RIT President Bill Destler didn’t arrive quietly on his first workday as the university’s new leader, and RIT Student Government helped to make sure of that.
Student leaders joined many other orange-and-brown clad members of the RIT community, including faculty and staff, to offer a
RIT-county partnership results in alternative-energy vehicle study
RIT President Bill Destler and Nabil Nasr, assistant provost and director of the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, joined County Executive Maggie Brooks July 16 to announce a new partnership between Monroe County and RIT to assess the performance of the county’s fleet of
A startup company that specializes in burning fuel more cleanly and efficiently is the first to hatch from RIT’s incubator program, Venture Creations.
Cerion Energy recently finalized a $1.2 million financing deal. Braemar Energy Ventures of New York City is the lead
RIT has been awarded a $1.1 million grant in support of its Project Lead the Way program. The grant, which was awarded by the New York State Education Department through its “Engineers of the Future” program, will support engineering curriculum training for New York
NTID has received a three-year, $900,000 Steppingstones of Technology for Individuals with Disabilities program grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Grant monies will be used for the project, Evaluation of the Use of Tablet PCs and C-Print to Support Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The RIT men and women’s crew teams traveled to England for the 20th Henley Women’s Regatta and the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England. RIT was one of four American collegiate crews, including Brown University, Harvard University and Stanford University. The women’s crew team competed for the Frank Harry Cup, while the crew team of Madison Shelestak, Scott DeFisher, Chris Frey, Jeremy Schiele and Matt
Bonaventura were the first RIT crew members ever to race for the Prince Albert Challenge Cup, an event held annually since 1839 on the Thames River.
A reception was also held for international crews at the River and Rowing Museum in the Schwarzenbackh Rowing Gallery. The gallery displays stories about the personalities who shaped the sport of rowing and exhibits hundreds of unique objects including boats, trophies, video footage and works of art.
