News Stories

May 26, 2014

RIT receives $300,000 NSF grant

The grant from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps will be used for advancing student-oriented projects with commercial applications.
May 23, 2014

Dyer Arts Center presents ‘Perspective Fusions’

Ron Throop and Marilyn Groch are featured artists in the upcoming “Perspective Fusions” exhibition at Dyer Arts Center. The show runs from June 4-30.
May 23, 2014

Convocation speakers: Learn, have fun, give back

In an entertaining presentation, Nobel laureate William Phillips encouraged the graduating students assembled for convocation to find fun in their life’s work.
May 23, 2014

William Phillips delivers commencement address

RIT officially kicked off its two-day commencement celebration Friday morning with Academic Convocation and keynote speaker William Daniel Phillips.
May 22, 2014

RIT names interim dean of Saunders College

Jacqueline Mozrall, professor and senior associate dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, will lead Saunders College while a national search is underway.
May 22, 2014

Winners announced in 2014 NTID writing contest

Four students have been named winners in RIT’s SpiRIT Writing Contest for deaf or hard-of-hearing high school students, sponsored by NTID.
May 21, 2014

RIT to purchase new cleanroom technology

RIT will be the only university in the state with the new metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) system, offering new capabilities in multiple nanotechnology applications.
May 20, 2014

Film and animation students honored at festival

Three students won three awards and an honorable mention at the Trinity Film Festival in May.
May 20, 2014

Student heads to Atlanta following graduation

A Q&A with Bertram Byam Jr., a fifth-year management information systems major who graduates this weekend. Following graduation, Byam will move to Atlanta to work for AT&T.
May 20, 2014

Tiger Tales: RIT launches Toastmasters chapter

Established this past January, the chapter is sponsored by RIT’s Office of Graduate Studies and has 21 members consisting of students, faculty and staff.
May 20, 2014

RIT Croatia students win innovation challenge

Dominik Benger and Daren Perincic won the Henkel Innovation Challenge, which asked students to create an innovative and sustainable product or technology for a Henkel brand.
May 19, 2014

RIT Dubai students win engineering competition

An RIT Dubai team from the mechanical engineering program won first prize in the Engineering Students Renewable Energy Competition 2014.