News Stories

Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, joined delegates from around the world—including more than 100 heads of state—in Egypt this week for COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Joe Beard, a legendary blues guitarist and vocalist from Rochester, is scheduled to perform with students from RIT’s “Harmonica and the Blues” class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at University Gallery in Booth Hall.

WHEC-TV talks to Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, about the midterm elections.

WalletHub talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about rising inflation.

Essay by Jacqueline Mozrall, dean of Saunders College of Business, published in the Rochester Business Journal. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

RIT’s College of Liberal Arts plans to introduce new and revamped philosophy and communication curricula to help students across the university enhance their expressive and analytic communication skills. This was made possible by a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Teagle Foundation.

Professor S. Jay Yang sees collaboration as the key to combating international cybersecurity threats. That’s why the director of global outreach for RIT’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute is helping lead an alliance of cybersecurity researchers from the U.S., Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland.

RIT received funding from the U.S. Department of Education to continue offering three federal TRIO programs for supporting underrepresented students. RIT earned competitive grants anticipated to total more than $4 million over the next five years to support its McNair Scholars, Upward Bound, and Veterans Upward Bound programs.

WalletHub talks to Sandra Rothenberg, professor of management, about mistakes people make when donating to charities.

WROC-TV features the Tait Preserve of RIT.

WHAM-TV talks to Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, about the extreme sides of political parties.

RIT is holding its 11th annual Veterans Day Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, in the Gordon Field House. It is free and open to the community.