News Stories

March 18, 2014

Winners announced in Imagine RIT poster contest

Graphic design student Sophia Del Plato’s poster was chosen from among 34 entries. Five thousand copies of her poster will be handed out at the festival.
March 18, 2014

Book examines midlife crisis of superheroes

In his new book, author Jeffrey K. Johnson takes a scholarly look at how America’s superheroes have tapped into the national psyche to become barometers of cultural change.
March 17, 2014

Speaker explores privacy on social networks

Alice Marwick, an assistant professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University, will discuss differences between privacy on Facebook and privacy in real life.
March 14, 2014

RIT hosts ‘unconference’ for K-12 educators

The informal conference for K-12 educators in the Rochester area aims to further discussion on how to best integrate digital media into the classroom.
March 14, 2014

RIT hosts Food Waste Forum

James Downham, president and chief executive officer of the Packaging Association, and Ron Cotterman, vice president of sustainability at Sealed Air Corp. present April 2.
March 14, 2014

RIT Public Service Award winners announced

NTID professor Rose Marie Toscano and Meaghan Malone, a sustainable engineering graduate student, will be recognized at a ceremony on May 8 for their public service efforts.
March 12, 2014

RIT is open today, March 13

RIT is open today, March 13, for all classes and activities.
March 12, 2014

Time Warner Cable leads sponsorship of Imagine RIT

Time Warner Cable, a longtime supporter of Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, is the premier sponsor for this year’s festival in May.
March 11, 2014

RIT ranked as a top video-game design school

RIT’s game design and development program was ranked seventh at the undergraduate level and eighth at the graduate level by The Princeton Review.
March 11, 2014

Symposium explores research on native languages

Experts from across the country will converge at RIT on March 17 to report on the progress of studying and saving native languages of the Americas.
March 11, 2014

CANCELED: Marketing expert to discuss HBO series

Katherine Sredl, assistant professor of marketing at University of Notre Dame, will explore the ways that gender is presented in GIRLS and how its fans react.
March 11, 2014

RIT ranked among best graduate schools

Fine arts, engineering, physics and business programs earn top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.