News Stories

March 14, 2017

RIT ranked among best graduate schools

Two RIT graduate programs are ranked among the best in the nation, demonstrating the depth and breadth of quality educational opportunities available at the university, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.
March 10, 2017

Saunders College hosts EMBA alumni event

The 14th annual Sharpen the Saw day hosted by Saunders College of Business will continue to offer some razor-edged advice for RIT Executive MBA alumni. More than 70 participants are expected to attend the daylong campus event on Friday.
March 10, 2017

Grad honored for community service

Ja’Nai Gray ’16 was selected as one of 10 recipients of an Independent Sector Student Service Award and a $500 H.D. Paley Scholarship. The award honors outstanding Independent Sector TAP students for their leadership in community service throughout the state.
March 10, 2017

RIT hosts conference for young professionals

The day-long conference on March 16 aims to provide local young professionals with an opportunity to build skills, network and plan for the next step in their careers.
March 10, 2017

Companies with RIT ties get $1M from state

Four early-stage companies launched at RIT have received more than $1 million through New York state’s Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Investment Fund.
March 10, 2017

ROTC student earns Gold Congressional Award

Meet Gabriel Curcione, a first-year mechanical engineering technology major and member of the Air Force ROTC.
March 9, 2017

RIT alumna to be on SXSW panel

RIT’s Peer to Peer: Challenging Extremism winners are headed to the South by Southwest conference and festival in Austin, Texas. It’s Time: ExOut Extremism co-CEO Olivia Hauck ’16 will be participating as a panelist, and co-CEO Jessica Kellner ’16 will be in attendance.
March 9, 2017

RIT to host statewide Game Dev Challenge kickoff

RIT’s MAGIC Center will host the kickoff for its first-ever New York State Game Dev Challenge on Friday. The challenge is an opportunity for students and indie developers to bring their game ideas to production.
March 8, 2017

RIT evening classes canceled

RIT classes – those starting at 5 p.m. or later – will be canceled this evening due to severe weather conditions. Any classes currently in session will end at 5 p.m.
March 8, 2017

Language processing expert to speak Friday

Hal Daume III, an expert in how language is processed by machines, will discuss “Natural Language Processing on Creative Content” for the Distinguished Computational Linguistics Lecture.
March 8, 2017

Packaging science students host Packaging Jamboree

The 32nd annual Packaging Jamboree focuses on innovations and technologies that are helping improve problems in the environment. It is organized and run entirely by students.
March 8, 2017

FIRST Robotics regional kicks off March 17

Robotic “adventure clubs” are mobilizing for Steamworks, the 2017 FIRST Robotics competition. This year, 49 high school teams from New York, Ohio and Canada will meet for the Finger Lakes Regional on March 17-18 at RIT.