News Stories

July 13, 2016

Professor studies forced marriage traditions

Benjamin Lawrance, the Hon. Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed Professor of International Studies, co-edited ‘Marriage by Force? Contestation over Consent and Coercion in Africa.’
July 13, 2016

College of Liberal Arts names new department heads

The appointments, made by Dean James Winebrake, replaced department heads who are either retiring or are taking on other responsibilities in the college.
July 12, 2016

RIT offers eclectic lineup at Fringe Festival 2016

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and Osher members are part of an eclectic lineup of performances in this year's Fringe Festival Sept. 15-24 in Rochester.
July 7, 2016

NTID names Pollard associate dean for research

Robert Pollard will provide leadership for research at NTID and play a key role in shaping and expanding NTID's emerging research agenda.
July 5, 2016

Boy Scouts collect donations at Baja event

A Henrietta Boy Scout troop collected more than 40 bags of food and personal items for the Rush-Henrietta Area Food Terminal at the Baja SAE Rochester race competition.
July 5, 2016

RIT seeks companies for Capacity Building Program

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship's Capacity Building Program assesses businesses and focuses on the components identified as most important for growth.
July 1, 2016

RIT included in 'Fiske Best Buy' list for 2017

RIT has again been named a Fiske Best Buy , school one of only 26 private and 21 public universities included in the 2017 edition.
June 30, 2016

Matchett named assistant vice president at NTID

Mary Karol Matchett has been named assistant vice president for student and academic services at NTID, leading programs and services that bridge academic and student life.
June 30, 2016

Humans of New York creator coming to RIT

Brandon Stanton, who created the Humans of New York blog and books depicting portraits of life and individuals in New York City, is this year's Horton Distinguished Speaker.
June 29, 2016

Professors create method to identify black holes

RIT professors have developed a faster, more accurate way to assess gravitational wave signals and infer the astronomical sources that made them.
June 28, 2016

Twyla Cummings named dean of Graduate Education

Twyla Cummings, who is senior associate dean for graduate studies and faculty research in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, assumes her new role Aug. 1.
June 28, 2016

RIT team wins global challenge against terrorism

“It’s Time: ExOut Extremism,” a social media campaign created by RIT students, took top prize in the U.S. State Department’s P2P: Challenging Extremism competition.