News

March 22, 2013

Todd Dunn named chair of CAST department

Associate professor Todd Dunn has been appointed the new chair of the Department of Civil Engineering Technology/Environmental Management and Safety.
March 12, 2013

RIT librarian translates long-lost document

Kira Barnes translated a long-lost document about a 16th century land transaction of Jean du Marescq, an ancestor of the Wadsworths, one of New York state’s oldest families
February 19, 2013

Clean Snowmobile team dashing through the snow

The new RIT Clean Snowmobile team will compete in its first national event March 4–9.
February 18, 2013

Engineers re-create sound of Renaissance church

Assistant professor Sungyoung Kim was part of a research team that developed the processing technology for sound that replicates the distinct acoustics of a cathedral.
February 11, 2013

RIT student invents way to locate sunken vehicles

Jordan Darling has invented Retriever, a beacon to help locate submerged personal watercraft, which could save thousands of dollars in search and retrieval costs.
February 8, 2013

Local husband-wife team wins Data Challenge

Husband-wife team, Bogdan and Stephanie Yamkovenko, won first place in the 2012 Data Visualization Challenge sponsored by 'The Economist' magazine and Nielsen.
February 7, 2013

Strategic implications of wind power

Students from RIT’s CAST will host a debate about the viability of wind power as a strategic energy resource for the United States at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11.
January 18, 2013

Windstream donates telecommunications equipment

Windstream, a national provider of advanced network communications, has donated $150,000 in Allworx Internet Protocol-based phones and phone systems to help train students.
January 15, 2013

Packaging student takes first place in contest

Katherine Bukys’ apple-themed package, “Lettuce Eat: A better way to do fast food,” won top honors at the Paperboard Packaging Alliance Student Design Challenge.
December 19, 2012

International environmental leaders meet at RIT

Lecturer Lisa Greenwood led U.S. delegation at meeting to revise the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO policies and guidelines.
December 19, 2012

Maureen Valentine honored for supporting diversity

Valentine was presented the 2012 Changing Hearts and Minds Award this fall.
December 5, 2012

Professor named to emergency preparedness group

Professor Jennifer Schneider has been appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to serve on the NYS Respond Commission.