News Stories

September 19, 2016

Nearly 3,000 turn out for Big Shot of Kodak Tower

The RIT team employed several photographic technologies from past centuries to capture the image of Kodak Tower for the 32nd Big Shot community photo project.
September 19, 2016

RIT Global Day of Service sees success

Upwards of 200 RIT alumni across the globe joined together this past weekend to volunteer for service projects in their local communities for the RIT Global Day of Service.
September 16, 2016

Professor to study K-12 computing education

Adrienne Decker, assistant professor of interactive games and media, received a $1.19 million grant to study the long-term effects of pre-college computing activities.
September 16, 2016

Student to document Big Shot at Kodak Tower

Meet Ryan Flanagan, a third-year photographic technologies major and the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences photographer for the Big Shot photo project on Sunday.
September 16, 2016

Big Shot to capture Kodak Tower on Sunday

This year, the nighttime community photo project focuses on the iconic Kodak Tower in downtown Rochester. The image will be taken around 8 p.m. on Sunday.
September 16, 2016

Saunders College rankings on the rise

Saunders College of Business advanced 16 spots in the popular U.S News & World Report Best College rankings and again garnered a Top 10 spot in USA Today/College Factual.
September 15, 2016

Students’ card game now licensed by Hasbro

Hex Casters, a card game created by five RIT students for a class project, has been licensed by Hasbro and is available on Amazon.com for $14.99.
September 15, 2016

RIT again recognized for diversity efforts

RIT is receiving for the third time in as many years a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine.
September 14, 2016

RIT hosts lecture on combating water scarcity

David Warsinger, a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, presents “Combating Growing Water Scarcity: The Potential and Need for Desalinization and Water Reuse” on Sept. 21.
September 13, 2016

Join RIT Global Day of Service on Sept. 17

RIT alumni will reconnect this weekend for a second year of community service projects hosted in communities around the globe.
September 13, 2016

RIT ranked among top national universities

RIT is being recognized as a top tier national university for the first time in the 34-year history of U.S. News & World Report rankings.
September 12, 2016

RIT makes mark on Fringe Festival

More than two dozen shows and exhibits involving RIT students, faculty, staff and Osher members are part of the fifth annual First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival.