News Stories

April 26, 2016

Professor speaks at conference in Saudi Arabia

Santosh Kurinec was the keynote speaker at the National Science Foundation-King Abdullah University of Science and Technology annual conference.
April 26, 2016

Professor named interim leader of diversity office

Keith Jenkins, director of Undergraduate Programs in the College of Liberal Arts, has been appointed interim vice president and associate provost for Diversity and Inclusion.
April 26, 2016

Walk The Moon highlights SpringFest 2016

Free food, movies, a carnival, puppies and new wave/rock band Walk the Moon performs during this year’s SpringFest, Thursday through Sunday.
April 26, 2016

NYSP2I hosts student R&D competition

The fifth annual Research and Development student competition, held on Earth Day, April 22, recognized both graduate- and undergraduate-level sustainability projects.
April 25, 2016

Ig Nobel Prize winner talks about wacky science

David Hu of the Georgia Institute of Technology presents “Eyelashes, Urination and Georgia Tech’s First Ig Nobel Prize” on Thursday.
April 25, 2016

Packaging students highlight how the brain ‘shops’

Students in the packaging science program will track where an individual’s eyes go when looking at an array of well-packaged goods as part of their Imagine RIT exhibit May 7.
April 25, 2016

Professor creates art with math modeling software

Engineering professor Panchapakesan Venkataram will showcase his intricate artwork created with math modeling software at the Imagine RIT festival on May 7.
April 25, 2016

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship opens

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship was celebrated today at a grand opening ceremony of its new office in a historic downtown building.
April 25, 2016

ESL Charitable Foundation donates to CUE

ESL Charitable Foundation has donated $25,000 to RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship for its Capacity Building Program for fledgling entrepreneurs.
April 22, 2016

Exhibit highlights the science behind superfoods

RIT nutrition management students will explain what gives certain foods an extra nutritional punch at the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 7.
April 22, 2016

RIT honors 387 researchers

RIT honored 387 researchers who secured funding for fiscal year 2015, serving as either principal or co-principal investigators on active research, at a reception April 21.
April 21, 2016

Students recognized with 2016 Leadership Awards

The awards are given to nominated students who possess high leadership qualities, advance college life on campus or in the community or build bridges for their peers.