News Stories

October 14, 2016

Student designers model jewelry for Fashion Week of Rochester

Students from RIT’s School for American Crafts modeled stunning, self-designed jewelry during the Fashion Week of Rochester opening runway show on Thursday night.
October 13, 2016

Panel addresses insider’s view on politics

Current and former elected officials will discuss “How Politics Really Works: An Insider’s View” on campus on Thursday for more than 200 Advanced Placement government and U.S. history students from high schools in Rochester and surrounding counties.
October 12, 2016

Student Government prepares for Brick City weekend

Meet Farid Barquet, a third-year biotechnology and biomedical sciences major and director of programming for RIT’s Student Government.
October 12, 2016

NTID awarded grant for educational training

The $443,200 grant from the National Science Foundation will help Sara Schley, co-director of NTID’s Research Center for Teaching and Learning, and her team develop an “accessibility toolkit” for STEM faculty who teach classes in which deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing students are present.
October 12, 2016

RIT again ranked among leading green colleges

RIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The university is featured in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges.
October 10, 2016

RIT honors Outstanding Alumna, Volunteer of the year

Sharon Napier ’04, founder and CEO of Partners + Napier, is RIT’s Outstanding Alumna of the Year for 2016, and Michael Krupnicki ’99 is RIT’s Volunteer of the Year. They will receive the awards during the Presidents’ Alumni Ball on Friday.
October 10, 2016

RIT celebrates Optical Society’s 100th anniversary

RIT will have a strong presence at the centennial anniversary meeting of the Optical Society, including a technical exhibit by the Future Photon Initiative, the RIT-led “Global Women of Light” symposium and several presentations by faculty, students and alumni.
October 10, 2016

Metaproject connects RIT students to industry

RIT’s Metaproject—marking its seventh iteration this academic year—has regularly demonstrated that education partnered with industry is a successful vehicle for fostering innovative thinking and thoughtful product design.
October 7, 2016

Men’s hockey captain prepares for season opener

Meet Brady Norrish, a third-year business management major and a captain of the men’s hockey team.
October 7, 2016

Symposium highlights female scientists

The international symposium “Global Women of Light,” organized by RIT associate professor Jie Qiao, features female scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs working in optics and photonics and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Optical Society.
October 6, 2016

NTID audiologist earns Oticon Focus on People award

Catherine Clark, an audiologist and faculty member at NTID, is among the individuals honored by the 2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards, a national competition that celebrates people who are helping to eliminate negative stereotypes of what it means to be deaf or hard of hearing.
October 6, 2016

RIT gets grant for nanofabrication equipment

Assistant Professor Jing Zhang received a $305,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire a new etching system for photonic, electronic and bio-device fabrication.