News Stories

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.
May 15, 2017

Grad defines strength in the face of adversity

Amie Sankoh came to the U.S. from Sierra Leone when she was 12 years old. The biochemistry student, who is deaf, will begin studying in August for her Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
May 15, 2017

Baseball wins first Liberty League title

Friday’s win over Clarkson earns the Tigers an automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, the first in the program’s 65-year history.
May 12, 2017

Lea Vacca Michel earns the 2017 Edwina Award

Lea Vacca Michel, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, received the 2017 Edwina Award at the Women’s Career Achievement Dinner on April 24 for her significant contributions to enhance gender diversity and inclusiveness at RIT.
May 12, 2017

Nine-credit course pushes critical thinking

“The Meaning of Things—in Three Objects” encourages critical thinking/entrepreneurship—where students study three objects (the sail, the harmonica and the game) and reflect on their design, history, social and cultural past.
May 11, 2017

Goodbye, Goodbuy! starts next week at RIT

One of the largest college recycling and sustainability programs in the country is set to begin Monday, when the third annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! event kicks off as students begin to move out at the end of the academic year at RIT.