News Stories

July 26, 2016

Assistant professor wins award for research

Kristoffer Whitney, an assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology and Society, won the 2016 David Edge Prize from the Society for Social Studies of Science.
July 25, 2016

RIT to revitalize Cary Graphic Design Archive

The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded RIT a $280,000 grant to document, digitize and preserve the university’s Graphic Design Archive.
July 22, 2016

Grant assists postdoctoral deaf students

A nearly $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help advance research, teaching experiences and career prep for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
July 22, 2016

RIT VP elected chair of RDDC executive committee

Deborah Stendardi, vice president of government and community relations, has been elected chair of the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation for 2016-2017.
July 20, 2016

Professor discusses dark matter research

Assistant professor Sukanya Chakrabarti presents “The Mystery of Dark Matter” on Aug. 5 at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, Calif.
July 20, 2016

RIT Press celebrates graphic designer Giusti

George Giusti: The Idea Is the Heart of the Matter, published by RIT Press, explores the life and achievements of the Italian-born and educated graphic designer.
July 20, 2016

RIT partners with National Taiwan University

The partnership provides students the opportunity to join graduate programs in NTU’s College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and RIT’s KGCOE.
July 18, 2016

RIT hosts Adult and Part-time Study Connection

The study connection is helpful to those who are looking to update professional skills, complete a graduate or undergraduate college degree part time, or change career paths.
July 18, 2016

John Tu promoted to senior associate dean

John Tu, a professor of management information systems in Saunders College of Business, has been promoted to senior associate dean.
July 18, 2016

Scientists attend general relativity conference

Papers related to the first detection of gravitational waves were presented by a team of RIT scientists at the International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation.
July 15, 2016

RIT leadership heads to Silicon Valley

A 90-member delegation from RIT is holding strategic meetings with 24 global high-tech companies and organizations in Silicon Valley, July 20 to 23.
July 14, 2016

RIT appoints its first chief marketing officer

RIT has chosen John K. Trierweiler to be its chief marketing officer, a new position for the university.