News Stories

The Rochester Beacon features artist David Hammond '12 (professional photographic illustration) and mentions Professor Susan Lakin.

Mark D. Fairchild, professor of color science, explains how humans' pupils and light-sensing cells work for the "Curious Kids" series published by The Conversation.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Barry Strauber, professor of advertising in the School of Communication, and students Caleb Kulathum, Kiana Simons and Kevin Booker.

Lauryn Fulton, a third-year hospitality and tourism management major in Saunders College of Business, has won the Statler Foundation Scholarship of Excellence. This is the ninth consecutive year that an RIT student has won the national scholarship, valued at $25,000.

Wired talks to Matthew Wright, director of the Center for Cybersecurity, about tweaking data to confuse machine-learning as a way to combat cyberattacks.

Brian Jaworski ’18 (manufacturing and mechanical systems integration) and Kevin Matthews ’16 (electrical engineering technology) will discuss how “smart” robots are being used in industrial and manufacturing environments as part of Manufacturing Day 2019.

The Rochester Beacon features the RIT team who won Best in Show and Best Student Game at the Boston Festival of Indie Games.

WROC-TV reports on RIT's hydroponic farm-in-a-box.

The Democrat and Chronicle features Patti Canne '01 (healthcare billing and coding), the first deaf social worker at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Strong Memorial Hospital.

RIT is celebrating the 50th year anniversary of its internationally renowned collection of books and artifacts dedicated to the history of the printed word. The Cary Graphic Arts Collection is hosting a retrospective exhibition, “The Founding Collection and Beyond,” displaying pieces from the library that belonged to printer Melbert B. Cary Jr. and later acquisitions that have shaped the collection since its inception in 1969.

Next spring and summer, as college students enjoy a well-deserved break from their studies, dozens of RIT students will be restoring hiking trails, helping preserve wetlands, rebuilding communities ravaged by natural disasters and, for the first time, interacting with community members to better understand issues such as food and social justice as part of the Alternative Break program.

Continuing the university’s tradition of philanthropy, RIT is celebrating ROAR Day from midnight to midnight on Thursday, Oct. 3. ROAR Day is an annual day of giving that provides a unique opportunity for people to help support a specific area of the university that enriched their RIT experience.