News Stories

February 25, 2016

WiC leader organizes all-female hackathon

Meet Susan Heilman, a fifth-year computing security student and the committee head for WiCHacks, a hackathon for female college and high school students.
February 24, 2016

RIT establishes Gleason Doctoral Fellowships

Gleason Corp. of Rochester recently donated $300,000 to establish the Gleason Doctoral Fellowships, which will be incorporated into RIT’s Ph.D. in engineering program.
February 24, 2016

NSF director to deliver commencement address

France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation, is the keynote speaker at the university’s 131st commencement celebration.
February 24, 2016

Facebook VP headlines women’s leadership event

Sarah Personette, VP of global business marketing at Facebook, presents “Changing Dynamics of Leadership and Communication” for Saunders College’s Power Your Potential event.
February 23, 2016

RIT recognized as top Fulbright producer

RIT was named a top producer of prestigious Fulbright scholars among master’s institutions for 2015-2016. Three students from RIT earned Fulbright scholarships.
February 22, 2016

NYSP2I announces Community Grants Program winners

The Community Grants Program provides organizations and governments financial assistance for projects that promote pollution-prevention practices.
February 22, 2016

Osher at RIT hosts preview session

Curious minds will find a number of fascinating programs at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute during their sneak peek of spring classes for thinkers ages 50 and beyond.
February 22, 2016

RIT hosts all-women hackathon Feb. 27 and 28

The annual WiC Hacks event is for women interested in creating new technology, making a difference and trying something new.
February 22, 2016

Researchers continue exploring gravitational waves

After the first detection of gravitational waves, RIT researchers continue exploring gravitational waves in a series of upcoming papers.
February 18, 2016

RIT participates in Engineers Week

A presentation by NASA’s Elizabeth Robertson anchors a week of events during the 2016 Engineers Week at RIT, Feb. 21-27.
February 18, 2016

RIT Croatia SG president to perform at One SpiRIT

Meet Ivan Tabula, student government president of RIT Croatia and Zagreb band member, who will sing a famous Croatian song during the One SpiRIT: Global Unification event.
February 18, 2016

Todd Pagano named outstanding science educator

The Society for College Science Teachers has named Todd Pagano, director of NTID’s Laboratory Science Technology program, the 2016 Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher.