News Stories

November 21, 2016

Successful alumna most proud of mentoring role

Linda Hummel ’71 didn’t think much at the time that she was one of few female senior leaders in the banking industry in Texas in the 1980s. But looking back, the self-described workhorse realizes that the experience paved the way for others and opened a door for her with the San Antonio community.
November 21, 2016

RIT eyes deeper engagement in Silicon Valley

San Francisco Bay area alumni in July provided feedback on how RIT can amplify its presence and network out West. An 82-member delegation also held strategic meetings with 27 global high-tech companies and organizations.
November 21, 2016

Organ donation bonds former roommates for life

Two former RIT roommates now share a bond that goes beyond memories of their time on campus: One donated his kidney to the other.
November 21, 2016

RIT transitions to top-tier university

In 1993, Robert Loce became RIT’s first doctoral degree recipient and the first person in the world to earn a Ph.D. in imaging science. More than 250 others have followed in his footsteps in six doctoral programs.
November 18, 2016

Student team wins construction management contest

A team of civil engineering technology students won first place at the Associated Schools of Construction—Northeast Regional competition for their comprehensive plan for a bridge replacement project.
November 17, 2016

Ethnomusicologist, social media expert to speak

College professor, social media researcher, songwriter, performer and author Kyra Gaunt will speak Nov. 28 as part of the School of Individualized Study’s Interdisciplinary Perspectives on American Music Speaker Series.
November 16, 2016

Students recognized at packaging design competition

Three multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate students from RIT were recognized for their unique designs in the 2016 Paperboard Packaging Alliance Student Design Challenge.
November 16, 2016

Professor: High-end chefs’ success starts at home

In a new study, John Ettlie, professor and Rosett Chair for Research at RIT’s Saunders College of Business, found that success as a master chef of haute cuisine depends less on going to culinary school than having an innovative support team along the way.
November 16, 2016

Researchers fix Landsat 8 imagery, measurements

Software developed by Aaron Gerace and Matt Montanaro, senior scientists at RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, improves the accuracy of NASA’s Landsat 8 Earth-sensing satellite, which was giving inaccurate readings due to defective optics in the thermal infrared sensor.
November 15, 2016

RIT officially launches MAGIC Spell Studios

RIT today launched the building that will house MAGIC Spell Studios, a first-of-its-kind effort in higher education that will link RIT’s internationally ranked academic programs with high-tech facilities needed to commercialize computer gaming, film and animation, and digital media projects.
November 15, 2016

Jazz orchestra pays tribute to Shakespeare

Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “Such Sweet Thunder,” music inspired by sonnets, characters and characterizations from William Shakespeare, will be performed by the New Energy Jazz Orchestra on Friday at RIT, part of the yearlong commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
November 15, 2016

Business club hosts ice skating fundraiser

RIT’s Women in Business club hopes to raise $500 to help send a Make-A-Wish child to Disney World. The club is offering ice skating from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Ritter Arena. Admission is $5 and includes skate rental, snacks and submarine sandwiches.