The magical world of trains goes way beyond Harry Potter boarding the Hogwarts Express at London’s King Cross Station.

Trains have found a new destination at the George Eastman House

in an exhibition that runs through Jan. 25 and features a diorama created by RIT’s

Bernie Fuchs, born in a small coal-mining town during the Great Depression, had no art training as a boy and graduated from high school without ever painting a picture or knowing what an illustrator did. Soon after, he suffered a hand injury, losing three

The oldest and largest employer in the United States has added one more member to its ranks, and she works right on the RIT campus.

Amanda Massab, who received her bachelor’s in business management at RIT in 2007, has begun a job with the Department

Hackers beware. An RIT professor knows how to thwart sophisticated and determined intruders from stealing personal and corporate information. His secret? Anchor your online activities to the physical world.

Scientist and entrepreneur Roger Dube takes a close look at user authentication and computer security in

A television commercial airing this holiday season features Amber Zion, a graduate of RIT/NTID.

The commercial is being broadcast nationally by Kay Jewelers. Zion portrays a deaf woman meeting with her hearing boyfriend near a Christmas tree. The boyfriend apologizes for his signing ability and

A delegation from RIT, led by President Bill Destler, traveled recently to Hamamatsu, Japan, to meet with dignitaries in a Sister City cultural exchange. On behalf of Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy, a 1993 RIT alumnus, Destler presented Hamamatsu Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki with greetings and

This year’s list of the Rochester Top 100 companies again features several local companies with connections to RIT. Nearly one-third of the companies on the list have leaders who are RIT alumni or trustees or employ RIT co-op students.

In a poll conducted by

Long time community activist and educator Iris Banister will be the keynote speaker at the 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration at RIT. The program takes place at 4 p.m. Jan. 27 in Ingle Auditorium, Student Alumni Union.

Banister, executive director of Rochester

Fred Smith, RIT’s secretary of the institute, will retire Dec. 31. Smith, a 37-year employee of RIT, was honored at a reception Dec. 2.

Smith joined RIT in 1971 as vice president for student affairs and dean of complementary education. In this role, he was

In the spirit of RIT’s vision of shared governance, Staff Council, Academic Senate and Student Government have united to create a continuous channel of communication for all of their constituents. Look for updates from a selected governance group at the beginning of each month