News Stories

November 14, 2012

Film uncovers personal impact of ‘Mein Kampf’

Hinda Mandell, assistant professor of communication, aims to raise $5,000 to complete her film on the personal impact that Hitler’s Mein Kampf has had on her family.
November 14, 2012

Business incubator honors graduates

Exiscan, OptiCool Technologies, Sweetwater Energy, Tenrehte, ThingWorx and Vnomics have graduated from Venture Creation’s Clean Energy Incubator.
November 13, 2012

Professor named American Physical Society fellow

Carlos Lousto is the second scientist at RIT to be named a fellow of the society.
November 13, 2012

Waffle sale benefits Hurricane Sandy victims

Students are selling caffeinated and regular waffles as an exam-week boost and to raise money for the Red Cross.
November 13, 2012

Yousef Al-Assaf named president of RIT Dubai

Al-Assaf, professor of engineering and dean of the College of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, will join RIT Dubai on Feb. 1.
November 12, 2012

RIT publishes book on Renaissance typographer

The Scythe and the Rabbit: Simon de Colines and the Culture of the Book in Renaissance Paris is published by Cary Graphic Arts Press.
November 12, 2012

Clean Energy Incubator honors graduate companies

A ceremony will be held Wednesday for start-up companies Exiscan, OptiCool Technologies, Sweetwater Energy, Tenrehte, ThingWorx and Vnomics.
November 12, 2012

Alumnus named chairman of RIT Board of Trustees

Brian Hall became a member of RIT’s Board of Trustees in 2000 and is the fifth alumnus to serve as chairman.
November 12, 2012

Student wins time with two NASA observatories

David Principe specializes in multiwavelength astronomy, a technique that uses data collected across the electromagnetic spectrum.
November 9, 2012

Legacy scholarship celebrates military service

A Q&A with third-year chemical engineering student James Reynolds, who received the USS Little Rock Association Legacy Scholarship.
November 8, 2012

Professor named editor-in-chief of science journal

Grover Swartzlander joins the Optical Society of America’s Journal of the Optical Society of America B.
November 8, 2012

Students ‘jam’ out animated films in 24 hours

In 24 hours, seven teams of students produced short animated films as part of the Animation Jam competition.