News

August 3, 2016

‘Bra fairy’ helps support homeless women

When Dana Marlowe was a student at RIT, she studied women who took off their clothes in strip clubs. Today, she devotes her free time to helping women get dressed.
July 26, 2016

Assistant professor wins award for research

Kristoffer Whitney, an assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology and Society, won the 2016 David Edge Prize from the Society for Social Studies of Science.
July 13, 2016

Professor studies forced marriage traditions

Benjamin Lawrance, the Hon. Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed Professor of International Studies, co-edited ‘Marriage by Force? Contestation over Consent and Coercion in Africa.’
July 13, 2016

College of Liberal Arts names new department heads

The appointments, made by Dean James Winebrake, replaced department heads who are either retiring or are taking on other responsibilities in the college.
June 28, 2016

RIT team wins global challenge against terrorism

“It’s Time: ExOut Extremism,” a social media campaign created by RIT students, took top prize in the U.S. State Department’s P2P: Challenging Extremism competition.
June 22, 2016

Professor to help assess child language abilities

Assistant Professor Emily Prud’hommeaux received a grant to update the tests speech-language pathologists have used for decades to determine a child’s language abilities.
May 16, 2016

RIT dedicates room to professor Dane Gordon

Dane R. Gordon, who retired in 2000, cut the ribbon Friday at the Dane R. Gordon Seminar Room in Liberal Arts Hall, dedicated to him for his many years of outstanding service.
May 9, 2016

'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' performed outdoors

Students, staff and faculty members are performing William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday in RIT’s Infinity Quad.
May 2, 2016

Explore the power of the brain at Imagine RIT

The exhibit “Exploring Psychology: How the Mind Plays Tricks” illustrates how the brain processes information, such as taste, words, colors and images.
April 29, 2016

RIT honors students for writing excellence

The College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing at the 2016 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Award Ceremony.
April 29, 2016

RIT hosts THATCamp May 6

The THATCamp (short for The Humanities and Technology Camp) will focus on using digital humanities and social sciences tools and methods to teach undergraduates.
April 27, 2016

Lecture focuses on racial violence

Jose Medina, a philosophy professor at Vanderbilt University, presents “No Justice, No Peace: Racial Violence, Epistemic Death, and Insurrection” on May 4.