News Stories

June 22, 2015

Students win Geospatial Intelligence Hackathon

Briana Neuberger and Dan Simon developed a model for the transmission of Ebola in West Africa that could extend to other scenarios and geographies.
June 22, 2015

Cary Collection acquires Ed Benguiat’s archive

The “Edward Benguiat Archive” becomes the newest acquisition to join the Cary Graphic Design Archive. Benguiat created logotypes for Esquire, Coke, Ford and more.
June 22, 2015

Cary Collection celebrates Hermann Zapf

Hermann Zapf, one of the undisputed titans in the world of calligraphy and typeface design and a longtime member of the RIT community, died June 4.
June 22, 2015

Turning up the volume on prostate cancer

Professor Hans Schmitthenner is designing molecular imaging compounds that will target prostate cancer cells and light them up with contrast dyes.
June 19, 2015

RIT recognized for public relations work

RIT won seven awards at the 2015 PRism Awards ceremony, including top awards in five categories.
June 18, 2015

Student’s interview makes Reddit front page

Kevin Sacca made social networking website Reddit’s front page on June 16 with his “Ask Me Anything,” or AMA, about multispectral imaging of historical documents.
June 17, 2015

NTID’s Rosica Hall wins Design Excellence Award

Sebastian and Lenore Rosica Hall and HBT Architects were recognized by the American Institute of Architects’ Rochester chapter as a 2015 design award recipient.
June 15, 2015

BlackBox Biometrics receives major contract

Engineering faculty member David Borkholder and his company received a $9.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help manufacture the Blast Gauge System.
June 15, 2015

RIT selected to host New Media Consortium in 2016

RIT’s MAGIC Center has been selected as the 2016 host site for the New Media Consortium, which furthers the exploration and use of new media and technologies.
June 11, 2015

RIT joins Pioneer University program

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Pioneer Universities are dedicated to accelerating a global transition to a regenerative, circular economy.
June 11, 2015

Jennifer Schneider named critical thinking chair

College of Applied Science and Technology Professor Jennifer Schneider has been named as the Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking.
June 10, 2015

RIT receives United Way President’s Award

RIT was honored with the President’s Award for its extraordinary contribution and dedication to the success of the 2015 United Way Campaign in the Greater Rochester community.