News Stories

May 7, 2016

Innovation and creativity on display

The ninth annual Imagine RIT festival featured battling robots, portable coffee makers, glass blowing and devices to help people with mobility issues among the 400 exhibits.
May 6, 2016

Ninth annual Imagine RIT set for Saturday

More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this campus-wide event, which features 400+ interactive exhibits in science, technology, the arts and more.
May 3, 2016

NTID presents Sherlock Holmes tale

Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood will be performed May 5, 6 and 8 and is director Jerry Argetsinger’s final production.
April 29, 2016

RIT honors students for writing excellence

The College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing at the 2016 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Award Ceremony.
April 27, 2016

Conference explores happiness in Bhutan

The symposium “Bhutan’s Philosophy of Gross National Happiness and its Relevance for Western Society” will study happiness and how happiness is treasured in Bhutan.
April 26, 2016

Walk The Moon highlights SpringFest 2016

Free food, movies, a carnival, puppies and new wave/rock band Walk the Moon performs during this year’s SpringFest, Thursday through Sunday.
April 22, 2016

RIT honors 387 researchers

RIT honored 387 researchers who secured funding for fiscal year 2015, serving as either principal or co-principal investigators on active research, at a reception April 21.
April 15, 2016

Film graduate brings movement of hope to Rochester

Marc Raco ’88 partnered with Villa of Hope, a human service organization for families and youth, to help several of its teenagers and adult influencers find hope.
April 13, 2016

RIT joins research experience program

Undergraduate students from around the country will try their hand at research as part of an upcoming Research Experience for Undergraduates program at RIT.
April 8, 2016

RIT honors Distinguished Alumni this week

Ten people will be honored this week as part of this year’s class of Distinguished Alumni.
March 21, 2016

Photo alumnus realizes dream of MoMA exhibit

MoMA recently presented the first comprehensive American survey of Walid Raad ’89, featuring his work in photography, video, sculpture and performance from the last 25 years.
March 17, 2016

But first, let me go to a selfie conference

The significance of the selfie, self-portraits and social media are the topics of RIT’s seventh William A. Kern Conference in Visual Communication, April 14-16.