News Stories

May 16, 2016

RIT dedicates room to professor Dane Gordon

Dane R. Gordon, who retired in 2000, cut the ribbon Friday at the Dane R. Gordon Seminar Room in Liberal Arts Hall, dedicated to him for his many years of outstanding service.
May 16, 2016

East House College Enrichment Program opens June 6

The program is designed to encourage participants who are recovering from mental illness or substance use disorders to pursue educational goals.
May 12, 2016

Goodbye, Goodbuy! recycling program starts Monday

More than 100 volunteers are needed for the second annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! program, where students moving out can donate items to be sold to incoming students next year.
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.