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August 10, 2021
RIT named to Newsweek’s ‘Best Maker Schools in Higher Education’ list
To be considered for the list, recommended schools had to demonstrate excellence or competency in integrated learning-through-doing orientation; mentoring, guidance, and coaching for making; physical makerspaces; accessible spaces and tools that support independent, collaborative projects; and a diverse, active community of makers.
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August 10, 2021
RIT HHMI Inclusive Excellence program offers students an early chance to delve into research
Ten College of Science students received funding to work with faculty mentors on summer-long research projects as part of the HHMI Inclusive Excellence Summer Research Experience. The program is for students who just completed their first year at RIT and helps broaden RIT’s research groups to include a greater diversity of culture.
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August 10, 2021
How global climate change is impacting Rochester
WROC-TV talks to Tony Wong, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, about climate change.
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August 9, 2021
Meet Lucas Randrianarivelo, RIT Student Government president
Lucas Randrianarivelo was excited to start college five years ago, but it wasn’t until he became involved in student activities that he felt at home on campus. This year, Randrianarivelo, a fifth-year mechanical engineering major, is RIT Student Government president.
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August 9, 2021
Student orientation coordinator stands as a beacon of positivity for new students and families
Maryalice Ball, a fourth-year chemical engineering major from Buffalo, N.Y., has been part of RIT’s Orientation team for nearly three years. She works as student orientation coordinator alongside four other students.
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August 6, 2021
RIT students take on accessibility and medical care challenges by design
College of Art and Design participated in this summer's Studio930 design consultancy, an interdisciplinary studio that focuses on the development of assistive healthcare solutions by leveraging the use of technology, art, and design.
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August 5, 2021
RIT/NTID partners with Rochester Red Wings for Deaf Culture Day Sept. 2
The Rochester Red Wings baseball team are partnering with RIT/NTID and Rochester School for the Deaf to host the second Deaf Culture Day at Frontier Field, on Thursday, Sept. 2.
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August 5, 2021
In the Matrix: Engineering alumna co-founds high tech start-up Sanatela Medical Solutions and develops new tissue engineering system
Erin Crowley Ellis ’08 (mechanical engineering) and her father, Michael Crowley, launched Sanatela Medical Solutions, a new bioengineering company in Rochester.
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August 5, 2021
RIT scientists conduct coordinated remote sensing experiments with drones, planes, and satellites
Rochester Institute of Technology scientists and a team of international collaborators recently completed an intricate set of experiments that will help improve remote sensing technology used by drones, airplanes, and satellites.
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August 2, 2021
Congress moves to reclaim its war powers
Essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, published by AlterNet.
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August 2, 2021
RIT alumna donates over $1M to Saunders College expansion
Monroe County Post references a $1.25 million gift to Saunders College of Business from RIT alumna Susan Riedman Holliday, vice chair of RIT’s board of trustees, that will help fund a planned building expansion.
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August 2, 2021
RIT Venture Creations company awarded million-dollar NSF grant
Accelerate Wind, a client company in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop solutions for low-cost wind energy generation.