News Stories

October 9, 2015

Candice Baldwin of RIT named Forty Under 40 winner

The senior director for Academic Success and director of the Multicultural Center for Academic Success was a "2015 Forty Under 40" award from the Rochester Business Journal.
October 8, 2015

Report falls short of Congressional requirements

Dean James Winebrake chaired a committee that finds fault with a U.S. DOT report that failed to address ramifications of changes to federal truck size and weight limits.
October 8, 2015

RIT researchers patent improvements for batteries

A research team at RIT has been awarded patents for discoveries that will improve and extend the life of lithium-ion batteries.
October 8, 2015

IdeaLab teams brainstorm at weekend workshop

Eight teams of students and mentors representing various disciplines spent the weekend brainstorming solutions to access technology problems during the RIT/Al Sigl IdeaLab.
October 8, 2015

Randi Zuckerberg headlines Gasser lecture series

Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media, will be the keynote speaker at the Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series. She will speak at 4 p.m. Oct. 16.
October 8, 2015

Alumni House coming to RIT

An estate home adjacent to the RIT campus is being renovated into a welcome center and meeting space for returning alumni.
October 7, 2015

Guests from Sweden’s Malmo University visit RIT

More than two dozen administrators and academic staff from Malmo University will visit campus from Thursday through Saturday to discuss common interests.
October 7, 2015

Rochester Fringe Fest deemed a success

Fringe Fest organizers say more than 63,000 people attended the 10-day festival, nearly 4,000 of which attended the more than 30 RIT student or faculty-run events.
October 6, 2015

Students published on environmental magazine site

Close to 30 students in Joel Helfrich's "Introduction to Environmental Studies" class had essays published in Orion Magazine's "The Place Where You Live" series.
October 6, 2015

Homecoming features hockey, speakers and reunions

Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend is Oct. 16-18 and features such events as speaker Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters and a men’s hockey game at Blue Cross Arena.
October 6, 2015

RIT hosts first hockey analytics conference in WNY

The School of Mathematical Sciences is holding a conference on hockey analytics from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Gosnell Hall.
October 5, 2015

Info session for adult, part-time study candidates

A program at RIT on Oct. 13 will provide essential information to prospective adult and part-time learners. The session will be from 5-7 p.m. in the Bausch & Lomb Center.