News Stories

April 22, 2013

NASA awards $1.1M to RIT

Grant will be used to advance a new family of large format infrared detectors grown on silicon wafer substrates.
April 22, 2013

Professor explores history of American mining

Eric Nystrom, assistant professor of history, presents “Seeing Underground: An Exploration of the Visual Culture of American Mining Engineering” on Thursday.
April 19, 2013

RIT hosts Faculty Institute on ‘Unlearning‘

The conference, set for May 22, features four speakers who will talk about their experiences in “unlearning.”
April 19, 2013

STAR Awards recognize student leaders

The annual event, sponsored by RIT’s Multicultural Center for Academic Success, showcases the academic achievements of its students and their contributions to campus groups.
April 19, 2013

AstroDance blends art and physics

The innovative multimedia performance that uses dance to tell the story of black holes and gravitational pull of particles in the universe will be performed at Imagine RIT.
April 19, 2013

University/Community Partnerships in Action at RIT

The Imagine RIT exhibit in the Gordon Field House offers visitors the chance to contribute to a community art “graffiti mural” among other activities.
April 19, 2013

Brooklyn Navy Yard honored for green efforts

The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. is being recognized by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute for a campus-wide solid waste and recycling program.
April 18, 2013

Student inspires prospective tigers to attend RIT

A Q&A with Alissa Anderson, a fifth-year mechanical engineering dual degree major and a student ambassador for the Undergraduate Admissions office.
April 17, 2013

‘United in Anger’ screening April 25

The documentary combines archival footage that puts the audience on the ground alongside activists who have brought worldwide attention to the AIDS crisis.
April 17, 2013

Gallery r Benefit set for April 25

The fundraiser begins with a reception followed by an art drawing and includes live music, light hors d’oeuvres, desserts and a cash bar.
April 16, 2013

RIT hosts free performance of ‘Uncle Vanya’

'Uncle Vanya' will be performed April 18, 20 and 21 at RIT's Vignelli Center for Design Studies in celebration of Russian literature.
April 16, 2013

RIT named to green colleges guide

For the third consecutive year, RIT has been named one of North America’s greenest universities by The Princeton Review.