News

May 17, 2018

RIT's large Design Week presence kicks off with difference-making exhibits
May 17, 2018

RIT announces college name changes

The College of Imaging Arts and Sciences will become the College of Art and Design, and the College of Applied Science and Technology will become the College of Engineering Technology.
May 14, 2018

Design, engineering students exhibit at NYCxDESIGN

Nearly 50 RIT students, faculty and staff from RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences and Kate Gleason College of Engineering are exhibiting a wide variety of projects at NYCxDESIGN—New York City’s annual celebration of design.
May 8, 2018

Class allows students to simulate professional photoshoots
May 2, 2018

RIT has strong showing at spring film festivals

An animated film by Rochester Institute of Technology School of Film and Animation (SOFA) students about a poor boy discovering a seed of hope was one of the top highlights of Rochester’s spring film festival season.
May 1, 2018

Lecturer receives outstanding teaching award

Eric Kunsman, a lecturer for the visual communications studies department in the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and an adjunct professor for the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, is the fifth recipient of the Edline M. Chun Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service.
April 28, 2018

City Scholar eyes career in architecture

After struggling with classes in her first semester at RIT, Kiasia Singletary got the help she needed and will graduate on time this May. The interior design major plans to pursue a master’s in architecture.
April 28, 2018

Grad proud to wear stole representing heritage, hard work

When Elizabeth Sheffield crosses the stage at graduation, she’ll do so wearing a special stole that exemplifies her heritage, hard work and the tremendous support she has received from her Native American tribe during her four years at RIT.
April 27, 2018

Imagine RIT preview: 360 immersive video projects

Students from the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences will showcase their inventive 360 immersive video projects for visitors at Imagine RIT on Saturday.
April 25, 2018

School of Film and Animation ranked No. 10 nationally

RIT’s School of Film and Animation is once again ranked among the top animation schools in the country by Animation Career Review, a leading online resource of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals.
April 25, 2018

App makes museum experience more accessible

NTID is launching a mobile app to be used in its Dyer Arts Center that provides content in various forms, including video in American Sign Language, transcripts and audio and visual descriptions.
April 24, 2018

Imagine RIT preview: Deconstruct artifacts with VR

While most museums and archives have a “look, don’t touch” policy, you can dissect rare artifacts held in RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection using virtual reality at the Imagine RIT on April 28.