RIT alumnus Bill Tighe is considered a rock star of graphic design. Well, at least in the eyes of Goo Goo

Dolls’ Robby Takac.

Takac, bass guitarist of the Grammy nominated rock band, called on the help of a class of RIT senior design students

According to experts, the development and application of technologies is the key to social progress. However, the process for making public decisions related to technology is often problematic.

How does a public policymaker properly assess the benefits of funding one technology over another? How

No one talks about it much, but if you’re a woman scientist, you’re faced with it everyday: the challenge of being a serious scientist and an ideal mother. Those who haven’t made the choice must decide what they can live with: foregoing motherhood for

This fall, the College of Liberal Arts has added a bachelor’s degree in philosophy to its expanding undergraduate portfolio.

Philosophy at RIT has always been popular among students, who quickly fill all available courses, notes David Suits, a professor in the department since 1977.

Students enrolling

A supermassive black hole that has been kicked out of the center of its galaxy after colliding with another has to go somewhere. But finding a massive dark object in intergalactic space is especially challenging if the black hole has left without the glowing

RIT’s new College of Applied Science and Technology building has officially turned “green,” earning the U.S. Green Building Council’s Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, commonly called LEED, certification.

LEED is the most widely accepted rating system for evaluating sustainable, high-performance buildings and

Peter Singer will visit RIT to discuss “A Better, More Sustainable World.” The lecture—free and open to the public—will be held 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences auditorium. The lecture will be followed by a

Michelle Cometa has been named 2008-2009 chairperson of the President’s Commission on Pluralism and Inclusion. She takes over from Thomas Warfield, who previously held that position. Cometa will continue in her role as communications and public relations manager for Information and Technology Services, while

Gallery r, RIT’s Metro Showcase and Learning Laboratory for the Arts located at 775 Park Ave., will host “The Political Puzzle,” a creative mixed media exhibition featuring a visual representation of political viewpoints. The exhibition runs through Oct. 11, with a reception 7-9:30 p.m.

The 13th annual Mud Tug will be held noon-5 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Greek Lawn mud pit, east of the varsity athletic field. The tug-of-war competition, hosted this year by Greek fraternities Zeta Tau Alpha and Phi Kappa Psi, brings together RIT teams

RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences kicks off its annual Dean’s Lecture Series 1 p.m. Sept. 26 in Golisano College auditorium. Juan Gilbert, a distinguished associate professor in Auburn University’s Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, will deliver a lecture on

A first-of-its-kind conference will discuss how changing technology is affecting storytelling in American Sign Language in the deaf community. The free symposium, Redefining the Literary Expressions of Deafhood: The Impact of the Digital Age, will be held Oct. 3 and 4 at NTID’s Robert

The Republic of Ireland has contracted with the NTID’s Center for Education Research Partnerships in an effort to enhance education for students with hearing loss in the Emerald Isle. The $50,000 contract from the Irish National Council on Special Education will enable the