News Stories
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November 8, 2018
RIT helps veterans take their next step
About 136 veterans are studying at RIT, and an additional 100 veteran family members are pursuing degrees here. RIT is annually recognized as a welcoming place for veterans. -
November 7, 2018
Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure wins Tiger Tank
Postdoctoral fellow Nicholas Conn hopes to lower the hospital readmission rates of patients with congestive heart failure through a toilet-seat based cardiovascular monitoring system. -
November 7, 2018
Host international students for 2018 Thanksgiving
Staff and faculty are invited to welcome an international student to Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 22. -
November 6, 2018
Exhibition explores Marvel Comics artist’s creative process
“Anatomy of a Comic,” will provide a behind-the-scenes look at how Adam Kubert ’81 illustrated an entire issue of Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man No. 305. -
November 6, 2018
Faculty-researcher honored as Emerging Investigator
Patricia Taboada-Serrano, an associate professor of chemical engineering, was named a 2018 Emerging Investigator by the American Chemical Society for her work in developing water treatment technology through molecular engineering -
November 6, 2018
‘Rubes’ creator discusses the art of cartooning
RIT students this week are learning first-hand what it’s like to be a syndicated cartoonist, with Leigh Rubin, the creator of Rubes, as cartoonist-in-residence. -
November 5, 2018
Colleges battle at national pentesting competition
Stanford University took home the top trophy in the 2018 National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, held Nov. 2–4 at RIT. -
November 2, 2018
RIT celebrates graduate student work
More than 100 RIT master’s and Ph.D. students will highlight their latest research and innovations at the 11th annual Graduate Education Showcase. The event is the culmination of a weeklong celebration of its graduate students Nov. 12-16. -
November 2, 2018
RIT hosts all-girl youth hackathon
Girls as young as 11 will use their laptops, imagination and teamwork skills for social good at ROCGirlHacks Powered by AT&T, Rochester’s all-girl youth hackathon hosted Nov. 17 at RIT. -
November 2, 2018
RIT enjoys stellar night at annual SMPTE awards
Motion picture science students, faculty and alumni took home several awards at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 25. -
November 1, 2018
Student Spotlight: Park design chosen for KaBOOM! grant
Meet Madison Miller, Jim Chen and Stefani Schultz, third-year interior design students who designed a play area for the Sojourner Home at Wilson Commencement Park in Rochester. The project received a $63,000 grant to make the students’ design a reality. -
November 1, 2018
RIT collaborates on multi-university research exploring the quantum world
RIT researcher Mishkat Bhattacharya is building a theoretical framework to predict how nanoparticles made of graphene, silica and rare-earth compounds behave when suspended within the center of a laser beam.