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A faculty member who uses his business background of seeing technology go from concept to production and a graduating engineering student who enjoys helping others and wants to develop medical devices have been named this year’s RIT Alfred Davis Award winners.

The center is working to advance and characterize single-photon sensing CMOS image sensors to determine if they can survive the harsh radiation environments in NASA missions. A successful image was recently captured, providing a milestone in the project.

WGRZ speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the popular messaging app Signal, which offers end-to-end message encryption.

The house hunt of alumnus Adam Stone '04 and his partner, Jordan Fenlon, is featured in The New York Times. (This content may require a subscription to view.)

WROC-TV speaks with NTID President Gerard Buckley about Monroe County's new Deaf Equity Council.

An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by the Rochester Beacon.

Global business management student Kelsey Pinkowski and racing icon Danica Patrick now have something in common. They both won the prestigious Gorsline Scholarship, which honors outstanding up-and-coming drivers in the racing community.

Trey Choate, left, a third-year visual media major, and Melson Miranda, a second-year visual communications design major, spent part of Spring Break painting a mural. Designed by Amber Stokes, a multimedia graphic designer with RIT’s Finance and Administration division, the mural was made for a relaunch of the former Ritz Sports Zone. Now officially “Ritz,” the space gives visitors a new vibe, focusing on energy, pride, and unique connections that make RIT a vibrant community. A week of events are planned in the space including making charm bracelets, photos with Ritchie and Balloon Ritchie, trivia, table and lawn games, interactive crafts, giveaways, and more.

Led by professor Linwei Wang, RIT research teams are creating detailed virtual replicas of individual patients’ hearts, enabling doctors to simulate and analyze treatment options before any invasive procedures. 

CNET interviews Matthew Wright, Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the fight against deepfakes. Ph.D. students John Sohrawardi and Kelly Wu also break down tips on how to spot deepfakes.

All Hallows Geek includes Daniel Durant, former NTID student, in a list of people who will be performing American Sign Language alongside the episodes of Max shows. Durant will be signing for the show The Last of Us.

Eighteen students from across campus were honored this year by the Rochester Institute of Technology College of Liberal Arts 45th annual Student Writing Awards presentation on March 21, 2025.