News Stories

April 17, 2015

RIT honors 2014-15 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars

RIT honored 104 students on Thursday whose academic and personal achievements have made them this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars.
April 17, 2015

RIT named among nation’s leading ‘green colleges’

RIT, for the fifth consecutive year, has been named one of North America’s greenest universities by The Princeton Review.
April 17, 2015

Petitions for change give students a greater voice

Launched in September by RIT Student Government, the PawPrints online petition program has helped bring several changes to campus.
April 16, 2015

Andre Hudson awarded Erskine Fellowship

Biochemist Andre Hudson will give lectures and conduct research at University of Canterbury in New Zealand as part of the Erskine Fellowship.
April 16, 2015

Purdue dean gets first Kate Gleason Medal

Purdue University dean of engineering Leah Jamieson is being recognized with the first Kate Gleason Medal for Leadership in Engineering Education.
April 16, 2015

Three teams win top prizes in Tiger Tank

The winning business ideas are a system to provide real-time feedback to weightlifters, a scarf that can act like a medical mask and a recycling service for sound equipment.
April 15, 2015

Facebook security director to speak April 23

Jennifer Lesser Henley, director of security operations at Facebook, will discuss the state of cybersecurity as part of the GCCIS Dean’s Lecture Series.
April 14, 2015

2,500 expected to attend Tora-Con 2015

Tora-Con 2015 will feature comedians, voice actors from anime productions, live performances and a sold-out pre-registration of 2,500 guests this weekend.
April 14, 2015

Climate scientist James Hansen visits April 21

Climate scientist and activist James Hansen will speak at 12:30 p.m. April 21 about the urgency of reversing the energy imbalance.
April 14, 2015

Alumnus named 2015 Vanden Brul Award recipient

Serial entrepreneur John Smith ’73 (business administration) will be honored during a luncheon at Oak Hill Country Club on April 21.
April 14, 2015

Speakers discuss digital culture

RIT’s MAGIC Center is hosting three speakers this month, including Disney’s Paul Hildebrandt at 1 p.m. today.
April 10, 2015

Field School in Deaf Geographies to open at RIT

The College of Liberal Arts has announced a new five-week course that will allow undergraduate students to learn more about Rochester’s deaf community.