News Stories
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March 1, 2016
RIT celebrates Shakespeare’s 400-year legacy
Several performances and productions are planned through the fall to commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. -
February 11, 2016
Image Permanence Institute improves website
RIT’s Image Permanence Institute completed a project to collect, refine and disseminate information about the material nature of photos in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. -
February 3, 2016
Three COLA faculty receive Miller Fellowships
Each awardee receives a $12,000 fellowship, typically used for a course release in the upcoming academic year and any costs related to the completion of their project. -
February 1, 2016
Grad student judges books by their covers
Daniel Gallagher analyzed the front covers of The New York Times fiction bestsellers over two years, finding publishers want to convey a feeling rather than the plot. -
February 1, 2016
2016 Imagine RIT exhibit proposals now accepted
Proposals for exhibits, performances and demonstrations for this year’s Imagine RIT, set for May 7, are being accepted until March 18.
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January 21, 2016
RIT/NTID presents 'Tribes' Feb. 4-7
The College of Liberal Arts and NTID present Tribes, a comedy/drama about family conflict that arises when a son brings his deaf girlfriend home to meet his parents.
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January 20, 2016
RIT supports Agnès Varda film series
RIT is teaming up with the George Eastman Museum to present a retrospective film series, Agnès Varda: (Self)-Portraits. Facts and Fiction, starting Jan. 27. -
November 20, 2015
Creating a game based on a 500-year-old painting
“The Garden,” a game created by RIT faculty and students and based on the famous painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” is in the prototype stage. -
November 20, 2015
Rocky Horror cast member prepares for performance
Meet David Martellock, a third-year mechanical engineering student, who will take the stage as Brad Majors in RIT’s production of “The Rocky Horror Show.” -
November 16, 2015
RIT commemorates Kate Gleason’s 150th birthday
An exhibit commemorating the 150th birthday of Kate Gleason opens at the Wallace Center on Thursday displaying photos, gears and other items from the engineering pioneer. -
November 13, 2015
“Rocky Horror” performed for 40th anniversary
RIT performing arts will put on several productions of “The Rocky Horror Show” this weekend for the 40th anniversary of the film adaptation. -
November 12, 2015
Author Elijah Wald to discuss Bob Dylan on Nov. 23
Elijah Wald, author of Dylan goes Electric: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night that Split the Sixties, will discuss his book at RIT on Nov. 23.