News Stories

May 19, 2017

10 projects win Community Grants Program awards

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced awardees of its 2017-18 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.
May 19, 2017

RIT Formula finishes in top 10 in Michigan

RIT Racing, the Formula SAE race team, sped to a ninth-place overall finish among 125 international teams in Formula Student Michigan at Michigan International Speedway. Formula Student Michigan is the largest and most prestigious national collegiate design competition in North America.
May 18, 2017

Business alumnus receives Fulbright fellowship

Brian Williams ’16 (finance) has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program fellowship and plans to enroll in a finance master’s program at Dublin City University.
May 18, 2017

RIT named one of America’s best midsize employers

RIT has been recognized by Forbes on its 2017 list of “America’s Best Midsize Employers.” RIT earned 36th place overall on the list of 301 companies and is the sixth-highest ranked university of the 33 universities listed.
May 17, 2017

Nutrition management grad moves closer to goal

Nina Hullett, who will earn her BS degree in nutrition management, is on the path to becoming a registered dietitian.
May 17, 2017

Army vet first to receive exercise science degree

With a leap of faith, Rachael (Gardner) Aho transferred to RIT before the exercise science BS degree was officially in place. In her senior year, Aho became the first student to enroll in the program.
May 16, 2017

Scott Franklin receives faculty pluralism Award

Professor Scott Franklin, director of the Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning and Evaluation (CASTLE), won the 2017 Isaac L. Jordan Sr. Faculty Pluralism Award for his commitment to diversity and inclusion at RIT and within the Rochester community.
May 16, 2017

RIT honors criminal justice majors

RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives hosted the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration and welcomed keynote speaker Denise O’Donnell, former U.S. Attorney and director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the U.S. Department of Justice.
May 16, 2017

N.J. teacher receives Scouten Endowed Internship

NTID selected Katie O’Dell, a teacher at Neptune Middle School in New Jersey, for the 2017 Scouten Endowed Internship in English Literacy. Her internship took place in April at RIT/NTID.
May 15, 2017

Division of Diversity honors students, alumnus

The Division of Diversity & Inclusion hosted A Celebration of Excellence on May 3 and presented Beacon Awards to three students—Maria Smith, Rashik Sikder and Brendan John—as well as alumnus Orlando Ortiz ’04, ’08.
May 15, 2017

RIT student entrepreneur wins business competition

Kailey Bradt, a student in RIT’s Master of Science in product development program from Corning, N.Y., won first place and $10,000 in the “Products” category at the eighth annual New York Business Plan Competition for OWA Haircare, a waterless shampoo product.
May 15, 2017

Hot Wheelz wins in Formula SAE electric category

The all-female RIT Hot Wheelz Formula SAE Electric vehicle team took home first place in the electric-only category at the 2017 SAE Formula Hybrid competition May 5 in New Hampshire Motor Speedway, along with other trophies and recognition.