News Stories

January 19, 2016

Former Kodak exec to lead NYSP2I

Recognized environmental leader Charles Ruffing has been named the new director of the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute.
January 19, 2016

Book explores folk art of decorated stoneware

Art for the People, distributed by RIT Press, explores 19th century utilitarian stoneware and the art that was created on those canvases.
January 14, 2016

Video game to be displayed at Smithsonian

Splattershmup: A Game of Art & Motion, created by RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, was selected for inclusion at the 2016 Indie Arcade at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
January 12, 2016

Expressions of King’s Legacy event today at RIT

Musician Justin Kauflin and dancers Ailey II join keynote speaker Andrew Young for free Expressions of King’s Legacy event on campus Jan. 28.
January 12, 2016

Online graduate programs among best in nation

RIT’s online graduate programs in business and engineering continue to be among the best in the nation.
January 7, 2016

RIT professor hunts for dark matter

Sukanya Chakrabarti, assistant professor, uses waves in the galactic disk to map the interior structure and mass of galaxies
January 4, 2016

RIT now considered national "Doctoral University"

Rochester Institute of Technology is now considered a “Doctoral University” by the leading national classification of U.S. colleges and universities.
December 24, 2015

RIT hosts session for adult and part-time learners

RIT is helping to address the needs of adult and part-time learners by offering a program that will help them sharpen their skills or earn a degree.
December 22, 2015

Students create product packaging in competition

RIT students create new and sustainable product packaging as part of the 2015 Wegmans Design Challenge.
December 18, 2015

RIT launches Parent and Family Programs website

A new website has been launched by RIT’s Parent and Family Programs office to answer parents’ questions about RIT and offer advice to support student success.
December 17, 2015

RIT ranked a “best value” private university

RIT has been ranked among the country’s best values in private colleges, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s Top 300 College Values of 2016.
December 16, 2015

RIT keeps degrees cutting-edge, changes names

RIT has changed the name of two undergraduate computing degrees to better reflect how they have evolved to keep up with the ever-changing domain of computing.