News Stories

  • November 14, 2024

    Sue and Bob Mather celebrate their 50th anniversary in Alaska.

    Tiger Love: New major leads to lifetime of love

    Bob Mather will forever remember the summer of 1970. He was attending a visual performance in American Sign Language at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and Sue Mozzer was signing.

  • November 13, 2024

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    Ph.D. student finds joy in carbon composite 3D printing

    Sai Sri Nidhi Munaganuru, from Hyderabad, India, anticipates completing her Ph.D. this summer from RIT’s mechanical and industrial engineering program. Her work extends the capability of carbon fiber technology through a new manufacturing approach that could eliminate high production costs, waste, and dependence on skilled labor.

  • November 13, 2024

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    RIT Incident

    The Henrietta Fire Department quickly extinguished a fire this morning at Tiger Stadium. One construction worker was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The incident did not impact classes. All campus operations are operating normally. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

  • November 13, 2024

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    Grad brings together Black women in the film industry

    In an industry that thrives on storytelling, Chris Wairegi ’14 (cinematography and photography) discovered a narrative that was glaringly absent, representation. Determined to rewrite the script, Wairegi founded 600 Black Women, a collective redefining what inclusion looks like behind the lens.

  • November 12, 2024

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    New minor bridges gaps between property development and management

    RIT’s new real estate in hospitality minor gives students the opportunity to connect real estate knowledge with hospitality management practices. Launched in fall 2023, this minor is designed to equip students with specialized skills for careers in both industries.

  • November 12, 2024

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    EchoMentor creates a new wave of sonographers

    Hayley Bartkus and Christina Werth created EchoMentor as an educational platform for healthcare professionals working in sonography or ultrasound, a medical imaging method that uses sound waves to peer inside the body.

  • November 11, 2024

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    New Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation captures the startup spirit on campus

    The Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with students, faculty, staff, alumni, industrial partners, and investors, will catalyze the development of successful ventures, and will strategically consolidate several existing departments and centers supporting the university entrepreneurial community, and beyond.

  • November 11, 2024

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    RIT's NTID presents 'Peter & the Starcatcher' 

    FOX Rochester is joined by JW Guido, visiting assistant professor in NTID's Department of Performing Arts, and Serena Rush '24 (psychology) to highlight the upcoming performance of Peter & The Starcatcher.

  • November 11, 2024

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    Why we ought to support carbon pricing 

    An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Rochester Business Journal. (This content requires a subscription to view.)