News Stories

March 10, 2017

RIT hosts conference for young professionals

The day-long conference on March 16 aims to provide local young professionals with an opportunity to build skills, network and plan for the next step in their careers.
March 10, 2017

Companies with RIT ties get $1M from state

Four early-stage companies launched at RIT have received more than $1 million through New York state’s Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Investment Fund.
March 10, 2017

ROTC student earns Gold Congressional Award

Meet Gabriel Curcione, a first-year mechanical engineering technology major and member of the Air Force ROTC.
March 9, 2017

RIT alumna to be on SXSW panel

RIT’s Peer to Peer: Challenging Extremism winners are headed to the South by Southwest conference and festival in Austin, Texas. It’s Time: ExOut Extremism co-CEO Olivia Hauck ’16 will be participating as a panelist, and co-CEO Jessica Kellner ’16 will be in attendance.
March 9, 2017

RIT to host statewide Game Dev Challenge kickoff

RIT’s MAGIC Center will host the kickoff for its first-ever New York State Game Dev Challenge on Friday. The challenge is an opportunity for students and indie developers to bring their game ideas to production.
March 8, 2017

RIT evening classes canceled

RIT classes – those starting at 5 p.m. or later – will be canceled this evening due to severe weather conditions. Any classes currently in session will end at 5 p.m.
March 8, 2017

Language processing expert to speak Friday

Hal Daume III, an expert in how language is processed by machines, will discuss “Natural Language Processing on Creative Content” for the Distinguished Computational Linguistics Lecture.
March 8, 2017

Packaging science students host Packaging Jamboree

The 32nd annual Packaging Jamboree focuses on innovations and technologies that are helping improve problems in the environment. It is organized and run entirely by students.
March 8, 2017

FIRST Robotics regional kicks off March 17

Robotic “adventure clubs” are mobilizing for Steamworks, the 2017 FIRST Robotics competition. This year, 49 high school teams from New York, Ohio and Canada will meet for the Finger Lakes Regional on March 17-18 at RIT.
March 8, 2017

RIT ranked among top animation schools

RIT’s School of Film and Animation is once again ranked among the top animation schools in the country by Animation Career Review, a leading online resource of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals.
March 7, 2017

Alumnus wins national award for physics research

Ryan Scott ’16 (physics) has been recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Advanced Laboratory Physics Association for his contributions as an undergraduate student researcher to RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy.
March 7, 2017

Osher at RIT previews spring courses

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology is offering a sneak peek of spring term classes for thinkers ages 50 and beyond on March 20.