News Stories

September 2, 2014

‘Happy’ video with RIT/NTID ties goes viral

A music video, an adaptation of the Pharrell Williams song “Happy,” from an Adirondack summer camp for aspiring deaf teen filmmakers and co-sponsored by NTID has gone viral.
August 29, 2014

Human brain inspires computing system designs

What if computing systems were able to adopt the human brain’s information processing capacity and energy efficiency? RIT researchers have begun to answer that question.
August 27, 2014

Top RIT News stories and videos from the summer

While many students, faculty and staff were away during the summer months, much was happening on campus. Here are some stories and videos you may have missed.
August 22, 2014

Rochester Prep Charter High School opens Monday

Rochester Prep Charter High School, a new school developed in partnership between Uncommon Schools and RIT, will launch with 45 ninth-graders and 10 faculty and staff.
August 19, 2014

Wayne County high school teachers train at RIT

Nineteen teachers and administrators from Wayne County high schools participated in the Mathematics and Science Partnerships, a professional training and development program.
August 19, 2014

RIT welcomes newest class of City Scholars

This year, 15 students from the Rochester City School District will be part of the fifth class entering the Rochester City Scholars program, which covers full tuition at RIT.
August 18, 2014

RIT hosts webinar on leadership skills

The webinar on Sept. 18 is for engineers, scientists, technical managers and other professionals looking to move into mid- and senior-level management positions.
August 18, 2014

New mechatronics lab to open in fall

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and New York Air Brake, in conjunction with RIT, have created the Knorr-Bremse North America Mechatronics Lab in the Kate Gleason College.
August 15, 2014

RIT welcomes first-year students

RIT is preparing to welcome an estimated 2,700 freshmen to its Henrietta campus. The university also welcomes 660 transfer students and 1,175 graduate students.
August 14, 2014

Parking availability for move-in today

New students arrive on campus today, and several parking lots will be closed.
August 14, 2014

RIT hosts information session for adult learners

The Adult and Continuing Education Connection on Aug. 21 is for those looking to update professional skills, complete a degree part time or change career paths.
August 13, 2014

RIT to study environmental impact of nanomaterials

Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences are the recipients of a $300,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation.