News Stories

Marcia Trauernicht will retire in July after 38 years as an RIT librarian and, most recently, as director of RIT Libraries.

The Rochester Business Journal speaks to Jacqueline Mozrall, dean of Saunders College of Business, about the Vanden Brul Awards.

Microsystems engineering Ph.D. student Evan Manfreda-Schulz ’20 (physics) accomplished something many academic researchers aim for when his first paper was published on the cover of Optica Quantum.

WROC-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about how to avoid being scammed.

Marc Fiore, president and founding owner of Mindex, a Rochester, N.Y.-based software development company, is the 2024 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award.

City talks to Clay Patrick McBride, senior lecturer in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about photographing celebrities, teaching at RIT, and his philosophy on photography and life.

The new RIT research building is in its final construction phase with exterior work nearly complete and interior design set to begin. Structural work that started in early 2022 is expected to be complete by fall 2024 with move-in of several campus research teams by the new year.

The New York Times talks to Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about how to reduce microplastics in your food and indoors. (This content may require a subscription to view).

The award-winning Morpheyes Studio was developed by seven students in 2019 to expand the authentic representation of Deaf people in film by empowering them to lead production processes from conception to completion.

The Rochester Beacon speaks to Gerard Buckley, NTID president and RIT vice president and dean, about best practices that can prepare you in a crisis.

RIT marked the 20th anniversary of its experiential learning programs in Genoa, Italy, with an event at the historic Palazzo Doria-Tursi, which houses Genoa’s city hall. The celebration, organized in collaboration with Door to Italy, an esteemed language school in Genoa that partners with RIT on the programs, highlighted the success of RIT’s study abroad and work abroad initiatives, which have enriched students’ academic and professional experiences over the past two decades.

Forbes talks to Chuck Cerankosky ’03 and David Kaplan ’04 about the Rochester Cocktail Revival and its impact on the Rochester bar scene.