News Stories

RIT will test its RIT Alert emergency notification system at 4 p.m. EST on Sunday, Oct. 23. Following the test, an “all clear” email will be sent to the RIT community.

Gizmodo talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about the impact of surveillance tools.

Core77 features Juan Carlos Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, and a project with a class of industrial design MFA students.

Animation Career Review ranks RIT No. 8 among the top 50 AR/VR colleges in the United States.

Rangefinder features Krista Kowalczyk ’97 (professional photographic illustration).

RIT will launch a new yearly tradition this week when students, faculty, and staff gather Friday for the first Together RIT: A Day of Understanding, Solidarity, and Racial Reconciliation. Registration closes Oct. 19 and is required to ensure a seat for desired sessions.

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Buffalo News.

Essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Hastings Center.

The RIT men’s hockey team will face off against AHA rivals Holy Cross for a special ASL Hockey Night event at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in the Gene Polisseni Center. The first 2,000 people through the doors will receive a commemorative towel.

RIT’s annual award for success in diversifying the university’s faculty ranks and helping to advance RIT’s overall commitment to diversity went to the College of Art and Design. CAD received the 2022 Changing Hearts and Minds Award, sponsored annually by RIT’s Office of the Provost and the Office of Faculty Diversity and Recruitment.

RIT behavioral health researchers are providing remote mental health care and addiction therapy to rural communities in New York and New Hampshire and training for therapists to deploy the digital treatments at their clinics.

Security Risk Advisors, a cybersecurity consulting firm, is sponsoring $125,000 in scholarships for RIT students interested in “red team” cybersecurity, also known as offensive security. Security Risk Advisors has committed to annually sponsoring $25,000 in scholarships for the next five years.