News Stories

January 4, 2017

RIT’s role in REMADE Institute builds on legacy

The selection of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability by the U.S. Energy Department to lead its new REMADE Institute on clean energy builds on the university’s already impressive legacy helping U.S. companies to compete globally.
January 4, 2017

RIT named national leader in federal initiative

RIT is involved in six of 13 Manufacturing USA projects, with the latest, REMADE Institute, being the first where the university will serve as the lead member.
January 3, 2017

RIT alumnus named Forbes ‘30 Under 30’

RIT alumnus Sean Petterson landed on the prestigious 2017 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list in manufacturing and industry. Petterson, who graduated from RIT in 2013 in industrial design, is a founder of the industrial safety products company StrongArm Technologies Inc.
January 3, 2017

RIT Press publishes book on audio signal processing

Introduction to Audio Signal Processing, written by RIT Professor Emeritus Warren Koontz, provides students and technical professionals with the knowledge to process audio in real time on their own computers.
December 23, 2016

CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield to keynote MLK event

Fredricka Whitfield, weekend anchor of CNN Newsroom, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Expressions of King’s Legacy celebration on Thursday at RIT.
December 23, 2016

Lella Vignelli dies at 82

Lella Vignelli, who enjoyed a lifelong collaborative working relationship with her husband, the late Massimo Vignelli, and whose Vignelli Center for Design Studies placed RIT onto the international forefront of design studies, died Dec. 22.
December 19, 2016

Gaming professor aims to enhance religious literacy

A team of interdisciplinary researchers, designers and developers led by Owen Gottlieb, an assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT, has created a digital prototype for Lost & Found, a strategy game that aims to promote and enhance the public understanding of religion.
December 19, 2016

Researchers study plastic pollution in Great Lakes

A new study by Matthew Hoffman of RIT’s College of Science and Eric Hittinger of the College of Liberal Arts inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes and could help inform cleanup efforts and target pollution prevention.
December 16, 2016

RIT ranked a ‘best value’ private university

RIT ranks among the country’s best values in private colleges, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s Top 300 College Values of 2017.
December 14, 2016

Comedian T.J. Miller to headline RIT’s FreezeFest

Popular actor and comedian T.J. Miller performs at 9 p.m. Feb. 18 as part of RIT’s FreezeFest. The winter festival also will feature open skating, the FreezeFest 5K run and RIT men’s hockey vs. Air Force games on Feb. 17 and 18.
December 14, 2016

Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform at RIT

The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a renowned ensemble based at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., will be the featured performer at the 2017 Expressions of King’s Legacy on Jan. 26.
December 12, 2016

Students help roller derby team stay on track

Students in Professor David Neumann’s Campaign Management and Planning class presented their ideas to help the Roc City Roller Derby build its fan base and membership.