News Stories

March 21, 2017

New seminar series on artificial intelligence

RIT has a growing artificial intelligence (AI) community, and a new seminar series has been developed to strengthen interactions among researchers from across campus involved in the growing technology field.
March 21, 2017

Video game design programs jump in 2017 rankings

RIT is one of the top schools in the world to study game design and launch games for 2017, according to new international rankings from The Princeton Review. RIT’s game design and development program was ranked second at the undergraduate level and fourth at the graduate level.
March 21, 2017

Information retrieval expert to speak Friday

Jeremy Pickens, a leading information retrieval research scientist, will discuss the problems and opportunities with law and the collection of massive amounts of data as part of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Dean’s Lecture Series.
March 21, 2017

Celebration of life on Friday for Stan McKenzie

Stan McKenzie, who died Nov. 8, served RIT for 41 years in several capacities, including teaching literature for 34 years and serving as provost for 14 years. The memorial will begin at 4 p.m.
March 20, 2017

RIT wins regional cyber defense competition

A team of RIT cybersecurity students is heading to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition after taking first place at the regional competition March 17–19.
March 17, 2017

Stamp dedication event honors Robert Panara

The First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony for the Robert Panara two-ounce Forever stamp will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, in Panara Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.
March 17, 2017

RIT to hold math program for eighth-grade girls

The RIT Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-on experience for girls, or SMASH, will show rising eighth graders the power of mathematical modeling. Teams of girls will use math to decode mysteries in science and other real-world puzzles.
March 17, 2017

RIT to host Women on Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thon’

RIT is inviting members of the Rochester community to help improve the representation of women on Wikipedia, the popular free online encyclopedia that allows anyone to edit articles. The Women on Wikipedia “edit-a-thon” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 25 in The Wallace Center.
March 16, 2017

RIT hosts public speaking contest

RIT’s School of Communication is sponsoring a public speaking contest for undergraduate students who present a compelling 3-minute story about their research or creative work and its significance.
March 16, 2017

RIT holds regional DataFest hackathon March 24-26

RIT will hold its first DataFest hackathon this spring, joining a growing list of colleges and universities participating in the American Statistical Association-sponsored event.
March 16, 2017

RIT to offer BS in exercise science

RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology is offering a BS degree in exercise science, with its first freshman class beginning in the fall semester.
March 15, 2017

RIT is closed March 15

RIT is closed March 15 due to the severe weather conditions. Some dining and transportation options are still available.