News Stories

October 9, 2015

NTID appoints Todd Pagano associate dean

As associate dean for Teaching and Scholarship Excellence, Todd Pagano will provide leadership to NTID in support of innovative teaching and scholarship initiatives.
October 9, 2015

RIT honors typographer, calligrapher with award

Jerry Kelly, a leading calligrapher, book designer, type designer and typographer, is the 2015 recipient of the Frederic W. Goudy Award.
October 9, 2015

RIT contributes to gravitational wave detection

The scientific community is on the cusp of detecting gravitational waves, or “ripples in the fabric of the universe,” due in part to the work of RIT researchers.
October 9, 2015

RIT receives cyber-security funding awards

Key awards from the National Science Foundation and National Security Agency will allow RIT research on early warnings to get ahead of hackers and prevent high-impact attacks.
October 9, 2015

Outstanding Staff awards honor employee service

The RIT Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff were presented Oct. 8 to staff members based on their commitment to student success, integrity, diversity and teamwork.
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.