News Stories

March 18, 2015

IdeaLab, RRHS partner to solve healthcare issues

The spring IdeaLab@RIT featured a two-day brainstorming marathon where four teams of RIT students and their coaches addressed issues faced by Rochester Regional Health System.
March 18, 2015

10th annual Creative Industry Day set for March 19

The event offers career-related programming and opportunities for students to meet professionals from the creative industry and obtain feedback on their portfolios.
March 17, 2015

LAN party supports Cancer Wellness Connections

RIT’s Electronic Gaming Society is co-hosting Fusion Fest ’15 to raise awareness for video games as a diversionary activity for people with cancer.
March 17, 2015

Tourism management students explore Dubai

Students and faculty from RIT’s School of Hospitality and International Service Management combined culture and tourism management on a trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
March 17, 2015

Timothy Copeland wins GlassLab Design Fellowship

Timothy Copeland, an industrial design graduate student, will receive this year’s GlassLab Design Fellowship, given annually to an outstanding student in the department.
March 17, 2015

Winner announced in 2015 Imagine RIT poster contest

Meagan Daymont, a fourth-year media arts and technology major, created the winning poster design.
March 16, 2015

Computing college dean Andrew Sears leaving RIT

Andrew Sears is taking a new position as dean of Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technologies.
March 16, 2015

Turning old into new

Built with funds from benefactor Susan Bevier, the Bevier Memorial Building is one of the few from RIT’s original downtown campus that still stands today.
March 16, 2015

Hockey fan scores perfect wedding

RIT and Friday the 13th play a huge role in the love story of Eric Ignatowski ’08 and Colleen Fitzgerald ’08.
March 16, 2015

Grad finds sweet spot in video game industry

Anna Sweet ’04 got her first computer in grade school and has been hooked ever since. She now is responsible for business development at Valve Corp.
March 16, 2015

Husband and wife team soars to new heights

After the economy crashed, Jennifer and Will D’Ovidio opened the Aerial Arts of Rochester, where students can learn aerial silks, aerial hoops and ballet barre.
March 16, 2015

Custom co-op forms furniture company

When Seth Eshelman ’06 couldn’t find a co-op his senior year, he decided to create his own. Today, that company focuses on functional sustainable design.