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December 6, 2013

Student awarded scholarship for volunteer work

A Q&A with Stephen Johnson, a fifth-year civil engineering technology major and volunteer firefighter. He received the Howard Freckleton and Roy Hamel Endowed Scholarship.
December 5, 2013

RIT Production Services’ work honored

RIT Production Services’ Web/IT Group was honored at the 8th annual W3 Awards for the RIT SportsZone app and the Kate Gleason College of Engineering website redesign.
December 5, 2013

RIT Observatory holds open house Dec. 13

Stargazers are invited to an open house at the RIT Observatory to view the gibbous moon, Jupiter and the Orion Nebula on Dec. 13.
December 5, 2013

Two RIT research teams awarded EPA grants

Faculty and students in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering and Golisano Institute for Sustainability were each awarded $15,000 for their environmental solutions.
December 5, 2013

Former Undersecretary of Energy to speak Dec. 11

The Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science will honor notable scientists during its Imaging Hall of Fame induction ceremony, featuring keynote speaker Steven Koonin.
December 4, 2013

Rutgers professor to talk about online copyright

Greg Lastowka will address issues surrounding the growing complexities of online authorship and the need for reformed copyright laws, part of the MAGIC Center Speaker Series.
December 4, 2013

RIT hosted briefing in D.C. on defense workforce

Panelists discussed the need to build a deeper workforce to support the U.S.’s defense, intelligence and civil communities that depend on satellite imaging systems.
December 4, 2013

NTID students attend White House Youth Summit

Hugo Perez and Lakeishia Brown will talk with White House officials about the Affordable Care Act and other issues affecting young Americans at a summit today.
December 3, 2013

Science speaker blends biology and metaphor

College of Science Distinguished Speaker David Searls presents “Molecules, Languages, and Automata” on Thursday.
December 2, 2013

Top stories and videos for November

News about the RIT Tiger Tank winner and Tiger’s Next Top Model contest was among the most-read stories in November. Check out all of the most popular stories and videos.
December 2, 2013

Nasr to present at World Remanufacturing Summit

Nabil Nasr, director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, will discuss remanufacturing’s benefits at the World Remanufacturing Summit in China this week.
December 2, 2013

MCC executive dean named RIT Minett Professor

Pete Otero was appointed the 2013 Minett Professor at RIT. He is the first administrator from a peer institution in higher education to take on the one-year appointment.