News Stories

February 9, 2015

RIT hosts Thank A Giver (TAG) Day on Wednesday

One thousand red tags will be placed throughout campus buildings, classrooms and labs to show the many ways that donor generosity supports RIT.
February 9, 2015

Dean Andrew Sears to attend White House Summit

Andrew Sears, dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, was invited to attend White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection.
February 6, 2015

RIT receives donation of print software solutions

CHROMiX Inc. and HutchColor LLC have donated licenses for two software packages to the School of Media Sciences.
February 6, 2015

Head of health system joins RIT faculty

RIT has named Rochester Regional Health System President and CEO Dr. Eric Bieber clinical professor of health sciences in the College of Health Sciences and Technology.
February 6, 2015

High school students learn value of statesmanship

Local students are visiting today for RIT’s Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty’s “AP Friday: American Statesmanship & Political Greatness.”
February 6, 2015

Lifting the veil on a dark galaxy

A cluster of stars, discovered by a team led by an RIT researcher, in the distant regions of the Milky Way may mark the location of a new dark-matter dominated dwarf galaxy.
February 5, 2015

‘Portraits of a Sicilian Family’ on display Feb. 9

“Portraits of a Sicilian Family” is an exhibition of egg tempera portraits by Thomas MacPherson that captures his Sicilian American identity. The show runs from Feb. 9 to 27.
February 5, 2015

NASA’s Charles Bolden Jr. to speak at commencement

Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden Jr., head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will be the keynote speaker for RIT’s 130th commencement celebration May 22.
February 5, 2015

Carestream Health donates new ultrasound systems

Carestream is donating $1 million in new ultrasound systems to the diagnostic medical sonography program to help faculty provide a richer academic experience.
February 5, 2015

Students, community depict ancient story on film

In the first contemporary interpretation of the Iroquois creation story, students and alumni are working with community partners to combine live action with animation.
February 4, 2015

Graduates create award-winning math search engine

David Stalnaker and Nidhin Pattaniyil created the Tangent search engine, a first-of-its-kind tool that allows people to search documents using formulas and text.
February 4, 2015

RIT hosts GlobalFoundries director

Min-hwa Chi, senior fellow and director of advanced programs with GlobalFoundries will discuss the advances in integrated circuits on Feb. 6.