News Stories

September 28, 2016

RIT establishes Data and Predictive Analytics Center

The Data and Predictive Analytics Center in the College of Science will focus on collecting, transforming, modeling and visualizing data sets often referred to as “big data.”
September 28, 2016

Melisza Campos named 2016 Minett Professor

Melisza Campos, a nationally recognized Dale Carnegie master trainer and workforce leader, was appointed the 2016-17 Frederick H. Minett Professor. The Minett Professorship brings distinguished Rochester-area multicultural professionals to the RIT campus to share their experience.
September 28, 2016

Students host forum to build bond between community, police

A group of RIT students is hoping to build a bond between civil servants and the community by holding a barbecue and discussion on campus with uniformed emergency personnel from Rochester.
September 27, 2016

Diagnostic medical sonography program accredited

RIT’s diagnostic medical sonography program has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
September 27, 2016

RIT named in $4.2 million NSF grant

The Upstate New York Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation—a partnership of Cornell University, RIT and University of Rochester—has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program.
September 27, 2016

NSF-funded project aims to increase diversity in physics education

RIT is collaborating with the American Physical Society to transform physics graduate education with the goal of building a scientific workforce that reflects the nation’s shifting demographics and ensures U.S. technological leadership.
September 27, 2016

Hundreds of employers seek students at annual fall Career Fair

Nearly 250 employing organizations and hundreds of recruiter representatives seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the Fall 2016 Career Fair Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gordon Field House.
September 27, 2016

RIT’s University Gallery to host Design Conversations lecture

Marcia Lausen, author of the book Design for Democracy, will speak at RIT on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
September 26, 2016

RIT to welcome hundreds of entrepreneurship experts

This weekend, more than 425 entrepreneurship experts will arrive in Rochester, as the city showcases two universities’ entrepreneurial expertise and endeavors as well as dynamic growth, excellence in programming and the impact on the local community and beyond.
September 26, 2016

Venture Creations manager wins award

Bill Jones, manager of business development at RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, won the Magical Mentor award presented by Upstate Venture Connect. Jones was honored during the 2016 Upstate Unleashed Conference Sept. 16.
September 23, 2016

Ebony Miller selected for ‘Forty Under 40’ award

Ebony Miller, interim director of RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been selected for a Rochester Business Journal “Forty Under 40” award.
September 23, 2016

Dancers at RIT to raise money for victims of domestic violence

A 12-hour Dance-A-Thon is being held at RIT on Oct. 1 to help raise money for victims of domestic abuse.