News Stories

October 30, 2017

Hunting for massive black-hole mergers

The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions and a prime location for scientists hunting the sources of gravitational waves, according to RIT researchers.
October 30, 2017

RIT hosts Native American Heritage Month events

Renowned photographer Matika Wilbur will headline a series of events planned by RIT’s Native American Future Stewards Program to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
October 27, 2017

VEX U Robotics Team designs, builds robots

Meet Shane Murphy, a second-year electrical engineering major and team leader of RIT’s VEX U Robotics Team.
October 26, 2017

Student-run company heads to Hello Tomorrow global summit

Two RIT students have taken their revolutionary hair care product all the way to Europe for the unique opportunity to engage and brainstorm with investors, innovators and industry experts. Their student-run company, OWA Haircare, has been named to the Top 500 deep-tech startups worldwide.
October 25, 2017

RIT honors typographer and founder of Janus Press

Claire Van Vliet, a renowned typographer, printmaker and fine artist who has published more than 100 artists’ books and hundreds of additional works of art, is the recipient of the 2017 Frederic W. Goudy Award, given to an outstanding practitioner in type design and its related fields.
October 25, 2017

RIT fraternities aim to increase awareness about suicide prevention

Two fraternities at RIT are hoping students and members of the community will learn more about suicide awareness, prevention and counseling with speakers and a panel discussion from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Gene Polisseni Center.
October 24, 2017

RIT honors Tom Golisano’s contributions to global health

Tom Golisano was honored at RIT for his contributions to global health, specifically through Special Olympics, in a new Golisano Archives exhibit unveiled Oct. 20.
October 24, 2017

RIT hosts national pentesting competition

Sixty of the nation’s top cybersecurity college students will face off this November at an offensive hacking competition at RIT.
October 24, 2017

Nominations for Four Presidents public service award due Thursday

A new streamlined nomination process makes it easier to apply for the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award this year, which recognizes exemplary public service by a current member of the faculty or staff.
October 24, 2017

NTID presents adaptation of The Story of Beauty and the Beast

The Performing Arts program at NTID will present a dance and music adaptation of The Story of Beauty and the Beast, conceived by Thomas Warfield, director of NTID's dance department.
October 24, 2017

RIT hosts screening, discussion of ‘Poverty, Inc.’

The Global Health Association @ RIT will be screening the award-winning documentary Poverty, Inc., which focuses on the negative effects of the commoditization of global charity.
October 23, 2017

RIT receives $2.8M to support diversity programs

RIT received three grants to help underrepresented minority students receive access and support in their education. The grants will support the Upward Bound Classic program, the RIT McNair Scholars program and the LSAMP program.