News Stories

January 31, 2017

Students With Autism Increasing In Colleges, Here's What Schools Are Doing To Support Their Needs

Parent Herald features student Nathan Terrell and RIT's Spectrum Support Program.
January 31, 2017

2017 Imagine RIT exhibit proposals now accepted

Proposals for exhibits, performances and demonstrations for this year’s Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival are now being accepted online.
January 30, 2017

Image Permanence Institute awarded major grant

RIT’s Image Permanence Institute has received a $182,730 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation and Access Education and Training program in support of “Teaching a Methodology for Photographic Process Identification.”
January 30, 2017

Graduation Fair 2017 set for Feb. 8

The fair, held 100 days prior to graduation weekend, is an opportunity for all 2017 graduates to do “one-stop” shopping regarding RIT’s 132nd Commencement Weekend, including talking with representatives from their colleges about ceremonies, receptions and other details.
January 27, 2017

RIT celebrates King’s legacy

The Expressions of King’s Legacy celebration, now in its 35th year, featured the Fisk Jubilee Singers, District of Columbia Circuit Court Judge Robert Wilkins and CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield. Each shared the ties that bound them, wrapped in the influence of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 27, 2017

RIT student leaders converge in Dubrovnik

Student Government leaders from RIT’s campuses in Dubai, Dubrovnik, Kosovo, Rochester and Zagreb met in Dubrovnik Jan. 16–19 for the Student Government Global Consortium.
January 26, 2017

David C. Munson Jr. introduced with high hopes

David C. Munson Jr., who will follow retiring RIT President Bill Destler, received a standing ovation when he was introduced to the community in the Gordon Field House on Wednesday. Students, faculty and staff say they are excited to meet and work with the new president.
January 25, 2017

David C. Munson Jr. named RIT’s 10th president

David C. Munson Jr. was introduced to the community today as Rochester Institute of Technology’s 10th president. Munson, who will assume RIT’s top post July 1, was introduced by RIT Board Chair Christine Whitman at a community-wide event this morning in the Gordon Field House.
January 24, 2017

NTID, URMC seek training for deaf scientists

Leaders at the University of Rochester Medical Center and NTID published a rallying cry for the creation of a Diversity Hub of Innovation in Rochester for training deaf scientists. The concept of Diversity Hubs was proposed in 2015 by the National Institutes of Health.
January 24, 2017

Professor writes about ‘Ethics Within Engineering’

Wade Robison’s ‘Ethics Within Engineering’ book aims to help engineering students understand the ramifications of their work.
January 23, 2017

Retail expert: Some legacy stores will survive

Saunders College of Business Professor Emeritus Eugene Fram says the U.S. has become “overstored” for the needs of the population during the last 20-plus years, and retailers such as Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Costco are making critical decisions that best fit the needs of a changing clientele.
January 23, 2017

RIT hosts ARM Developer Day on Friday

Xiaolin Lu, an expert in the Internet of Things, will be the keynote speaker for the annual RIT ARM Developer Day conference. RIT ARM Developer Day is open to engineering, engineering technology, computing and science students from RIT and regional colleges and universities.