Round of the New York Business Plan Competition today at RIT. -
April 12, 2017
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RIT team heads to cyber defense championship
A group of RIT students will take on teams from the country’s top cybersecurity colleges in the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, held April 13–15 in San Antonio. -
April 11, 2017
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RIT hosts Plastics Night today
Current research in new plastic and polymer-based materials for applications such as photonics, construction and mechanical systems will be featured during Plastics Night at RIT. -
April 11, 2017
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RIT scientist measures brightness of the universe
Images taken by NASA’s New Horizons mission on its way to Pluto, and now the Kuiper Belt, have given scientists an unexpected tool for measuring the brightness of all the galaxies in the universe, said RIT researcher Michael Zemcov in a paper published this week in Nature Communications. -
April 6, 2017
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Students accept Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge
Twenty-five student teams from RIT will test their puzzle-solving skills in hopes of winning prizes and claiming the top spot in the annual Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge. -
March 31, 2017
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IdeaLab teams proposed healthcare solutions
Twenty-one RIT students from multiple disciplines participated in the spring IdeaLab@RIT, held March 25-26, and developed possible solutions to challenges provided to them by Rochester Regional Health patients and healthcare personnel. -
March 29, 2017
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End of presidential era
Under Bill Destler’s leadership, RIT’s enrollment has reached record levels, selectivity and diversity have improved, the value of research awards has skyrocketed and geographic draw continues to widen. But his strong relationship with students is the key piece of his legacy. -
March 27, 2017
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Researchers win grant to improve Landsat 8 data
Two RIT researchers have won funding from the U.S. Geological Survey to ensure accurate temperature data from NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite. Climate researchers depend on public data from the Earth-sensing satellite to measure surface changes over time.
