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  • May 21, 2018

    A headshot of Caroline Easton.

    RIT offers behavioral health internship
    The Priority Behavioral Health Care Psychology Internship Program aims to increase the number of highly trained clinicians and researchers working as clinical leaders in the region.

  • May 8, 2018

    Michael Ciminelli talks with another man, using his hands to emphasize his point.

    RIT honors RPD Chief Ciminelli ’78
    Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli ’78 (criminal justice) received the Contributions to Justice Award at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives. Several criminal justice majors also were honored.

  • April 30, 2018

    Three Clockwyse team members hold up a large check while the CPSI director talks to a crowd about their first-prize accomplishment.

    Emergency mass notification clock wins STEAM contest
    A team of three computer engineering majors has developed a prototype for an emergency mass notification clock, which won the top prize and $5,000 in RIT’s first STEAM competition, sponsored by RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives.

  • April 28, 2018

    Zachary smiles at the camera, leaning against an outdoor sculpture behind the College of Liberal Arts.

    Economics grad aiming for a Ph.D.
    When Zachary Grzelka transferred to RIT in his second year as an economics major, he didn’t expect it would be a move that would become a stepping stone to shape his career as a college professor.

  • April 28, 2018

    A portrait of Maya Penn.

    RIT/NTID student to join Peace Corps in Africa
    Just one month after Maya Penn graduates with her bachelor’s degree in psychology from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, she will fulfill her own personal quest for serving others by teaching deaf children in Ghana.

  • April 6, 2018

    On the left is a headshot of Twyla Cummings. On the right is Claire Finnerty.

    RIT announces public service award winners
    Twyla Cummings, dean of Graduate Education, and Claire Finnerty, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and public policy dual major, will receive this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards.

  • March 19, 2018

    Two students dig through the snow to find mosses. One student looks up at the camera and smiles through her scarf.

    Study-abroad options adapt to better serve students
    Study abroad at RIT has been undergoing a quiet transformation in the past five years with the growth of short-term international programs, an increase in faculty-led opportunities and a stronger connection to RIT’s global campuses.

  • February 9, 2018

    A photo of the billboard designed by the advertising and promotion management class. It reads, "Every Child Deserves A Dream" in large text on the right, and on the left there is a illustrated photo of a small factory with the words "Dream Factory" written below.

    Students design billboard to help "pay it forward"
    Students in the Advertising and Promotion Management course won a class competition to conceptualize and design a billboard for The Dream Factory, a local nonprofit agency that helps dreams come true for children living with critical or chronic illnesses.