News Stories

  • July 16, 2018

    Peter Hauser standing in front of the United Nations sign.

    NTID professor addresses United Nations

    Professor Peter Hauser, an expert on the long-term impact of deaf individuals’ early language acquisition, delivered a report at a meeting of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • July 16, 2018

     reflective-light solar sails attached to NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout.

    Developing solar sailing technology for NASA

    Grover Swartzlander, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, is taking solar sailing to the next level with advanced photonic materials. This new class of materials could be used to steer photons and enable near-Earth, interplanetary and interstellar space travel.
  • July 13, 2018

    RIT President, Dr. Munson, standing on a stage in front of a band.

    RIT publicly launches $1 billion blended campaign

    RIT displayed its signature blend of arts and technology Thursday in an evening of entertainment centered on a major announcement about the university’s future: RIT is publicly launching a $1 billion blended campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history.
  • July 12, 2018

    RIT names Ellen Granberg as provost

    RIT has named Ellen Granberg as its new provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs. She joins RIT on Aug. 19 and will be the first woman in the university’s history to serve as provost.
  • July 12, 2018

    Poster for preformances event.

    Tonight’s the night! Can’t make it? Watch the livestream

    RIT presents an evening of exceptional performances tonight, which will include President David Munson making an important announcement about RIT’s future. If you can’t make it to campus tonight, we’ll be livestreaming the event.
  • July 11, 2018

    Three award winners' headshots side-by-side.

    Students awarded E. Philip Saunders scholarships

    Three Livingston County students are the recipients of this year’s annual E. Philip Saunders Endowed Business Scholarship. They have been accepted at RIT’s Saunders College of Business, where they will begin classes in the fall.
  • July 11, 2018

    RIT program receives $4,000 innovation grant

    RIT’s Spirituality and Religious Life program in the Center for Campus Life has been given a $4,000 innovation grant from the Interfaith Youth Core to support interfaith leadership training.
  • July 10, 2018

    members of an a cappella group singing on one knee.

    RIT community joins Fringe Festival fun

    RIT students, faculty, staff and Osher members are part of an 11-day lineup of more than 500 eclectic performances in this year’s KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, Sept. 12-22 in Rochester.