News Stories

People speaks to NTID alumni Daniel Moreno '15 (industrial design) and Janet West Moreno '09 (applied arts and sciences) about the most common misconceptions related to raising hearing children.

Spectrum News speaks to microelectronic engineering student Lucas Newquist about raising a guide dog in training on campus as part of a pilot program supporting service animal development.

Rochester Beacon speaks to Stefan Preble, Bausch and Lomb Professor and Ph.D. program director of microsystems engineering, about the region’s bid to become a National Science Foundation innovation hub and how the STELLAR initiative could expand laser research and workforce development.

WHEC-TV speaks to Danny Maffia, principal lecturer at NTID, about the Deaf Day of Play event at Strong National Museum of Play providing accessible experiences for deaf families.

Evan Selinger, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, interviews Andrew Ferguson, professor at George Washington University Law School, for the Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to read.)

RealClear Politics published an essay by Lauren Hall, associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts, that dissects why many working-class Americans feel like current systems of governance aren’t working for them.

Spectrum News announces that former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison will serve as commencement speaker and receive an honorary doctorate at RIT’s 2026 academic convocation. RIT President Bill Sanders is quoted. 

WROC-TV highlights an exhibition at RIT’s City Art Space featuring artist Lydia Boddie-Rice, whose handmade kite installations combine storytelling, animation, and physical art.

Highbrow Magazine publishes a column by Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, examining congressional war powers and how Congress’s response to recent conflicts compares to its assertion of authority during the Vietnam War.

Fine Books Magazine speaks to Roger Easton Jr., professor of imaging science, about using advanced imaging technologies to help reveal hidden texts such as the Archimedes Palimpsest, contributing to the preservation and interpretation of historical manuscripts.

At the GDC (Game Developers Conference) Festival of Gaming in San Franciso, PC Gamer interviewed RIT students who created the alternative controller interactive experience Don’t Run With Scissors.

At the GDC (Game Developers Conference) Festival of Gaming in San Franciso, PC Gamer interviewed RIT students who created a giant toothbrushing interactive experience called Floss Boss.