News
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January 25, 2018
Writing awards named for former Dean Mary Sullivan
Two awards for RIT students writing about issues relating to women and gender will be named after Mary C. Sullivan, a teacher and administrator at RIT for more than 33 years. -
January 18, 2018
RIT offers new bachelor's degree in modern language
A new bachelor's degree in applied modern language and culture will be offered to students at RIT this fall that will provide advanced studies of languages and cultures that directly apply to the global workplace and economy. -
January 17, 2018
RIT launches MicroMasters in Design Thinking
Starting in April, learners can begin the RITx Design Thinking MicroMasters program offered on edX. Upon completing the MicroMasters program, learners can apply that credential toward earning an accelerated and reduced-cost master's degree in professional studies from RIT. -
January 16, 2018
Historian studies polio consequences in France
Rebecca Scales, an associate professor of history, has received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support 12 months of full-time study about the effects of polio in France, from 1920 to 1980. -
November 16, 2017
Museum Studies students retrace RIT history
Three new exhibits at the Wallace Library explore historical RIT artifacts as well as women who fought for the right to vote in New York state.
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November 14, 2017
STEAM competition to solve public safety problems
The RIT Center for Public Safety Initiatives is hosting a contest to encourage interdisciplinary teams of students and faculty to develop ways public safety problems can be helped with the use of solutions involving science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM). -
November 13, 2017
RIT family members share international journeys
Four members of the RIT family talked Friday afternoon as part of My Untold Story, hosted by RIT Libraries. The series of talks invites members of the RIT community to share their personal experiences in an effort to challenge stereotypes and build understanding through dialogue. -
October 22, 2017
Research in humanities and social sciences grows
Humanities and social sciences research at RIT represents a diverse array of scholarship that includes work in traditional disciplines as well as cybersecurity, personal health care, sustainability, cognition among individuals who are deaf, ethics within engineering, and studies to prevent crime. -
October 22, 2017
A new approach to securing networks
RIT’s cybersecurity experts are studying the past, present and future of cybersecurity to gain a better understanding of the role that humans—and their behavior—play in keeping our technology secure. -
October 22, 2017
Team studies crime trends for prevention
The Center for Public Safety Initiatives is a unique collaboration among RIT, the city of Rochester and criminal justice agencies in New York. -
October 22, 2017
Interdisciplinary team studying skills gap
Amid the national discussion about skills gaps in filling STEM jobs, a trio of RIT researchers is diving into whether that gap exists in the optics and photonics industry in Rochester. -
October 22, 2017
Optimizing the U.S. electrical grid
RIT researchers are developing a system of algorithmic computer modeling that will help policymakers produce and use electricity more efficiently.