News Stories

November 18, 2014

Group aims to bridge gender gap in tech fields

Kristen Curtze ’09, ’11 and Liz Gombert ’09 started the Rochester chapter of Girl Develop It, which aims to help adults learn Web and software development.
November 18, 2014

RIT/NTID grad helps improve lives around the world

A curiosity about a college more than 6,600 miles from home nearly 20 years ago has led Minoru Yoshida to improve the lives of deaf and hearing individuals around the world.
November 18, 2014

Regional Alumni Activities
November 18, 2014

Expert Advice: Some tips on tipping

Joseph C. Miller is an assistant professor of marketing in Saunders College of Business. He gives six tips on the nature of tipping.
November 18, 2014

The RIT Advantage: Greatness Through Difference

The editors of The University Magazine recently interviewed President Bill Destler about RIT’s new strategic plan, “Greatness Through Difference.”
November 18, 2014

Downtown parade kicks off Spring Weekend

RIT’s Spring Weekend was an annual celebration that began around 1950 and was easily the biggest social event of the school year.
November 18, 2014

Tiger Talk: Austin McChord

Austin McChord ’09 started his computer data backup company out of his parents’ basement in 2007. This summer, Datto Inc. opened an office in downtown Rochester.
November 18, 2014

Proud grads get license to boast

RIT alumni have found a creative way to show their RIT identity to others—on their license plates.
November 18, 2014

Engineering a new Ph.D. program

The Kate Gleason College of Engineering launched a Ph.D. in engineering this fall with 10 students who will focus on solving problems of national and global significance.
November 18, 2014

Medical program matures to fill national need

The physician assistant class of 2016 is the first to go through the five-year BS/MS degree and represents a new phase of the physician assistant program at RIT.
November 18, 2014

The science behind 3D-printed prostheses

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, builds an object by adding material layer by layer until the printed part is finished.
November 18, 2014

A new hand for Lucas

Using 3D printers, open source designs and a little ingenuity, a group of RIT students and a research scientist are helping to advance the availability of prosthetic devices.