News Stories

October 23, 2013

Maxine Childress Brown talk and book signing

Former Rochester Councilwoman and assistant professor Maxine Childress Brown, who grew up with deaf parents, will talk about her new book on Nov. 12.
October 23, 2013

Learn about obtaining grants at workshop

National Science Foundation, RIT and University of Rochester will hold a workshop on Nov. 8 on the NSF proposal and merit review process.
October 22, 2013

Entrepreneurship Center names program director

Ebony Miller will be responsible for research, development, delivery and assessment of programming at the Saunders College of Business Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
October 22, 2013

Osher names new program administrator

Mary Bistrovich will supervise Osher staff and work with Osher volunteer leadership to implement programs and activities.
October 22, 2013

RIT celebrates 75th anniversary of xerography

RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science will celebrate Chester Carlson and the invention of xerography with a screening of a documentary on Wednesday.
October 22, 2013

Alumnus returns as Edmund Lyon speaker

RIT/NTID alumnus Michael Bloomfield, database developer for BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, presents “Embrace Technology, Impact Your Career” on Thursday.
October 18, 2013

Program teaches first-year students how to learn

RIT is launching a National Science Foundation-funded program to improve the retention of deaf, hard-of-hearing and first-generation undergraduates majoring in STEM fields.
October 18, 2013

RIT filmmakers produce documentary on the Intrepid

A father-and-son filmmaking team, Malcolm and Matthew Spaull, produced a documentary on the Civil War’s Union Army Balloon Corps. The film premieres on WXXI on Monday.
October 18, 2013

One of the minds behind Thought at Work

A Q&A with Hannah Abele, a second-year industrial design student and co-coordinator of Thought at Work, a design conference for students and professionals.
October 17, 2013

Students organize design conference

Thought at Work provides nearly 400 students at RIT and throughout the Northeast with an opportunity to discuss design topics and network with peers and professionals.
October 17, 2013

Alumnus captures iconic photo during Red Sox game

Stan Grossfeld ’73 snaps shot of Detroit Tigers player Torii Hunter plunging over the outfield wall in an attempt to catch a Red Sox hit.
October 17, 2013

RIT ranked a ‘best value’ private university

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks RIT on its annual list of private universities and liberal arts colleges that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable cost.