News Stories

September 18, 2017

New app could help detect atrial fibrillation

A team of engineers and clinicians at RIT and the University of Rochester Medical Center received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a non-contact, video recording technology to detect the presence of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder.
September 18, 2017

Alumni participate in Global Day of Service

RIT’s positive influence stretched across the world on Saturday as alumni gathered to participate in the annual Global Day of Service.
September 15, 2017

Norma Holland kicks off diversity speaker series

Local news anchor Norma Holland will be the first of three notable figures to speak as part of RIT’s 2017 Division of Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series.
September 15, 2017

NYSP2I marks 10th anniversary with events

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is hosting three events across New York state to highlight its economic, environmental and social impacts on the state.
September 14, 2017

Student Spotlight: Meet the man behind The RIT Newsman

Noah Chrysler is a fourth-year new media marketing major who aims to creatively publicize campus events through his RIT Newsman videos.
September 14, 2017

‘She Got Game’ filmmaker to talk at RIT Sept. 21

Cailleah Scott-Grimes’ 2015 award-winning documentary She Got Game is the story of a young woman searching to reconnect with the world of video games.
September 14, 2017

RIT presidential inauguration set for today

The inauguration of President David Munson as RIT’s 10th president will take place at 3 p.m. today in the Gordon Field House and will feature a keynote address by Philip Hanlon, president of Dartmouth College.
September 13, 2017

Professor to speak about AME Church founder in D.C.

Professor Richard Newman will discuss Richard Allen, the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
September 13, 2017

Scientist organizes symposium on ‘Global Women of Light’

Jie Qiao is collaborating with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Frontiers in Optics OSA Conference.
September 12, 2017

RIT alumni come together for Global Day of Service

RIT alumni will gather together to participate in the annual Global Day of Service on Sept. 16, helping charities in their communities, both nationally and internationally.
September 12, 2017

RIT with edX offers soft skills program

Professionals looking to master their soft skills—the tools that help you build relationships, improve productivity and boost collaboration in the workplace—can now do it online with RIT’s Soft Skills Professional Certificate program on edX.
September 12, 2017

Dyer Arts Center features Arte del Corazón exhibit

For the first time, the Dyer Arts Center will feature the artwork of Latinx deaf artists during the Arte del Corazón exhibit, which runs through Dec. 16.