News Stories

May 11, 2016

Summer camp for girls recognized by STEM group

RIT’s SMASH Experience for Girls has been recognized by the Finger Lakes STEM Hub as an exemplary K-12 program in science, technology, engineering and math.
May 11, 2016

First Niagara Foundation supports City Scholars

The First Niagara Foundation gave a $10,000 grant to the Rochester City Scholars Program at RIT as part of its Mentoring Matters Program.
May 11, 2016

Study: How do deaf adults use online health info

An RIT researcher is investigating how deaf adults, proficient in American Sign Language, use the Internet for health-related information.
May 10, 2016

NTID professor recognized for volunteer work

Associate Professor Catherine Clark was honored by Visions Global Empowerment for her work with deaf adults and children in Ethiopia.
May 10, 2016

RIT appoints two new members to Board of Trustees

Robert W. August and Ronald S. Ricotta, business leaders from diverse industries, were appointed to the RIT Board of Trustees at its May 5 meeting.
May 9, 2016

RIT offers workforce development for veterans

RIT is presenting two training and certification programs for area veterans who want to work at regional advanced manufacturing and electronics assembly companies.
May 9, 2016

RIT upgrades clean room capabilities

RIT recently installed a high tech laser lithography system in the Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Lab to advance semiconductor research and development.
May 9, 2016

'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' performed outdoors

Students, staff and faculty members are performing William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday in RIT’s Infinity Quad.
May 9, 2016

Milestones under the leadership of Destler

Here is a sample of RIT President Bill Destler’s milestone achievements.
May 9, 2016

National search to begin for RIT’s 10th president

A Presidential Search Committee will be formed with broad representation from across university constituencies and an executive search firm will guide the process.
May 9, 2016

President Destler announces 2017 retirement

William W. Destler, RIT’s ninth president, announced today that he will retire at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year.
May 7, 2016

Innovation and creativity on display

The ninth annual Imagine RIT festival featured battling robots, portable coffee makers, glass blowing and devices to help people with mobility issues among the 400 exhibits.