News Stories

September 14, 2017

‘She Got Game’ filmmaker to talk at RIT Sept. 21

Cailleah Scott-Grimes’ 2015 award-winning documentary She Got Game is the story of a young woman searching to reconnect with the world of video games.
September 14, 2017

RIT presidential inauguration set for today

The inauguration of President David Munson as RIT’s 10th president will take place at 3 p.m. today in the Gordon Field House and will feature a keynote address by Philip Hanlon, president of Dartmouth College.
September 13, 2017

Professor to speak about AME Church founder in D.C.

Professor Richard Newman will discuss Richard Allen, the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
September 13, 2017

Scientist organizes symposium on ‘Global Women of Light’

Jie Qiao is collaborating with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Frontiers in Optics OSA Conference.
September 12, 2017

RIT alumni come together for Global Day of Service

RIT alumni will gather together to participate in the annual Global Day of Service on Sept. 16, helping charities in their communities, both nationally and internationally.
September 12, 2017

RIT with edX offers soft skills program

Professionals looking to master their soft skills—the tools that help you build relationships, improve productivity and boost collaboration in the workplace—can now do it online with RIT’s Soft Skills Professional Certificate program on edX.
September 12, 2017

Dyer Arts Center features Arte del Corazón exhibit

For the first time, the Dyer Arts Center will feature the artwork of Latinx deaf artists during the Arte del Corazón exhibit, which runs through Dec. 16.
September 12, 2017

A New Age of Enlightenment at the Intersection of Technology, the Arts, and Design

President David Munson delivered an address at the Light and Sound Interactive conference on Tuesday.
September 12, 2017

RIT now among the top 100 universities in the U.S.

RIT jumped 10 places in the “National Universities” category, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.
September 11, 2017

RIT talent on display at Fringe Festival, Sept. 14-23

The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, a 10-day event with more than 500 eclectic performances, begins Thursday in downtown Rochester, and several RIT students, faculty, staff and Osher members are participating with performances and exhibits.
September 11, 2017

RIT recognized for diversity efforts

For the fourth year in a row, RIT received a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. RIT is also being honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2017 by Minority Access, Incorporated.
September 11, 2017

RIT’s brightest experts highlight LSI event

The first-ever Light and Sound Interactive (LSI), starting Tuesday in Rochester, will shine a light on RIT’s imaging and audio experts. The three-day conference, expo and career fair will feature talks, panel discussions, demonstrations and special events.