News

August 31, 2015

RIT to house state Center for Advanced Technology

A consortium led by RIT has been chosen to establish a New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Additive Manufacturing and Functional Printing.
August 26, 2015

Professor named Outstanding Faculty Advisor

Marca Lam was named the 2015 Outstanding Faculty Advisor by the Society of Women Engineers.
August 19, 2015

RIT recognized for computer science, engineering

RIT was ranked among the best computer science and engineering schools in the Northeast and U.S. in the most recent Business Insider ratings.
August 17, 2015

Engineering Dean Harvey Palmer to retire

Harvey Palmer, dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, today announced his retirement from the college he has led for the past 15 years.
August 4, 2015

Student e-motorcycle team impresses professionals

The e-vehicle team participated in the 2015 eMotoRacing Varsity Challenge at the New Jersey Motorsports Park and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
August 4, 2015

Fun with puns turns into ‘Bob’s Burgers’ cookbook

Cole Bowden ’13 makes the imaginary burgers from the animated sitcom Bob’s Burgers a reality on his cooking blog, the Bob’s Burger Experiment.
August 4, 2015

Wearable technology gives concussion data

David Borkholder ’92 developed wearable technologies that are being used by soldiers and athletes to help evaluate head injuries.
July 20, 2015

RIT advances lab’s bearing test equipment

Engineering students built a test rig to investigate machine failure detection with support and funding from Dresser-Rand Corp., a Siemens Business, and Moog Inc.
July 20, 2015

Grant aims to integrate liberal arts into STEM

RIT is one of five colleges to split a nearly $400,000 grant to change how liberal arts coursework is delivered in engineering curricula.
July 16, 2015

Engineering professor awarded professorship

Juan Cockburn was recently awarded a New Directions Professorship at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, based at the University of Minnesota.
June 24, 2015

RIT Formula Racing places in top 20

RIT Formula Racing sped into a top-20 placement out of 110 in its first competition this past May at Michigan International Speedway.
June 15, 2015

BlackBox Biometrics receives major contract

Engineering faculty member David Borkholder and his company received a $9.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help manufacture the Blast Gauge System.