News

April 26, 2017

Survey to gather opinions on opiate addiction

Center for Public Safety Initiatives students are surveying visitors to Imagine RIT about their experience with prescription opiates in order to help find ways to curb overdoses.
April 25, 2017

Students honored for writing excellence

RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing with the presentation of the 2017 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Awards.
April 25, 2017

MAGIC Center hosts attorney Nicole Black

Nicole Black, a Rochester attorney and director of Business and Community Relations at MyCase, a web-based law practice management software company, presents “Censored by Traditional Media, Empowered by Social Media” on Wednesday as part of the MAGIC Center Speaker Series.
April 11, 2017

Rod Blumenau Quintet performs Friday

The Rod Blumenau Quintet will perform “Jazz From the Silver Screen” on Friday as part of the Performing Artists Concert Series presented by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts.
April 10, 2017

Students experience life without social media

RIT students in Barry Strauber’s two Principles in Advertising classes went 24 hours without any social media and reflected on their experiences.
March 31, 2017

Benjamin Lawrance named ACLS Fellow

Benjamin Lawrance, the Hon. Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed Professor of International Studies, has been named a 2017 American Council of Learned Societies Fellow and is the first RIT faculty member to receive an ACLS Fellowship.
March 31, 2017

RIT to get Humanities Connections grant

The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced a $91,000 grant to RIT to help students focus on the historical, economic and cultural meanings of community in and beyond Rochester.
March 29, 2017

RIT to host symposium on American Indian languages

Preserving American Indian languages is the focus of the Symposium on American Indian Languages on April 7, when up to 100 people from around the country will gather to learn about projects to study, document and preserve native languages for future generations.
March 22, 2017

Shtrykov-Tanaka Duo to perform at RIT

Two acclaimed virtuosi—clarinetist Maksim Shtrykov and pianist Misuzu Tanaka—will perform at 8 p.m. March 31 as part of the Performing Artists Concert Series, presented by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts.
March 21, 2017

Symposium tackles freedom of speech on campuses

Restrictions to free speech on college campuses across the country have become more prevalent in recent weeks, and two experts on the topic are addressing the issue during RIT’s Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty’s fourth annual symposium April 4 and 5.
March 21, 2017

Celebration of life on Friday for Stan McKenzie

Stan McKenzie, who died Nov. 8, served RIT for 41 years in several capacities, including teaching literature for 34 years and serving as provost for 14 years. The memorial will begin at 4 p.m.
March 16, 2017

RIT hosts public speaking contest

RIT’s School of Communication is sponsoring a public speaking contest for undergraduate students who present a compelling 3-minute story about their research or creative work and its significance.