News Stories

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.
October 16, 2013

State Senate committee to visit MAGIC Center

The Senate Select Committee on Science, Technology, Incubation and Entrepreneurship will host a roundtable discussion on video game development in New York at RIT today.
October 16, 2013

Students develop sustainable beverage sleeves

Michael Rodriguez and Harshil Sukhadia developed JavaSkinz, a durable coffee cup sleeve made of phase-change material that keeps beverages at the optimal temperature longer.
October 16, 2013

RIT offers graduate study open house Nov. 1

The event is geared toward prospective full-time graduate students, but potential part-time students are also welcome to attend.
October 16, 2013

Photo Store celebrates ‘A Season of Festivals’

Professor and photographer Frank Cost will talk about his panoramic photography project and offer a demonstration on producing panoramic images.