News Stories

April 28, 2014

RIT team takes first in business plan contest

Imagine Soap, led by industrial design graduate student Brendan Gordon, took first place in the social/nonprofit category at the New York Business Plan Competition in Albany.
April 25, 2014

Engineering alumnus to discuss entrepreneurship

Computer engineering alumnus John Martellaro, co-founder of a career placement service, visits May 1 for the Kate Gleason College of Engineering Dean’s Alumni Speaker Series.
April 25, 2014

System helps drivers be on the lookout for deer

Ph.D. students in the Carlson Center for Imaging Science built a camera system to warn drivers of deer in the vicinity. The team will demonstrate the system at Imagine RIT.
April 25, 2014

College of Liberal Arts honors student writers

Several students were presented the 2014 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Awards at a ceremony April 11.
April 25, 2014

RIT takes top placements at Freescale Challenge

Three RIT teams finished in the top 4 at the Freescale Cup East Coast Challenge on April 19. RIT and the University of Rhode Island will head to the championships in Korea.
April 25, 2014

Adobe executive to attend Imagine RIT

Michael Gough, vice president of experience design and creativity at Adobe, will talk about the creative thinking process 11 a.m. to noon May 3.
April 25, 2014

RIT researchers set record

A record 397 researchers secured funding for fiscal year 2013, serving as either principal or co-principal investigators on active research.
April 25, 2014

Take virtual tour of The Buffalo State Asylum

“3D Preservation of The Buffalo State Asylum” is a historically accurate and interactive 3D rendering of The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane.
April 25, 2014

RIT recognized among best online colleges

TheBestSchools.org ranked RIT 11th in its list of the 30 best online colleges. The ranking is based on academic excellence, online teaching methods, awards and other factors.
April 25, 2014

Student wins Corvette Student Showcase Challenge

Fourth-year advertising photography student Dan Wang will receive $5,000 for his images of the 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible. He competed against two other New York students.
April 25, 2014

IdeaLab@RIT aims to help those with disabilities

Three local agencies serving individuals with disabilities seek to benefit from the innovative problem solutions conceived this weekend at RIT’s IdeaLab.
April 25, 2014

Explore connection between music, audience

The Sound ExChange exhibit will present two collaborations between an ensemble of Eastman School of Music musicians and CIAS and GCCIS students and faculty.