News

November 4, 2015

Evelyn Brister named first Fram Faculty Fellow

Evelyn Brister has been named the Fram Faculty Fellow in Applied Critical Thinking. She will assume her post immediately for the 2015-16 term.
November 3, 2015

Professor wins award from entertainment industry

David Long, chair of the motion picture science BS program, has received the Kodak Educational Award from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
October 26, 2015

RIT takes third in national design competition

An interdisciplinary team of RIT students was awarded third place in the national Paperboard Packaging Alliance's 2015 Student Design Challenge.
October 15, 2015

SPAS hosting photo contest on Instagram

The School of Photographic Arts and Sciences is holding a photo competition over social media for students in high school and community college programs.
October 13, 2015

Lecture on Disney visual communication Oct. 29

Design expert and RIT/NTID alumnus Andreas Wezel-Peterson will share his insight into the communication design process at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 29.
October 7, 2015

Guests from Sweden’s Malmo University visit RIT

More than two dozen administrators and academic staff from Malmo University will visit campus from Thursday through Saturday to discuss common interests.
October 4, 2015

RIT captures Churchill Downs for 31st Big Shot

More than 1,800 volunteers provided the primary light source while RIT photographers shot an extended exposure with Churchill Downs completely dark for the first time.
September 30, 2015

Big Shot team finalizing prep for Churchill Downs

The RIT Big Shot team will attempt night photography of Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, this Saturday using only light from participants' flashlights.
September 29, 2015

Printing experts converge in Rochester Oct. 22–24

RIT’s Cary Collection will host the 40th annual American Printing History Association Conference Oct. 22-24. It will examine the influence of printing past on present work.
September 23, 2015

RIT events continue at Rochester Fringe Festival

Around 2,500 people attended free performances and events by RIT students, faculty and staff during the first weekend of the 2015 First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival.
September 23, 2015

Wegman Foundation makes $1.5 million gift to RIT

A $1.5 million gift from The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation will enable university officials to more than double the size of the MAGIC Spell Studios sound stage.
September 15, 2015

RIT part of group awarded NNMI grant

The grant was awarded to a consortium of 162 companies, universities and nonprofits to create the Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics.