Rochester Institute of Technology News

The devastating impact of COVID-19 on national and global supply chains is being studied by experts all over the world. It has also presented research opportunities for supply chain professors in RIT’s Saunders College of Business and created a robust discussion between RIT students and faculty.

During this time of COVID-19, the Wellness division of RIT Student Affairs remains a resource for undergraduate and graduate students seeking health care, mental health counseling, nutrition advice or guidance for navigating personal matters. While the delivery process looks different than before the pandemic, the level of care is the same.

Each year, the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3), and NYS Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) provide two $5,000 awards to New York State University and colleges who are members of the NYSAR3 College Council.

Rolling Out features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Globe Post.

George Kamper '77 and wife Sherryl are putting smiles on faces during a difficult time with their whimsical photos of them engaging in everyday activities with George inside a large, protective bubble.

Discover the genetic variation that impacts disease and treatment outcomes as an evolutionary biologist.

An RIT scientist has been tapped by the National Science Foundation to solve a fundamental problem that plagues artificial neural networks. Christopher Kanan, an assistant professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, received $500,000 in funding to create multi-modal brain-inspired algorithms capable of learning immediately without excess forgetting.

RIT will celebrate the Class of 2020 with a virtual conferral of degrees on May 8, with plans for an in-person, traditional event at a future date when it’s considered safe, said President Munson and Provost Granberg in a letter to the graduates and the community.

RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing with more than a dozen writing awards for essays varying from wasteful energy, maternal mortality, eyewitness testimony policies and seeking worth in a liberal arts degree. Each department within the college selected student awardees whose work embodies the ideals and standards of excellence, creative endeavor and scholarship.

Adam Richlin '09 is helping to distribute fresh groceries to freelancers during the pandemic — a selfless act that is mirrored in the business model of Brooklyn lighting equipment rental house.

Members of RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives are doing their part to help combat the opioid epidemic by determining the effectiveness of a dependency treatment program offered to inmates at the Monroe County Jail.