Rochester Institute of Technology is emerging into one of the world’s most innovative, agile, diverse and forward-thinking universities. At RIT, we forge greatness by being different.
(see more)Rochester Institute of Technology is emerging into one of the world’s most innovative, agile, diverse and forward-thinking universities. At RIT, we forge greatness by being different.
Students to Attend RIT
Local residents have enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 May 15
Students accepted into Honors Program
Designed around three basic ideals of Leadership, Scholarship and Citizenship, the Honors Program is for students who seek to challenge themselves in exemplary learning experiences.
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2014 May 13
Saunders College student receives 2014 RIT Outstanding Female Senior Award
Hannah Miller will receive the 2014 RIT Outstanding Female Senior Award, given to a graduating senior who demonstrates high scholarship and academic success in the face of personal challenges.
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2014 May 13
Valeria Gonzalez wins best paper for research on high-strength concrete
Valeria Gonzalez, an undergraduate engineering student, was part of a research team at Rochester institute of Technology that found cement and concrete strength could be improved by more than 50 percent of traditional use by incorporating industrial waste, specifically alkali-activated slag from blast furnaces. Her project work was recognized at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers annual conference this past winter.
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2014 May 12
Jen Lamere wins Emerging Talent of the Year category at Net Awards
Jen Lamere, a first-year software engineering student at Rochester Institute of Technology, has been named the Emerging Talent of the Year by the 2014 Net Awards, an event hosted by net magazine to celebrate the best in Web design and development.
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2014 May 12
Alexander Triassi wins Goldwater Scholarship
Alexander Triassi, a third-year biotechnology major, won an award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
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2014 May 8
Taylor Barrett wins Goldwater Scholarship
Taylor Barrett, a third-year chemistry major, won an award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
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2014 May 8
Student team wins Next Big Idea contest
Three students from Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf say their days of oversleeping may soon be a thing of the past after winning this year's "Next Big Idea" competition to better the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.
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2014 May 12
Students Named RIT Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars
Several students were named 2013-2014 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars during a ceremony April 10 at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 Apr 21
Local Residents Receive 2014 Leadership Awards from RIT
Several students received a 2014 Leadership Award from Rochester Institute of Technology during a ceremony April 2.
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2014 Apr 15
RIT bowling team heads to intercollegiate championships
The Rochester Institute of Technology men's bowling team will face off against the best bowlers in the nation April 16-18 at the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships in Reno, Nev.
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2014 Apr 11
Students volunteer in Atlanta for Alternative Spring Break
During RIT's spring break, March 24-28, several students helped impact the lives of at-risk youth and adults across Atlanta as part of the Alternative Spring Break program with RIT's Leadership Institute and Community Service Center.
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2014 Apr 9
Students to Attend RIT
Local residents have enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 Apr 9
Greece resident recognized for exemplary research in astrophysics
Greece resident recognized for exemplary research in astrophysics
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2014 Apr 7
Green Township resident wins national award for astrophysics research
Green Township, N.J., resident Kevin Cooke was recognized with a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award at the 223rd American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington, D.C., in January.
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2014 Apr 7
RIT students study abroad
By studying abroad, students have the chance to travel, experience new adventures, learn a foreign language, gain a different perspective on their major, immerse themselves in a different culture and develop lifelong friends.
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2014 Mar 7
RIT student-athletes earn 2013-14 Liberty League Winter All-Academic team honors
Liberty League commissioner Tracy King recently announced the 234 winter sport student-athletes who have qualified for the league's All-Academic Teams in their respective sports -- including a total of 28 student-athletes from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 Mar 3
Students graduate from RIT
The following local residents graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in Fall 2013.
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2014 Feb 25
Area Students Make the Dean's List at RIT
The following local residents made the Dean's List for Fall 2013 semester at Rochester Institute of Technology:
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2014 Feb 19
RIT engineering students win national material handling competition
For the second year in a row, undergraduate engineering students from Rochester Institute of Technology took top honors in the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education student design competition.
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2014 Feb 21
Students to Attend RIT
Local residents have enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 Feb 13
Students to Attend RIT
Local residents have enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 Feb 13
RIT student Jen Lamere nominated for prestigious Web award
Jen Lamere, a first-year software engineering student at Rochester Institute of Technology, has been nominated for the 2014 Net Award in the category of Emerging Talent of the Year. She is the only woman nominated in the 10-person category and the only nominee from the U.S.
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2014 Jan 30
Engineering students take top placements at chemical engineering society competition
Research by students at Rochester Institute of Technology to improve use of carbon nanotubes as a possible solution to filter and remove materials from wastewater was recognized at the 2013 Undergraduate Student Poster Competition, part of the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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2013 Nov 19
RIT student-athletes earn 2013 Liberty League Fall All-Academic team honors
Liberty League commissioner Tracy King recently announced the 483 fall sport student-athletes who have qualified for the league's All-Academic Teams in their respective sports -- including a total of 34 student-athletes from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 Jan 21
Students to Attend RIT
Local residents have enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2014 Jan 8
Tessa DiDonato wins American Society for Microbiology fellowship
The competitive undergraduate fellowship is awarded to students who are interested in pursuing graduate careers in microbiology. Award recipients receive a stipend of up to $4,000, a two-year student membership to the society and reimbursement for travel expenses to the 114th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting and the society's Capstone Institute in Boston.
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2013 Nov 8
Students graduate from RIT
The following local residents graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in Summer 2013.
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2013 Oct 24
Student awarded scholarship from Surface Mount Technology Association
Andrew Daya was recently awarded the 2103 Charles Hutchins Educational grant from the Surface Mount Technology Association for his package-on-package technology research.
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2013 Oct 11
Students to Attend RIT
Local residents have enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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2013 Oct 3