News Stories

  • April 25, 2017

    People gathered by "Emissions Monitor Ahead"

    Visualize greenhouse gases at Imagine RIT

    Visitors to the Imagine RIT festival on May 6 can see first-hand the effects of car tailpipe emissions using infrared light at the EZ-GAS: Imaging for Car Emissions Characterization exhibit.

  • April 25, 2017

    Students and professor gathered in classroom for picture

    Students honored for writing excellence

    RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing with the presentation of the 2017 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Awards.
  • April 25, 2017

    Portrait of person

    NTID alumna is featured Lyon lecture presenter

    Sasha Lakshmi Ponappa, director of the Program for Deaf Adults at LaGuardia Community College, will present “Finding Social Justice a Meaningful Home in Academia” as part of the Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series.
  • April 25, 2017

    A student drives the Baja Racing vehicle as the crowd looks on. The car sails through the air after driving over a ramp.

    RIT motorsport teams unveil new race vehicles

    RIT’s three sleek Formula racecars, Baja off-road vehicle, Hot Wheelz hybrid electric Formula car and EVO, the electric motorcycle, all built by RIT students, will be unveiled as part of the Imagine RIT festival on May 6.
  • April 25, 2017

    Person posing in art gallery

    Dyer Arts Center chosen for art conservation effort

    NTID’s Dyer Arts Center is one of 75 institutions from across the United States selected to participate in the inaugural year of the Collections Assessment for Preservation program, which assists museums in improving the care of their collections.
  • April 25, 2017

    Logo for "10 Years of Imagine RIT: Innovation + Creativity Festival"

    Students showcase assistive technology projects

    Two teams of RIT engineering students have found “endless possibilities” for second-hand clothing—from insulation and wall dividers to chairs and desks—through two upcycling projects in their senior design classes.
  • April 25, 2017

    Attorney posing for camera

    MAGIC Center hosts attorney Nicole Black

    Nicole Black, a Rochester attorney and director of Business and Community Relations at MyCase, a web-based law practice management software company, presents “Censored by Traditional Media, Empowered by Social Media” on Wednesday as part of the MAGIC Center Speaker Series.
  • April 25, 2017

    Logo for "RIT Global: Just Go!"

    Students win international scholarships

    RIT students have won a variety of international scholarships and fellowships for the summer term and upcoming academic year. They will be recognized at the Global Learning Symposium on Thursday.
  • April 25, 2017

    Logo for "RIT Global"

    RIT hosts Global Learning Symposium on Thursday

    The third annual Global Learning Symposium will include exhibits from students showcasing their academic achievements while abroad and will recognize prestigious international fellowship and scholarship winners.
  • April 24, 2017

    Student speaking at podium

    Farid Barquet elected Student Government president

    Barquet, who is finishing his third year as a biomedical sciences and biotechnology double major, has been elected RIT’s Student Government president for the 2017-2018 academic year. His term begins June 1.
  • April 24, 2017

    Person working on Drone

    Drone gives archeologist a cool tool

    An off-the-shelf drone customized for archeological surveys by RIT students will be on exhibit at the 10th annual Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 6.