News Stories

June 24, 2013

RIT alumni collaborate on patriotic poster

Created by two RIT alumni and inspired by a trip to New York City, the Freedom Poster is meant to salute and pay homage to freedom in America.
June 21, 2013

NTID hosts convention of teachers of the deaf
June 21, 2013

RIT honored at Rochester PRism Awards

University News Services won eight awards and RIT SportsZone also captured a top honor at the annual ceremony, which recognizes outstanding work in the public relations field.
June 20, 2013

Q&A with game designers John and Brenda Romero

The duo will share their experiences in game design and give insight into the future of the industry during a Q&A June 28 at RIT.
June 18, 2013

American Honda Foundation supports NTID program

The $55,330 grant helps support the TechGirlz and TechBoyz summer camps for 7th, 8th or 9th graders who are deaf or hard of hearing and interested in science and technology.
June 18, 2013

Rock-climbing team places fourth at championships

The student team of nine competed in April against 31 schools from across the country. Several RIT students also excelled in the individual competitions.
June 18, 2013

RIT holds math workshop for high school teachers

Math teachers from across Monroe County and beyond will come to RIT for talks on how high school math forms the basis for college courses and how it is used by professionals.
June 17, 2013

Power fully restored on campus

The RIT power outage was related to a Rochester Gas and Electric issue off campus.
June 14, 2013

Study explains decades of black hole observations

A new study by astronomers at NASA, Johns Hopkins University and RIT confirms long-held suspicions about how stellar-mass black holes produce their highest-energy light.
June 13, 2013

Hundreds share ways to become more accessible

The Effective Access Technology Conference featured workshops, speakers, panel discussions and dozens of displays of technology to help those with disabilities.
June 12, 2013

Mustafa Abushagur takes part in TED Global 2013

The former prime minister of Libya and professor of electrical engineering at RIT will discuss the challenges of building new government and civic institutions in Libya.
June 12, 2013

Bruce Austin named director of RIT Press

Austin will be overseeing RIT’s scholarly publishing enterprise that is dedicated to the innovative use of new publishing technology.