News

June 28, 2016

RIT team wins global challenge against terrorism

“It’s Time: ExOut Extremism,” a social media campaign created by RIT students, took top prize in the U.S. State Department’s P2P: Challenging Extremism competition.
June 22, 2016

Professor to help assess child language abilities

Assistant Professor Emily Prud’hommeaux received a grant to update the tests speech-language pathologists have used for decades to determine a child’s language abilities.
May 16, 2016

RIT dedicates room to professor Dane Gordon

Dane R. Gordon, who retired in 2000, cut the ribbon Friday at the Dane R. Gordon Seminar Room in Liberal Arts Hall, dedicated to him for his many years of outstanding service.
May 9, 2016

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” performed outdoors

Students, staff and faculty members are performing William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday in RIT’s Infinity Quad.
May 2, 2016

Explore the power of the brain at Imagine RIT

The exhibit “Exploring Psychology: How the Mind Plays Tricks” illustrates how the brain processes information, such as taste, words, colors and images.
April 29, 2016

RIT honors students for writing excellence

The College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing at the 2016 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Award Ceremony.
April 29, 2016

RIT hosts THATCamp May 6

The THATCamp (short for The Humanities and Technology Camp) will focus on using digital humanities and social sciences tools and methods to teach undergraduates.
April 27, 2016

Lecture focuses on racial violence

Jose Medina, a philosophy professor at Vanderbilt University, presents “No Justice, No Peace: Racial Violence, Epistemic Death, and Insurrection” on May 4.
April 27, 2016

Conference explores happiness in Bhutan

The symposium “Bhutan’s Philosophy of Gross National Happiness and its Relevance for Western Society” will study happiness and how happiness is treasured in Bhutan.
April 21, 2016

Preserving native languages discussed at RIT

The Linguistics Research Symposium on American Indian Languages will be held Friday and features 16 research presentations.
April 19, 2016

RIT recognizes dedicated volunteers

Cindee Gray, assistant vice president of the RIT & RRH Alliance, and student Amanda Schartau are the recipients of the Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards.
April 19, 2016

RIT symposium explores Japan-U.S. relations

Faculty members from RIT, The College at Brockport and Niagara University are expected to talk about history, politics, trade, science, technology and culture.