News Stories

May 16, 2018

Alumna hosts fundraiser for scholarship award

Sara (Berman) Knight ’92 (criminal justice) and Ingrid Ludt ’92 (graphic design) are hosting a fundraiser for the Patrick T. Lynch Scholarship Award on July 15 at the House of Blues in Boston.
May 16, 2018

Grant supports research on novel ultraviolet photonics technology

Jing Zhang, assistant professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering department, received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for work to develop new, highly efficient ultraviolet light sources.
May 16, 2018

Formula SAE Racing opens season with Top-20 finish

RIT Formula SAE Racing opened its season with a Top-20 finish at Michigan International Raceway. The team placed 16th overall in a field of 120 collegiate teams during Formula Student Michigan, the largest national collegiate design competition in North America.
May 15, 2018

Learn about product development, leadership programs

Engineers, scientists, technical managers and other professionals looking to move into mid- and senior-level management positions in high-tech industries can attain the needed product development and leadership skills through programs offered at RIT.
May 14, 2018

RIT wins Academic Library of the Year award

RIT earned the Rochester region’s Academic Library of the Year award. RIT will receive the award at the Rochester Regional Library Council’s Annual Meeting on June 7 at Casa Larga.
May 14, 2018

RIT/NTID students graduate with accolades

Several students at NTID were honored with their families and friends at an academic awards ceremony May 11.
May 14, 2018

RIT hosts workshop on artificial intelligence

RIT is presenting a three-day workshop about artificial intelligence and how the technology is being developed to advance industries such as manufacturing, security and heath care.
May 14, 2018

Design, engineering students exhibit at NYCxDESIGN

Nearly 50 RIT students, faculty and staff from RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences and Kate Gleason College of Engineering are exhibiting a wide variety of projects at NYCxDESIGN—New York City’s annual celebration of design.
May 11, 2018

RIT grads challenged to fuse technology, humanity

Thomas Wheeler, former director of the Federal Communications Commission, told some 2,400 graduating students during Academic Convocation that they are challenged to humanize technology-driven changes.
May 9, 2018

RIT honored for participation in Gilman Program

The U.S. Department of State recognized RIT for providing study-abroad opportunities for students with disabilities. RIT was named to the inaugural list of U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most students overseas on the Gilman International Scholarship Program in 2016-2017.
May 8, 2018

Saunders College names lab in honor of Sklarsky family

RIT alumnus and trustee Frank Sklarsky and his family have made a gift to Saunders College of Business to help support costs associated with the Sklarsky Center for Business Analytics, a 800-square-foot space to the right of the entry to Saunders College formally dedicated on May 4.
May 8, 2018

RIT honors RPD Chief Ciminelli ’78

Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli ’78 (criminal justice) received the Contributions to Justice Award at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives. Several criminal justice majors also were honored.