News

January 4, 2016

RIT now considered national "Doctoral University"

Rochester Institute of Technology is now considered a “Doctoral University” by the leading national classification of U.S. colleges and universities.
December 11, 2015

RIT to build national STEM diversity alliance

RIT has received a $270,225 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an alliance among independent diversity programs at universities across the country.
December 11, 2015

Students reach next phase of SpaceX competition

Two teams of undergraduate RIT students beat out universities and companies from around the world to advance in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend.
December 4, 2015

RIT Observatory open house focuses on Geminids

The RIT Observatory will host an open house during the Geminid meteor showers. The observatory will be open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 14, weather permitting.
December 4, 2015

‘Climate Change Curriculum’ tackles global issue

The Climate Change Curriculum at RIT, or 3C@RIT, recently won an $18,500 grant to establish a set of immersion courses and a minor available to all students.
December 2, 2015

Physics professor facilitates OSA incubator

Professor Mishkat Bhattacharya will co-host a meeting on levitated optomechanics at the Optics Society of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., today through Friday.
December 1, 2015

RIT receives funding for photonics workforce study

An NSF-funded study by RIT researchers of current practices in the photonics and optics industry will help educators better prepare students for jobs in the field.
November 20, 2015

Next-generation infrared detectors win NSF funding

The National Science Foundation has awarded RIT nearly $2 million in second-phase funding to lead the development of infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers.
November 18, 2015

RIT recognized for number of physics graduates

RIT has been ranked 20th on the American Institute of Physics’ list of universities conferring the largest number of undergraduate physics degrees.
November 13, 2015

Professor shares black hole research Nov. 18

Manuela Campanelli has been invited to talk about simulating supermassive black hole mergers at SC 2015, the international supercomputing conference, on Nov. 18.
November 13, 2015

Why the NFL's ‘Color Rush’ debut lacked luster

Mark Fairchild, director of the color science MS/Ph.D. program, explains why last night’s NFL ‘Color Rush’ debut was met with such cold reception.
November 4, 2015

Evelyn Brister named first Fram Faculty Fellow

Evelyn Brister has been named the Fram Faculty Fellow in Applied Critical Thinking. She will assume her post immediately for the 2015-16 term.