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Newest Ph.D. has long history in imaging
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE The first year was difficult, says Rodney Heckaman, the latest person to earn a Ph.D. from RIT. “My wife called me... [more]
Fornieri heads to Prague as RIT’s newest Fulbright scholar
Joseph Fornieri, associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts, has received a 2009 Teaching Fulbright Award from... [more]
Illustration student champions cause to keep Bills in Buffalo
This year’s Buffalo Bills debut in Toronto passed with little fanfare, but this hasn’t quieted speculation that the NFL franchise might... [more]
Pulling for women
Basketball brought Emily Hughes to RIT. The third-year international business and marketing student wasn’t initially attracted to the place. “The aesthetics,” she says,... [more]
Destler Challenge to be Held on Sunday; Come Out and Support the Basketball Teams
ROCHESTER, NY – For the second straight year, RIT President Dr. Bill Destler has issued a challenge to the student body... [more]
Recent news releases
- Internationally Prominent Landscape Photographer Edward Burtynsky Comes to RIT
- RIT Presents: ASL and Slam Poetry Showcase
- RIT Receives Grant to Study Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Female Faculty in ‘STEM’ Programs
- Celebrated Artist John Ahearn Gives Guest Lecture at RIT, Jan. 13
- Jupiter-like Planets Could Form Around Twin Suns
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Will Destler's hair turn orange again Jan. 11?
Spotlight
Television’s “Twin Peaks” disappeared more than a decade ago. But thanks to Jared Lyon ’01, fans can still tour the town and and connect with its characters. [more]
In Focus
Professor Joel Kastner and his team discovered a disk of molecules orbiting twin suns in the constellation Sagittarius. Their findings, reported... [more]