News Stories

WHEC-TV talks to Jennifer Schneider, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management & Safety, about how a hazmat team responds to a train derailment.

The Rochester Business Journal features Saunders College of Business' new online degrees in hospitality business management and organizational leadership and innovation. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

The Conversation highlights an essay by Michael Laver, professor in the Department of History, about the history of ashes in Christianity.

An imaginary close-up of the inside of a computer, mixed with neon lights, microphones, an artist’s palette, molecules, and computer code, has been selected as this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival poster. The winning poster was created by Annelise Wall, a second-year new media design major.

Saunders College of Business drew hundreds of attendees to the RIT campus Feb. 17 and 18 for the college’s inaugural Women’s Leadership Weekend, hosting the 13th annual Power Your Potential Women’s Conference and 3rd annual Women’s Leadership Summit on consecutive days for the first time ever.

WHEC-TV highlights a visit by former President Jimmy Carter to RIT in 1991.

Essay by Corinna Schlombs, associate professor in the Department of History, published by Gizmodo.

Birders everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to a U.S. senator and Connecticut governor who stood up for wildlife in the early 20th century and saved billions of birds from slaughter.

RIT earned a spot on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers 2023. This award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

Hanif Rahbari, an assistant professor of computing security, was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to make connected vehicles more reliable and secure against quantum attacks.

Kai Ni, assistant professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to improve computing memory through the use of ferroelectric materials and capacity.

Spectrum News talks to Robert Rothman, adjunct faculty member in the College of Science, about scientist Charles Darwin's explorations in the Galapagos.