News Stories

July 2, 2014

Access technology exhibitors win conference awards

Three exhibitors from the RIT conference on Effective Access Technology received awards for their innovative ideas that could benefit people with disabilities.
July 1, 2014

RIT remembers James Duffus

James C. Duffus, a member and past chairman of RIT’s Institute of Fellows and the husband of Trustee Emeritus Ada Frances “Dancy” Duffy, died Saturday, June 28. He was 87.
July 1, 2014

RIT joins Higher Education Video Game Alliance

The alliance was launched today to promote unified advocacy, policymaker engagement, media coverage and external funding in order to harness the power of video games.
June 30, 2014

RIT hosts summer program for city students

Saunders College of Business’ Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is hosting the Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program for 40 Rochester School District students.
June 30, 2014

RIT named ‘Research Affiliate Member of the Year’

MedTech Association, a membership-based trade association for the bioscience and medical technology industry, recently honored RIT at its annual member’s dinner.
June 25, 2014

Engineering society honors professor

Surendra “Vinnie” Gupta was presented the Robert G. Quinn Award by the American Society of Engineering Education for excellence in lab-based education, training and research.
June 25, 2014

Power restored at RIT

Several RIT buildings were briefly without power Wenesday. Power was restored as of 12:30 p.m.
June 24, 2014

Ashley Carrington elected president of SG

Carrington, a fourth-year dual major in finance and management information systems, will lead the university student body for the 2014-2015 school year.
June 23, 2014

RIT recognized for public relations efforts

RIT’s University News Services and Production Services teams won eight awards at the 2014 PRism Awards ceremony—including top awards in four categories.
June 23, 2014

Professor to develop game design minor in Croatia

Elizabeth Lane Lawley, professor of interactive games and media, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to create a new game design and development minor at RIT Croatia.
June 19, 2014

RIT and Coca-Cola announce new partnership

In July, Coca-Cola will become the primary beverage provider at RIT. Coca-Cola will also support scholarships for RIT students.
June 17, 2014

Professor elected VP of computing association

Vicki Hanson begins her two-year term with the Association of Computing Machinery, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, on July 1.