News Stories

October 1, 2014

Show your RIT pride today on ROAR Day

ROAR Day, Oct. 2, is the official launch of the 2014 Fund for RIT annual giving campaign. Several campus leaders are offering matching gifts for donations of $5 to $40.
September 30, 2014

Historical hand press to be unveiled to public

The Kelmscott/Goudy iron hand press, the Albion No. 6551, will be unveiled to the public during the 45th anniversary celebration of the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT.
September 30, 2014

RIT establishes School of Communication

The Department of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts will be named the School of Communication effective Oct. 1.
September 29, 2014

RIT part of national event on 3D-printed devices

About 25 children will be able to go to school this week with new 3D-printed prosthetic hands, as a result of the Prosthetists Meet 3D Printers conference.
September 29, 2014

RIT ready for largest career fair

Rochester Institute of Technology’s largest career fair on record is set for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today in the Gordon Field House.
September 26, 2014

Dyer Arts Center honors Deaf View/Image Arts

“Viva De’VIA” runs Oct. 3 to Nov. 8 and honors the group that started 25 years ago to represent the visual perceptions of deaf artists based on their deaf experience.
September 26, 2014

Yamashita named international education chair

Hiroko Yamashita, chair of RIT’s Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, has been named the Paul and Francena Miller Chair in International Education.
September 26, 2014

NYSP2I hosts ‘Greenovate NYS’ contest

The fourth annual student competition provides students across the state the opportunity to green their campuses or their local communities.
September 26, 2014

ASL Video Dictionary now available as an app

An enhanced version of the ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide, created by NTID, now is available for iPhones and Android phones.
September 26, 2014

Student saves co-worker from heart attack

Meet Tim Kremers, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student and lifeguard who performed life-saving CPR on a co-worker.
September 25, 2014

RIT Observatory holds open house Oct. 3

Stargazers are invited to an open house at the RIT Observatory to view the first-quarter moon, the Andromeda Galaxy and the planets Uranus and Neptune.
September 24, 2014

Exhibit finds ‘Hidden Beauty’ in medical science

“Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science” highlights advanced imaging technologies, ranging from scanning electron microscopy to spectral karyotyping.