News Stories

  • July 13, 2017

    Portrait of Nabil Nasr in building

    Remanufacturing group honors Nabil Nasr

    The Remanufacturing Industries Council has honored Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, with its ACE Award—given to an inspiring person recognized for leadership in creating positive change for the remanufacturing industry and sustainability.
  • July 12, 2017

    Portrait of Tim Albert

    RIT/NTID names Student Life Team director

    Marvin “Tim” Albert has been named director of NTID’s Student Life Team and will supervise and oversee co-curricular events including clubs and Greek life for RIT/NTID’s 1,200 deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
  • July 12, 2017

    People balancing sticks on their hands

    RIT showcases talents at Fringe Festival

    RIT students, faculty, staff and Osher members are part of a 10-day lineup of more than 500 eclectic performances in this year's KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, Sept. 14-23 in Rochester.

  • July 11, 2017

    Design for sustainable shaver

    Student group wins award for sustainable shaver

    RIT’s student chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World won an award in the national Cradle to Cradle Challenge for their model of a sustainable razor that could help decrease the environmental impact of billions of disposable razors that are discarded each year.
  • July 11, 2017

    Portrait of Stephanie Smith Albert

    NTID names director of diversity and inclusion

    Stephanie Smith Albert has been named the first director of diversity and inclusion at NTID. She most recently was the director of student life at Ohio School for the Deaf in Columbus, Ohio.
  • July 10, 2017

    Portrait of Adrienne Decker

    Adrienne Decker named critical thinking fellow

    Adrienne Decker, an associate professor of interactive games and media, has been named the Fram Faculty Fellow in Applied Critical Thinking. Decker will work to identify and strengthen applied critical thinking across disciplines.
  • July 10, 2017

    Logo for "Arthur Singer: The wildlife art of an American Master"

    Book explores work of wildlife artist Arthur Singer

    The biography Arthur Singer: the Wildlife Art of an American Master, written by his sons Paul and Alan Singer, documents the life and work of one of the world’s finest painters of birds. The book is published by RIT Press.
  • July 10, 2017

    People posing in laboratory

    AMPrint Center receives liquid metal 3D printer

    High costs of powdered metals and the need for 3D printing/additive manufacturing equipment that can accommodate these materials are challenges that are being met by RIT and Vader Systems. RIT recently installed Vader’s first Mk1 liquid metal 3D printer in the AMPrint Center.
  • July 5, 2017

    President Destler and his wife at ceremony

    Top stories and videos for June

    News and a video about outgoing President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson were among the top news of last month. Check out all of June’s top stories and videos.