Rochester Institute of Technology News

The Rochester Beacon reports that RIT ranks No. 1 in the Rochester area in  “A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges," a  new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

The new graduate degree in health and well-being management will prepare students for careers in primary health care, corporate America and community health programs, or for medical/dental school and health-related Ph.D. programs.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 27: What does a video game producer do? John Blau, a fourth-year game design and development major, talks with John Veneron, digital games hub associate at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, about their experiences in video game production and how RIT’s MAGIC Center is helping student developers publish their work.

Meet Aseel Babhair, a fourth-year computing security major from RIT Dubai who is competing in the International Final for the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) this weekend, Nov. 22-24.

This October, the whole RIT and NTID community was treated to the first performances in the University’s joint theatrical season—performances that showcase a unique blend of Deaf and hearing actors on one stage.  The season’s first production, “I and You,” ran from October 25-27 in NTID’s 1510 Lab Theatre, and included students from degree programs across the university

The Rochester Beacon talks to Irshad Altheimer, associate professor of criminal justice and director, Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about gun violence.

Fu Jiang discovered the interesting and complex topic of Color Science while taking some courses at RIT. Today, his dissertation research is focused on the Color Gamut Volume of High Dynamic Range (HDR) display.

A graduate culture is taking root at RIT with more Ph.D. students on the main campus than ever before, and the Office of Graduate Education is building on the momentum.

A new certificate program launched by Saunders College of Business is helping to develop strong leaders who are equipped to tackle personal, relational and global challenges.

The Logistics Manager’s Index, developed by Assistant Professor Steven Carnovale and his colleagues, has become a data source for The Wall Street Journal and FreightWaves.

Steve Sasson, a longtime engineer at Kodak, engaged students with the story of his life-changing work in Kodak research labs — from the technical challenges to how a prominent world news event helped push the technology to market. 

Futurism cites research by Richard O’Shaughnessy, assistant professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences.