News

October 27, 2015

Successful first flight for RIT SPEX group

Sunday morning, the RIT Space Exploration group launched a high-altitude weather balloon that soared higher than 99,000 feet before bursting and landing somewhere in Maine.
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 20, 2015

NTID co-hosts cyber security conference Oct. 22-23

NTID will co-host the New York Cyber Security and Engineering Technology Association’s Fall Conference Oct. 22–23. The event includes workshops, demos and presentations.
October 15, 2015

Heath Boice-Pardee awarded research fellowship

Heath Boice-Pardee, associate vice president for Student Affairs, has received a $15,000 research fellowship to help identify the value of higher education.
October 12, 2015

CAST to honor alumni, industry leaders

Eight alumni and long-time supporters of CAST will be presented awards to commemorate service to its School of International Hospitality and Service Innovation.
September 30, 2015

University faculty elected to wine educators board

Lorraine Hems, educator and sommelier, was elected to the Society of Wine Educators National Board. She will serve on the education and recertification committees.
September 25, 2015

RIT to offer online bachelor's in tech leadership

RIT Online will launch a new degree this year: a BS in Applied Technical Leadership, a program designed to allow working professionals to move forward in their career paths.
September 9, 2015

Audio enhancement discussed at annual symposium

More than 50 engineers, researchers, professors and students attended the Rochester Interdisciplinary Audio Engineering Symposium “Immersive Sound and Music Information.”
August 25, 2015

New Army ROTC commander appointed at RIT

Lt. Col. Christopher Otero is the new commanding officer of the Tiger Battalion Army ROTC program. Otero began service in early July, succeeding Lt. Col. Edward Whitaker.
August 21, 2015

Hospitality student receives prestigious award

Sarah Coleman will receive the Statler Foundation Scholarship for $15,000 this fall, in recognition of her strong academics, leadership roles and work experience.
August 14, 2015

RIT hosts audio engineering symposium

The second annual Rochester Interdisciplinary Audio Engineering Symposium, “Immersive Sound and Music Information,” takes place Aug. 28.
August 4, 2015

Graduates part of growing Brooklyn company

MakerBot, which makes desktop 3D printers and scanners and has three offices in Brooklyn, employs a handful of RIT graduates.