News Stories

Former Oxford University professor Newton Howard is fueled by his fascination with quantum biology and neuroscience. This fall, Howard will bring his enthusiasm and expertise to RIT’s School of Individualized Study as a professor of practice.

Supported by RIT Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe, COSMOS-Web—the largest James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 1 observation program—has made its full data set publicly available.

The campus may seem quiet, but RIT Facilities Management Services is in high gear, racing to complete over 100 construction projects before students return in late August.

A team of software engineering students is completing a senior project with KidsOutAndAbout.com, an event curation platform that helps families find local events.

After 39 years of teaching in RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, Professor Michael Peres looks toward retirement and fondly recalls the memories he’s made on campus.

Robert Pearson helped make history when RIT began its microelectronic engineering program in the early 1980s. An RIT alumnus of the electrical engineering program and MicroE’s first faculty hire, Pearson reflected on some of that history—and his place in it—before retiring this summer after more than 40 years.

Tech influencer Jacklyn Dallas, from the YouTube Channel NothingButTech, visited Imagine RIT as part of a partnership with the university. She shared glimpses of her day with her followers during her visit and recently published a more in-depth look at her experience.

When RIT students create video games, they don’t just mail it in. A team of students recently won the Grand Prize at GameFest 2025 for developing Pelican Post. The game is about a pelican mailman delivering mail to a small town of unique characters.

Thirteen students have received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a merit-based scholarship that allows U.S. students to gain proficiency in a variety of languages and cultures.

RIT’s partnership with Rochester Prep High School celebrated its 10-year anniversary.

RIT was ranked No. 5 on the Animation Career Review list of Top 50 Game Design Schools and Colleges in the U.S. and No. 2 New York state.

James G. Gould, president and co-founder of Alesco Advisors LLC and an RIT alumnus, has been named as the 2025 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business.