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  • January 3, 2018

    Rob Mostyn talking behind a podium.

    RIT to host statewide Game Dev Challenge
    The New York State Game Dev Challenge, hosted by RIT's MAGIC Center, is an opportunity for students enrolled in New York state colleges and universities and indie developers residing within the state to bring their game ideas to production. The challenge kicks off with an event at 4 p.m. Friday.

  • December 13, 2017

    Rit campus buildings.

    A history of philanthropy for RIT
    RIT has benefited from the generosity of many. Top lifetime donors to the university are James S. Gleason and the Gleason Family Foundation, B. Thomas Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, Eastman Kodak Co., The Nippon Foundation and E. Philip Saunders.

  • December 11, 2017

    A person writing on a clipboard while looking at a robot.

    New season of FIRST Robotics begins Jan. 6
    More than 3,500 teams from around the world will be part of the 2018 FIRST Robotics Kick Off, viewing a live, worldwide telecast at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 6. The Finger Lakes Regional competition takes place March 16-17 at the Gordon Field House.

  • December 11, 2017

    A headshot of Hamad Ghazle.

    Professor elected to sonography society board
    Professor Hamad Ghazle, director of the diagnostic medical sonography program, has been named to leadership positions within the national Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

  • December 11, 2017

    graphic for board game called Lost and Found.

    Professor launches games about religious legal systems
    A team of interdisciplinary researchers, designers and developers led by Owen Gottlieb, an assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT, has produced two first-of-their-kind table-top games that aim to promote and enhance the public understanding of religion and law.

  • December 11, 2017

    Rochester soul band Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People performing on stage.

    Performers announced for King's Legacy event
    Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People, a critically acclaimed soul band from Rochester, will be the featured performers at RIT's 2018 Expressions of King's Legacy event Jan. 25.