University News
Latest News
-
September 23, 2020
![Bruce Bates in hockey locker room.]()
Bruce Bates receives RIT’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Philanthropy Award
Over the past 50 years, Bruce Bates has worked with seven RIT presidents behind the scenes. He witnessed RIT move a campus from downtown to Henrietta. And he’s made strategic decisions that have helped propel RIT to the global university it is today. For his dedication and passion to RIT, Bates will receive RIT’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Philanthropy Award during a virtual celebration on Sept. 24.
-
September 23, 2020
![journalists who will be in attendance at the "Reporting While Black" event]()
RIT to host Reporting While Black panel discussion on Oct. 1
RIT will host a virtual panel discussion focused on the unique challenges and opportunities facing Black journalists and why representation in the media matters. The event, titled Reporting While Black, will feature six Rochester-based Black journalists from TV, radio, and print media at both the local and national level.
-
September 21, 2020
![students walking outside wearing masks.]()
Academic planning committee turns focus to spring semester
Beginning today, planning for spring semester is the focus of a committee representing several areas of the university.
-
September 21, 2020
![Student Nick Renzoni on Dressing for Success.]()
Dressing for success—even in virtual settings – can help lay groundwork for productive job interviews
Each year, as RIT students prepare for the university-wide Career Fair, there are often questions surrounding appropriate attire for interviews. Student Nick Renzoni, whose brand of style and sophistication is known around campus, offers tips for dressing for success.
-
September 18, 2020
![screenshot of Unreal Engine editing software.]()
RIT offers Unreal Engine Foundations Professional Certificate program on edX
Professionals interested in learning how to use Unreal Engine to create interactive 3D can now do it online with RIT’s Unreal Engine Foundations Professional Certificate program on edX.
-
September 18, 2020
![sign on building overhang that reads RIT MAGIC Spell Studios.]()
RIT’s MAGIC Speaker Series begins Sept. 24 with virtual lecture by Vicarious Visions
Shea McCombs and Jeff Stewart will present a behind-the-scenes look at the recent release of Activision’s Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2, as part of the kickoff lecture at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. The remastered game has been garnering outstanding reviews from critics and players alike.
-
September 16, 2020
![portrait of Yong “Tai” Wang.]()
RIT names Yong “Tai” Wang as dean of College of Health Sciences and Technology
Yong “Tai” Wang currently is dean and endowed chair professor of the Drs. Lee Roy and Lucy Mathis College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Texas at Tyler, a role he has held since 2014. He was chosen for the RIT dean following a national search, and will begin his new leadership role in January.
-
September 16, 2020
![INSIGHT Into Diversity announcing 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award]()
RIT named ‘Top College for Diversity’ and ‘Diversity Champion’ by INSIGHT Into Diversity
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has recognized RIT as a 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipient and a 2020 Diversity Champion. This marks the seventh year in a row RIT has been named a HEED Award recipient and sixth consecutive year as a Diversity Champion.
Campus Spotlight
-
![Photo by Elizabeth Lamark <br> <p>First-year student Daniel Zeznick auditions for the RIT Jazz Ensemble outside the Gene Polisseni Center.</p>]()
![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>Students in Luane Davis Haggerty’s introduction to theater class attend class outside. Haggerty is from NTID’s Department of Performing Arts.</p>]()
![Photo by Elizabeth Lamark <br> <p>Ben Zwickl, an associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, welcomes his online and in-person students to the first day of classes.</p>]()
![Photo by Elizabeth Lamark <br> <p>Students in Karen Braun and Flip Phillips’ imaging science class open up their Arduino kits for their first hands-on project.</p>]()
![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>Students walk the Quarter Mile to class on the first day of fall semester. They are spaced out and walking on opposite sides of the walkway to physically distance, due to COVID-19.</p>]()
![Photo by Gabrielle Plucknette-Devito <br> <p>Students in John Ward’s Management 101 class introduce themselves on the first day of in-person classes.</p>]()
![Photo by Gabrielle Plucknette-Devito <br> <p>Jessi Milliman, left, a fourth-year biomedical sciences major from Rochester, talks with Julia Biehler, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and political science major, also of Rochester. The two friends haven't seen each other since March.</p>]()
![Photo by Elizabeth Lamark <br> <p>RIT interpreters Jonathan Roman and Darla Guajardo take a break during orientation week.</p>]()
![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>Alan Singer, a professor in the School of Art, teaches a zoological and botanical art class on Zoom. The classroom is set up for 12 students, one to a desk, so they are spaced out.</p>]()
![Photo by Gabrielle Plucknette-Devito <br> <p>Students head to class on the first day of the fall semester, Aug. 19, 2020.</p>]()
August 24, 2020
Photo by Gabrielle Plucknette-Devito
Students head to class on the first day of the fall semester, Aug. 19, 2020.
Spring 2020 University Magazine
Students combine technology and design to help others. Also inside: Longest-serving faculty member leaves legacy of design.
Media Coverage
-
September 23, 2020
!['stars in deep space.']()
Space Sonification
WYPR.org features scientist Jenn Kotler ’14 (medical illustration), who is leading a team that is making music from space telescope data.
-
September 23, 2020
![art exhibit of 7 headphones sitting on a bench with purple, blue, and red cushions.]()
Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquires Its First Sound Installation
ArtNews features work by artist Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences).
-
September 23, 2020
!['cars at an intersection with WiFi signals above them.']()
Student Research Team Create Prototype of Secure Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications System
IEEE features an RIT student research team that invented a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications system prototype.
-
September 22, 2020
!['closeup of machine scanning a microchip.']()
ASM and RIT’s Expanded Partnership Produces Tomorrow’s Industry Leaders
U.S. Tech features RIT's partnership with ASM Assembly Systems.
Stay Connected
The killing of George Floyd and protests around the world against systemic injustice and inequality have prompted the RIT community to more closely examine its role in working to end racism. We’re launching a conversation to reinforce that Black Lives Matter. University leadership has pledged that the conversation, no matter how uncomfortable, must continue.