News Stories

From cultural pariah to pop-culture cool and multimedia phenomenon, horror comics have had a bumpy road to mainstream America but now wield an undeniable influence. Terrence Wandtke explores the genre in The Comics Scare Returns: The Contemporary Resurgence of Horror Comics, published by RIT Press.

Guest essay co-authored by Kaitlin Stack Whitney, visiting assistant professor in the science, technology and society department and the environmental sciences program, published in American Scientist.

INSIGHT into Diversity talks to Sandra Rothenberg, chair of the public policy department.

Students at RIT are learning about risk management and planning even before entering the workplace through a new series of systems-based educational tools integrating community and enterprise risk and sustainability management.

Colette Fu '03 (imaging arts) featured in The Roanoke Times.

College students from across the continent are saving some brain power for the weekend of Feb. 16-17, where they will have 24 hours to create projects at RIT’s annual BrickHack event.

Michael Peres, professor and associate director, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, featured in EarthSky.

ABCNews talks to Amitrajeet Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about the impact of the longest shutdown in history.

Meet Aida Hajdarpasic, a fourth-year illustration student who plays in the RIT Philharmonic Orchestra and the RIT Game Symphony Orchestra.

Mike Johansson, a senior lecturer in communication, quoted by The Associated Press.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 8: Massive rocket ships aren’t the only way to explore space. Imaging science professor Grover A. Swartzlander Jr. and Amber Dubill, a mechanical engineering student, discuss the latest developments in space travel, including toaster-sized boats in the sky. Students are working solar sails, and developing RIT's first satellite.

Housed by RIT’s English department, the interdisciplinary Center for Engaged Storycraft addresses technological transformation and an explosion of interest in storytelling internationally over the past decade.