News Stories

September 28, 2017

LASA promotes positive environment for Hispanic students

Meet Daniel Ruano, a third-year network and systems administration major and president of the Latin American Student Association (LASA).
September 28, 2017

Inauguration of RIT’s 10th president, David Munson

Hundreds from the RIT community, including more than 40 college and university leaders from throughout the nation, attended the inauguration ceremony Thursday in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.
September 28, 2017

Student teams win national packaging design challenge

Four of eight student design teams from RIT that were entered in the national Paperboard Packaging Alliance competition were awarded top placements for excellence in design.
September 27, 2017

Diverse candidates to visit RIT for Future Faculty program

The Future Faculty Career Exploration Program welcomes diverse prospective faculty to explore teaching and post-doctoral opportunities at RIT.
September 27, 2017

Mapping black holes collisions gives astronomers a new guide

RIT researchers helped pinpoint the precise location of a gravitational wave signal—and the black hole merger that produced it—detected by gravitational wave observatories in the United States and in Europe.
September 27, 2017

RIT ranks high in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking

RIT placed 130th out of 1,054 U.S. colleges and universities in The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.
September 25, 2017

NTID partners with Environmental Protection Agency

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students attending NTID will benefit from enhanced educational and career opportunities in the environmental sciences, thanks to a memorandum of understanding between the college and the Environmental Protection Agency.
September 25, 2017

Osher at RIT celebrates 30-year milestone of lifelong learning

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Oct. 20 at Locust Hill Country Club.
September 25, 2017

Assistant professor wins award for excellence in teaching

Reginald Rogers, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, received the Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
September 25, 2017

RIT introduces new ‘computing for all’ initiative

RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences is establishing the Center for Computing Outreach, Research and Education (C-CORE) to change the way that computer science is introduced and spark an interest in computing for students from all disciplines, backgrounds and ages.
September 25, 2017

MAGIC Center co-sponsors game festival at Irondequoit library

Made in Rochester Game Festival takes place Saturday at the Irondequoit Public Library. Participants are encouraged to play games created by local game developers.
September 22, 2017

RIT hosts local companies for 2017 National Manufacturing Day

Manufacturing Day provides current students and local guidance counselors with important information about regional automotive, computer, plastics and electronics manufacturing opportunities and the coursework necessary to be successful in these fields.