News Stories

February 7, 2017

RIT’s Phyllis Wade to perform at Smithsonian

Phyllis Wade, a student support specialist, will help commemorate Black History Month by performing “Signal Songs of the Underground Railroad” to students visiting the Discovery Theater at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center in Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2017

Professor studies print service provider cycle times

A study led by Professor Chris Bondy reveals the primary and costly limitations that are dramatically hampering estimating cycle times for many of today’s print service provider businesses and identifies the desired features of modern estimating systems.
February 3, 2017

SG supports those affected by immigration policy

RIT’s Student Government passed a resolution 23 to 1 on Friday in support of students, faculty and staff from seven countries whose citizens have temporarily been restricted from entering the United States by executive order of President Donald Trump on Jan. 27.
February 3, 2017

Diversity website wins Summit Emerging Media Award

Two RIT departments received a Summit Emerging Media Leader Award recently for the creative re-design of the university’s Division for Diversity and Inclusion’s website.
February 3, 2017

Three named international education chairs

Saunders College of Business Professor Robert Barbato, Associate Professor Michael Palanski and Associate Professor Zhi Tang were named the Paul and Francena Miller Chairs in International Education for the 2017-2018 academic year.
February 3, 2017

Team spends winter break helping refugees in Rwanda

Six RIT students and a professor spent winter break collecting GPS data points and conducting economic surveys for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at a refugee camp in Rwanda. The team will use the data to create maps to help improve the lives of refugees and camp organizers.
February 3, 2017

RIT/NTID alumnus to perform anthem at Super Bowl

RIT/NTID alumnus Kriston Lee Pumphrey will sign the National Anthem and “America, the Beautiful” before the start of Super Bowl LI.
February 2, 2017

Photography alumnus showcases hybrid craft

University Gallery presents “Dividing Line” through March 11, showcasing the work of Bernard Meyers ‘77, ‘90 (photography, printmaking).
February 2, 2017

Team creates navigational system for hikers

Meet Kaitlyn Gillmor, a second-year industrial design student who led a team in creating a navigational system for hikers at the Ganondagan State Historic Site.
February 2, 2017

Venture Creations company featured in NASA report

Dimension Technologies Inc. was lauded by NASA for its LCD display technology that enables viewers to see full-resolution 3-D images without the need for special glasses or headsets.
February 2, 2017

Associate professor wins early career award

Nathan Cahill, associate dean for industrial partnerships in the College of Science and an associate professor, was named a Rising Researcher by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his contributions to defense and security research.
February 1, 2017

RIT to partner with Vellore Institute of Technology

RIT has signed an agreement to establish a joint center with Vellore Institute of Technology at its new extension campus located in Vijayawada in the capital of Andhra Pradesh, India.