News

February 1, 2016

National speakers highlight Black History events

Ronald Jackson and Lawrence Ross, both leaders in the history and politics of race, headline RIT’s annual Black History Month programming.
January 27, 2016

History professor studies post-WWII tech transfer

Assistant Professor Corinna Schlombs studied productivity and trans-Atlantic technology transfer and their impact following World War II.
January 21, 2016

RIT/NTID presents 'Tribes' Feb. 4-7

The College of Liberal Arts and NTID present Tribes, a comedy/drama about family conflict that arises when a son brings his deaf girlfriend home to meet his parents.
January 20, 2016

RIT supports Agnès Varda film series

RIT is teaming up with the George Eastman Museum to present a retrospective film series, Agnès Varda: (Self)-Portraits. Facts and Fiction, starting Jan. 27.
January 20, 2016

Grant to help electric control center operators

Researchers at RIT and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received a grant to find easier ways for operators to process critical situations.
January 4, 2016

RIT now considered national "Doctoral University"

Rochester Institute of Technology is now considered a “Doctoral University” by the leading national classification of U.S. colleges and universities.
December 10, 2015

Communication students pitch Nalgene ad campaign

Nineteen students in four groups developed ad campaigns for Nalgene and pitched them to the company's marketing director as their capstone in a campaign management class.
November 20, 2015

Creating a game based on a 500-year-old painting

“The Garden,” a game created by RIT faculty and students and based on the famous painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” is in the prototype stage.
November 16, 2015

RIT commemorates Kate Gleason’s 150th birthday

An exhibit commemorating the 150th birthday of Kate Gleason opens at the Wallace Center on Thursday displaying photos, gears and other items from the engineering pioneer.
November 13, 2015

“Rocky Horror” performed for 40th anniversary

RIT performing arts will put on several productions of “The Rocky Horror Show” this weekend for the 40th anniversary of the film adaptation.
November 6, 2015

Italian director Giovanna Taviani comes to RIT

Giovanna Taviani will conduct master classes for students of Italian, anthropology and film at RIT Nov. 10 and 11. Her documentary, “Ritorni,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Nov. 11.
November 4, 2015

Evelyn Brister named first Fram Faculty Fellow

Evelyn Brister has been named the Fram Faculty Fellow in Applied Critical Thinking. She will assume her post immediately for the 2015-16 term.