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RIT’s Big Shot project lights up the night along the Erie Canal
A popular RIT project offered a “flashback” to life along the Erie Canal in the 19th century. On May 8, the... [more]

RIT building shows its true color—green
RIT has opened its first ‘green’ building, as part of its ongoing sustainability efforts. The new College of Applied Science and... [more]

Dominican Republic offers RIT scholarships
The Dominican Republic government has partnered with RIT to offer scholarships to the island country’s best and brightest graduate students. James Miller,... [more]

Journey to the stars
In the next decade, breakthroughs in astrophysics could reshape our understanding of the universe. Observations of gravity waves could prove Einstein’s... [more]
Tryt and George Earn CO-SIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic District I All-Region Honors
ROCHESTER, NY - Seniors Ryan Tryt (Fulton, NY/G. Ray Bodley) and Matt George (Walton, NY/Walton) of the RIT baseball team... [more]
Recent news releases
- RIT Students Launch Web site Chronicling Extreme Winter Sports
- Students Design Combination Lock Operating Mechanism for Visually Impaired
- Imagine RIT Festival Attracts Thousands of Visitors
- RIT’s Baja SAE Team Captures Second Place in International Competition
- RIT Honors First Graders for Their Award-Winning Video about Computing, May 5
Visit University News for more news coverage.
Upcoming Events
Photos from the Imagine RIT festival:
View more photos from the festival, organized by category.
For a more complete list of RIT events, check out the events
calendar.
- RIT Senior Night (May 16)
- Final Exams (May 17,19,20,21,22)
- Commencement Weekend (May 23, 24)
- Spring/Summer Break (May 26 - May 30)
- Summer Quarter classes begin (June 2)
- Graduate Study Info Session (June 11)
Spotlight
RIT graduate Gary Bonvillian, now president of Thomas University, brings the instincts of an entrepreneur
to his career as a college administrator.
[more]
In Focus
The first grade class of Richard Colosi, Canandaigua Primary School, won a video contest in which Colosi and his students created... [more]


