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  • September 30, 2018

    Have you ROARed yet today?

    RIT’s annual day of giving is being celebrated from midnight to midnight today. During this time, members of the RIT community are encouraged to make contributions to their favorite area of the university.

  • September 30, 2018

    Old Fort Niagara tower with canons and actors dressed in historic clothing in foreground, image taken at night

    Big Shot illuminates Old Fort Niagara

    Approximately 825 people came out to Old Fort Niagara on Saturday night, helping make RIT’s 33rd Big Shot photograph a picturesque success.

  • September 28, 2018

    group of students being handed t shirts.

    RIT launches new brand strategy and identity

    RIT will start telling its story in a more compelling and cohesive fashion with the launch of a new brand strategy. The new brand is derived from rigorous qualitative and quantitative research that includes feedback from target audiences as well as students, faculty, staff and alumni.

  • September 27, 2018

    The three research test sample images are side by side. The photo is of a clear champagne glass with a geometric, rainbow background. The image on the left is very clear, the image in the middle is fairly clear but slightly distorted, and the image on the right is very faded and blurry.

    Research evaluates water-damaged inkjet prints

    The Image Permanence Institute at RIT has received a National Leadership Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a research project aimed at the recovery of inkjet collections affected by water disasters.

  • September 27, 2018

    Brandon Hudson stands in a suit with purple lighting on him, speaking about his business at the competition.

    Company led by RIT student wins $250,000

    Brandon Hudson, a fourth-year applied arts and sciences major and CEO of Connexus, won $250,000 at the 76West Clean Energy Competition. Connexus is a heating and cooling control and monitoring company based in RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator.

  • September 26, 2018

    An artistic rendition of Leigh Rubin, the left half of the image looking to be illustrated while the other half looks like a normal photo. The split between illustration and real-image falls across the middle of Rubin's face.

    ‘Rubes’ creator named RIT’s first cartoonist-in-residence

    Syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin, the creator of Rubes, has been named the first cartoonist-in-residence at Rochester Institute of Technology and will meet with students in RIT’s College of Art and Design, School of Individualized Studies and College of Liberal Arts.

  • September 26, 2018

    A group of women pose for a photo at the Grace Hopper Celebration.

    RIT joins in celebration of women in computing

    More than 30 members of the RIT community are attending the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest gathering of women in computing to celebrate accomplishments in technology and recognize the diversity behind them.

  • September 26, 2018

    This photo looks up toward the international flags hanging in the Student Alumni Building.

    RIT signs commitment to global engagement

    RIT is among the first signatories for the new Declaration on University Global Engagement launched by the United Nations Institute for Training Research and the Association of Public & Land-grant Universities.