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  • August 30, 2018

    A woman in a yellow and white jumpsuit stands at a podium in front of a crowd speaking. There is a large projection screen showing a clip of Sesame Street.

    RIT Metaproject is heading to ‘Sesame Street’
    Metaproject 09 is brought to you by the Sesame Workshop and the letters R, I and T. Industrial design students learned today that they will spend the semester designing products for the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street.

  • August 27, 2018

    The cover art of Huxley's eassy "Words and Their Meanings" featuring a tan background and a burnt orange square in the center with a black, geometric pattern within the square.

    RIT Press to reprint rare essay by Aldous Huxley
    RIT Press is reintroducing a rare essay by famed English writer Aldous Huxley that argues the significance and power of words. The limited edition facsimile of Huxley’s 1940 title Words and Their Meanings is now available through RIT Press.

  • August 27, 2018

    The Inclusive Excellence researchers pose for a photo together in front of their research posters.

    Inclusive Excellence cultivates diversity

    The first Inclusive Excellence research fellowship was held this summer and paired seven undergraduate students in the College of Science with research mentors. The initiative is working to create a deeper understanding of diversity in the College of Science and at RIT.

  • August 24, 2018

    Three researchers dressed in white, sterile jumpsuits work together in a lab.

    RIT garners record $78 million in research funding
    RIT’s sponsored research portfolio grew in fiscal year 2018, reaching a record $78 million in funding. RIT received 340 new awards and had a record 333 principal investigators associated with active research awards.

  • August 24, 2018

    President Munson outlines RIT’s 2025 Strategic Plan
    RIT President David Munson said exciting changes are in the works in RIT’s revised 2025 Strategic Plan that will help the university get closer to becoming a top-50 university, yet unlike any other top-50 university in the nation.

  • August 22, 2018

    Group of students celebrating in parking lot at convocation.

    New students urged to dream and change the world
    Get involved, know your fellow students and professors, and take advantage of as many opportunities as you can was the main theme expressed during New Student Convocation at RIT today, as the university welcomed its most academically qualified first-year students.

  • August 21, 2018

    RIT welcomes new students to campus
    RIT this week welcomes its most academically qualified freshman class, with an average SAT score expected to exceed 1300 for the first time. With the new students, total RIT enrollment is expected to surpass 19,000, the highest in history.