News Stories

May 21, 2015

Entrepreneurship center sponsors Lemonade Day

RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is sponsoring Lemonade Day, a program that teaches children how to own and operate their own business, on June 6.
May 20, 2015

Three RIT programs ranked among best for veterans

U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Programs for Veterans identify 737 programs that provide veterans with high-quality, flexible online education options.
May 20, 2015

Students join Alpha Sigma Lambda Honorary Society

More than three dozen graduating seniors were inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honorary Society on Monday night at a dinner hosted by RIT President Bill Destler.
May 19, 2015

JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge travel info

While RIT will remain open during the race, designated roadways and parking lots and some access points will be blocked. RIT is encouraging departments to dismiss at 4 p.m.
May 19, 2015

RIT Press releases ‘No Words Posters’

No Words Posters features nearly 200 posters by more than 100 designers from around the world.
May 19, 2015

Brian Thorn wins Excellence in Teaching award

Associate professor Brian Thorn will be presented the Sustainable Development Excellence in Teaching Sustainability Award by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
May 18, 2015

Goodbye, Goodbuy! recycling programs starts

The new initiative urges students moving out of their dorms and on-campus apartments to donate instead of discarding their unwanted items to be sold to new students next year.
May 15, 2015

Symposium connects RIT to local community

RIT is hosting a two-day symposium that aims to strengthen the university’s connection to the greater Rochester community through collaborative partnerships.
May 15, 2015

MOCHA students recognized for leadership

The young men in the 2014-2015 class of MOCHA—Men of Color, Honor and Ambition—were recently recognized for their academic, community and leadership initiatives.
May 15, 2015

Professors present ideas at TEDxFlourCity

Sustainability engineer Callie Babbitt will discuss the emergence of industrial ecology and astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti will talk about dark matter and dwarf galaxies.
May 15, 2015

RIT professor joins ‘Cyberheart’ team

Elizabeth Cherry, associate professor in RIT’s School of Mathematical Sciences, is helping develop the “Cyberheart” platform for virtual, patient-specific human heart models.
May 15, 2015

RIT criminal justice students honored

Two dozen criminal justice majors were honored May 8 at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration.