News Stories

September 25, 2013

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship awarded $1.5M

The federal government is investing $1.5 million toward construction and renovation costs for the facility that will house RIT’s new Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
September 25, 2013

RIT Alumni Association welcomes new president

Ricardo Venegas ’92 was installed as president in July and will serve for one two-year term.
September 25, 2013

College of Science announces leadership changes

Larry Buckley will lead the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences and Mihail Barbosu will lead the School of Mathematical Sciences.
September 25, 2013

Professor to discuss biomedical optics

Mary-Ann Mycek, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan, speaks Oct. 10 as part of the College of Science Distinguished Speaker series.
September 25, 2013

Former White House photo editor comes to RIT

Jenn Poggi is a visiting assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences’ photojournalism program this fall.
September 25, 2013

Meredith Smith receives ‘Forty Under 40’ award

Smith, associate vice president for Government and Community Relations, was honored by the Rochester Business Journal for her leadership at RIT and in the community.
September 24, 2013

College of Liberal Arts hosts reading series

The first set of readings in the Undergraduate/Faculty Reading Series, featuring faculty member Catherine Faurot and student Nicolas Eckerson, takes place at 5 p.m. Sept. 26.
September 24, 2013

Students on warpath against arthritis

RIT’s House of General Science is hosting War Pigs, a two-day event that combines the outdoor game Capture the Flag with Nerf Blasters, to benefit the Arthritis Foundation.
September 24, 2013

CIAS professor named among ‘Women of Distinction’

Twyla Cummings was inducted into the print industry’s Women of Distinction program, honoring exceptional women in print communications and graphic arts from around the world.
September 23, 2013

Show your RIT pride today

ROAR Day, the official launch of the 2013-2014 Fund for RIT annual giving campaign, is today. Stations will be set up across campus, or gifts can be made online.
September 20, 2013

Fall Career Fair set for Sept. 25

Employers from 250 companies will visit RIT to scout thousands of talented RIT students and alumni for full-time employment and co-op positions.
September 20, 2013

RIT a cappella group to perform at Fringe Fest

A Q&A with third-year criminal justice student McKenzie Swift, a member of RIT’s all-female a cappella group, Encore.