News Stories

WHEC-TV highlights the opening of the Fairlife milk production facility in Webster, N.Y., noting that the technical aptitude required for the work could lead to opportunities for RIT students.

An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.

Jason Nordhaus, associate professor in the Department of Science and Mathematics, talks to Good Morning America about changes in Earth's rotation rates.

An entry-level clinical doctorate in occupational therapy will launch in June 2026. The program, which will focus on innovative interventions and adaptive devices that extend patients’ functional skills, represents the university’s first clinical doctorate degree.

Two RIT astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. students had proposals accepted for the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Science Space and Technology program, which provides funding for graduate student designed and performed research projects for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

Luvon Sheppard, professor in the School of Art, is named one of City's Rochester 10–profiles of people who are contributing time, energy, and passion to make our city a better place to live, work, and play.

At the Undergraduate Research Symposium, RIT students share research in artificial intelligence, sustainability, health sciences, and other areas that is helping to solve global challenges.
 

Rochester Business Journal speaks with Rosalie Clemens, executive director of RIT Certified, about how it designs custom training aligned to employer needs. (This content may require a subscription to view.)

WHEC-TV talks to Naveen Sharma, associate dean for Faculty Affairs and Industry Engagement in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about the RIT-sponsored AT&T ROC Jr Game Dev Camp, where campers learned to design and code their own games from scratch.

WROC-TV highlights the free weeklong summer camp, AT&T ROC Jr Game Dev Camp, sponsored by RIT. Campers received new laptops to continue to create video games on their own.

WHAM-TV showcases the RIT-sponsored AT&T ROC Jr Game Dev Camp where campers learned coding and animation.

Accomplished alumni, creative technology research, and interdisciplinary program offerings set RIT’s School of Film and Animation apart from others on The Hollywood Reporter’s 2025 top film schools list. RIT was ranked number 22 this year, a leap ahead from the school’s rank in 2024.