News Stories

WHEC-TV highlights RIT students participating in Rochester’s fourth annual Italian Heritage Day, where they led language lessons and connected with the local Italian American community through food, culture, and conversation.

Interesting Engineering highlights RIT mechanical engineering technology student Robert Desjardins, who designed four-tier storage stands capable of supporting more than 45,000 pounds of superconducting magnets for the world’s first Electron-Ion Collider.

Tech Briefs highlights RIT researchers Mohammad-Ali Miri, associate professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, and Kevin Zelaya Mendoza, post doctoral fellow, and their work on a programmable microwave-integrated circuit that uses analog computing to perform complex calculations at high speeds with potential applications in communications, radar, sensing, and space technologies.

GCC Business News highlights RIT Dubai’s new Master of Science in Integrative Design, an interdisciplinary program combining design, technology, business, and human-centered thinking to prepare graduates to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges.

The Saunders Supply Chain program boasts a 100 percent co-op placement rate and, paired with the university’s nationally ranked co-op and internship program, allows students to learn on the job and define their career paths.

RIT will launch a new master's degree in biological sciences in fall 2027.

Spectrum News speaks with Matthew Wright, professor and chair of cybersecurity at RIT, about growing cyber threats to public water systems and the importance of stronger cybersecurity protections for critical infrastructure.

Rochester Business Journal reports that Sujatha Ramanujan has been named CEO of the STELLAR Engine, which brings RIT together with regional partners to advance next-generation laser technology, workforce development, and economic growth.

NASA has awarded RIT’s Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Laboratory (DIRS) a three-year grant to lead a remote sensing field campaign and share the resulting data with researchers, educators, and the public.

Hinda Mandell, professor of journalism, appeared on Notre Dame's Designed for Learning podcast to discuss using crochet and other hands-on activities to engage students, support learning, and draw their attention away from digital spaces.

An RIT student and his team took home the first-place grand prize at HackMIT 2026, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hackathon. The team developed a low-cost testing device so anyone can check whether their medicine is real.