Rochester Institute of Technology News

It’s been an eventful year for Josh Thorson. The assistant professor of photography created the live video projections for the Broadway production of Oklahoma!, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. He also was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Projection Design. And he is now the 2019-20 recipient of the Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

RIT President David Munson will host a virtual town hall Thursday, May 7, to discuss the current and future state of the university in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Juho Choi '20 (Illustration) was commissioned to paint a mural and was accepted into the Society of Illustrators' annual Student Scholarship Competition. 

Photography student Will Moran '20 reacted swiftly to create Cabin Fever, an online publication highlighting work by artists while in quarantine. 

RIT President David Munson outlines the vision for moving forward and reimagining RIT in a new normal as we approach the end of the spring semester.

Our Q&A with President Nick Renzoni gives the highlights of the season.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics.

The international honorary chapter Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) recognized the hard work of five Saunders Hospitality students this week

A multidisciplinary team of first-year students has been working to develop an imaging system that can reveal information hidden in historical documents for their Innovative Freshmen Experience project-based course. But with the shift to remote classes, the students left campus with the device nearly complete. Although disappointed, they shifted focus to the opportunities the new situation would create.

Four of the best games created at RIT this year were recently honored in the IGM Games Showcase. More than 20 analog, digital, augmented reality and virtual reality games were submitted to the judging panel. Prizes were awarded to games in four categories.

Spectrum News talks to Ian Mortimer, vice president for Enrollment Management, about virtual tours for prospective students and their families.

Michael Lam, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, explains the Big Bang theory for the "Curious Kids" series published by The Conversation.