Office of the Provost News

John Seely Brown, former chief scientist of Xerox Corp. and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), will be the keynote speaker for RIT’s annual commencement celebration.

The 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings, released today, featured RIT on its lists for business, computing, engineering and undergraduate online education.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 6: Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Brittany Vanderhoof, Ph.D. student in astrophysical sciences and technology, discuss their career paths, the opportunities and challenges for women in the sciences and their own efforts to be role models for future generations of scientists.

More than 100 graduate students highlighted their latest findings at the showcase in the form of poster and oral presentations, product demonstrations and an art exhibition.

“Applied Critical Thinking: Critical Thinking to Making” will explore how artists and designers can use applied critical thinking in the creative process.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 1: Our debut episode features a conversation between Eugene Fram, professor emeritus from Saunders College of Business, and Chris Jackson, associate dean of the College of Art and Design. The two discuss how they came to value the importance of critical thinking and the role it plays in education, business, design and everyday life.

RIT, for the eighth consecutive year, has been named one of the greenest universities by The Princeton Review—while also placing on the new “Top 50 Green Colleges” ranking list.

RIT’s Move78 Artificial Intelligence Seminar series focuses on research in RIT’s growing artificial intelligence (AI) community, such as machine learning, neuromorphic computing and computer vision.

Meet Dominic Oliverio, a second-year electrical engineering major, first enrolled at RIT in the University Exploration program to explore his academic options.

Yashar Seyed Vahedein, an engineering Ph.D. candidate, established the Doctoral Student Association (DSA) as a social and professional connection for RIT’s doctoral and prospective Ph.D. students.

The Bal Dixit Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Fire Protection Research is made possible by a $2 million gift from RIT alumnus and former trustee Sudhakar “Bal” Dixit.

Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is presenting on “Assessment of Resource Efficiency and Innovation in Circular Economy Through Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse.”