News
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November 15, 2023
Faculty receive new grant to expand foreign language education offerings with a focus on STEAM
Faculty in RIT’s Modern Languages and Cultures department received an International Research and Studies grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the development of new materials and curricula for Chinese, Italian, and Spanish courses that focus on STEAM. Associate Professor Zhong Chen, Principal Lecturer Elisabetta D’Amanda, and Department Chair Sara Armengot will spend the next three years developing, testing, and implementing the new materials in the classroom.
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November 14, 2023
Hospitality and Tourism Management, a Gateway to Careers Delivering World-Class Experiences
The hospitality and tourism management undergraduate degree from Saunders College of Business prepares innovative professionals with a deep understanding of hospitality, business, technology, and service to deliver world-class experiences.
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November 13, 2023
Supply Chain Management Drives the Efficiencies that Make the World Work
The bachelor of science in supply chain management (SCM) from Saunders College offers the technical, business, and engineering skills required to succeed in this competitive, fast-paced field.
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November 13, 2023
Astrophysicist uses NSF funding to grow the number of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and Hispanic researchers
Astrophysicist Jason Nordhaus is breaking cultural and disciplinary boundaries by helping to grow the number of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and Hispanic researchers. And, in doing so, he is enabling these future scientists to drive discoveries in one of his areas of expertise—neutron star astrophysics.
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November 13, 2023
RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability forms partnership agreement with SUNY Geneseo
A partnership agreement between Golisano Institute for Sustainability and SUNY College at Geneseo will enable students from the state college to enroll in RIT’s sustainable systems MS degree program beginning next fall.
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November 13, 2023
RIT partners with American Red Cross for annual outreach initiative
Six interdisciplinary teams of RIT students put on their design-thinking caps in support of the American Red Cross of Western New York for the ninth annual EUREKA! Workshop.
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November 11, 2023
A behind-the-scenes look at 'The Nutcracker' performed by the Rochester City Ballet
WHAM-TV talks to Katie Miller, a chemistry student, about her role in the Rochester City Ballet's upcoming performance of The Nutcracker.
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November 10, 2023
Accounting at Saunders is your path to great careers and a CPA
The bachelor of science in accounting covers financial and managerial accounting disciplines, while introducing students to relevant, cutting-edge technology.
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November 10, 2023
RIT’s Carichino receives National Science Foundation LEAPS-MPS award
Lucia Carichino, assistant professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, has received a Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) award from the National Science Foundation for her research in computational modeling of the interaction between the eye and a contact lens.
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November 10, 2023
Veterans and their dependents seek new beginnings and awareness at RIT
The Office of Veteran Student Success was created to help veterans and their families navigate the paperwork, finances, and social adjustments that come with college.
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November 10, 2023
World Bank leader tapped to lead The New York Climate Exchange on Governors Island
The New York Climate Exchange, a first-of-its-kind organization working to implement innovative climate solutions across the globe, has announced Stephen Hammer as its founding CEO. Hammer will lead a consortium of over 45 partner organizations, including RIT and other leading research universities, and multi-national companies, that are committed to solving the most pressing climate challenges of our time.
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November 9, 2023
Alumna adds cast glass furniture to award-winning studio
Bowen Liu '16 MFA (furniture design) owns a self-named, award-winning furniture studio that now also includes unique cast glass pieces.