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November 12, 2021
RIT dietetics and nutrition student examines athletes’ eating habits
For fourth-year dietetics and nutrition student Abigail Morrissey, sports nutrition is more than academics—it’s about debunking misinformation about food and body size that promotes unhealthy eating habits among young women athletes.
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November 12, 2021
RIT professors awarded State Department grant to help entrepreneurs in Jordan form circular economy businesses
A $250,000 grant from the U.S. State Department will fund a program led by RIT professors Clyde Hull and Eric Williams to help entrepreneurs in Jordan form circular economy businesses.
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November 11, 2021
Alumnus Jeffrey Harris named chair of RIT Board of Trustees
Jeffrey Harris has been named the 21st chairperson of RIT’s Board of Trustees. Harris, who has served on the RIT board for nearly 15 years, graduated from RIT in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in photographic sciences.
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November 11, 2021
Apartment D Films Makes a Splash in the World of Animation
My Burbank features Max Lopez '12 (film and animation), executive producer, and Sean Malony '12 (film and animation), creative supervisor, founders of stop motion animation studio Apartment D Films.
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November 11, 2021
RIT’s International Education Week activities set to kick off
RIT will celebrate international education in all its forms during a wide-ranging series of events featuring invited speakers, informational sessions, cooking and dance workshops, gaming tournaments, and more. The university celebrates International Education Week from Nov. 12 to 19.
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November 11, 2021
Holiday shopping begins in Rochester area malls
WHAM-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about how problems in the supply chain are affecting holiday shopping.
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November 9, 2021
RIT Venture Creations client company places in GENIUS NY accelerator competition
RIT Venture Creations client company Circle Optics was awarded a $500,000 investment from the GENIUS NY accelerator competition. The year-long GENIUS NY program is the world’s largest business competition focused on unmanned systems, cross-connected platforms and other technology-based sectors.
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November 9, 2021
RIT to build inclusive Cyber-Protection Apprenticeship for cybersecurity workers
RIT has received a Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) Challenge grant to help people underrepresented in the computing workforce launch new careers in cybersecurity.
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November 9, 2021
Navigating the tricky world of parenting adolescents
The Creating a Safe Environment newsletter talks to Stephanie Godleski, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, about how parents can establish a strong relationship with their adolescent children.
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November 8, 2021
RIT Archives and Cary Collection welcome visitors by appointment
The RIT Archives and the Cary Graphic Arts Collection have relocated within Wallace Library to accommodate construction of the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED).
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November 8, 2021
Photo exhibition explores intimacies of Black life
The Rochester Beacon features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and his solo exhibition in the main galleries at The George Eastman Museum.
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November 8, 2021
LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration announces 90 gravitational wave discoveries to date
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration unveiled several studies that shed important new light on the nature of gravitational waves. They include a “census” of gravitational wave events to date and a new catalog of results from the second half of its third observing run.