News Stories

  • February 19, 2019

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    Explore ‘what’s next’ at TEDxRIT Feb. 23

    A diverse set of speakers, including entrepreneurs, social activists and students, will inspire attendees at TEDxRIT, RIT’s independently organized TED event. The talks will be live streamed on Facebook.

  • February 15, 2019

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    RIT instructor gives voice to Turkish author, activist

    Sevinç Türkkan, an adjunct professor for RIT’s University Writing Program, is a finalist for a 2019 PEN America Literacy Award with her translation of The Stone Building and Other Places, by Asli Erdogan, a journalist and human rights activist from Turkey.

  • February 14, 2019

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    RIT on TV: Mock Trial Challenge 

    Spectrum News reports on The Esquire Hour All-Star Mock Trial Challenge, a career outreach series for Rochester City School District high school juniors presented by RIT GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs).

  • February 14, 2019

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    NTID named finalist for global literacy competition

    NTID is one of three finalists in a global competition to source technology solutions that increase access to local sign languages and advance language and literacy outcomes for deaf children in developing countries.

  • February 14, 2019

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    Faculty appointed leader of the Cosmic Evolution Survey

    Assistant Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe is assuming leadership of a team of more than 200 scientists worldwide collaborating to study how galaxies are influenced by both their fundamental physical properties and the environment that surrounds them. 

  • February 14, 2019

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    Leaders in drone technology to converge at RIT

    Worldwide experts in unmanned aerial systems from industry, academia and government will land at Rochester Institute of Technology for the Systems and Technologies for the Remote Sensing Applications Through Unmanned Aerial Systems (STRATUS) conference Feb. 25-27. 

  • February 14, 2019

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    RIT offers training for communicator exam

    Professionals and students interested in being able to explain complex topics to any audience can now prepare to become certified professional technical communicators at Rochester Institute of Technology.

  • February 13, 2019

    Three student stand holding orange tags that read: "TAG Day: An RIT donor made this possible for you."

    Don’t forget to Thank A Giver today

    For the past six years, RIT has celebrated TAG Day to show appreciation for those who have given back to the university. In addition to hanging tags in different areas of the university that have been impacted by donor support, The Fund for RIT is hosting a TAG Day Fair until 2 p.m. today.

  • February 13, 2019

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    RIT faculty part of NASA’s $242M SPHEREx mission

    Assistant Professor Michael Zemcov is part of a small team of scientists contributing to NASA’s new mission to explore the origins of the universe by performing the first near-infrared all-sky spectral survey. 

  • February 13, 2019

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    RIT announces 2019-2020 theatrical season

    Mystery, murder, dance, a look at deaf life, and the struggle to survive Nazi Germany are all part of a new collaborative season by RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf Performing Arts program and College of Liberal Arts Theater Arts program.