News Stories

April 22, 2013

Two RIT teams head to space apps challenge

Five groups of local innovators were winners in the NASA Space Apps Challenge held April 20-21 at RIT. Two of those groups will move on to the international round.
April 22, 2013

RIT partners with Power Authority on improvements

RIT will make efficiency improvements to cooling systems in four campus buildings, thanks to a loan from the New York Power Authority.
April 22, 2013

Sharing student successes with Readabout.me

Online service allows students to share news about achievements to family and friends.
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.