Rochester Institute of Technology

Do you have questions about COVID-19 vaccinations? We have a new web page with some helpful FAQs. https://bddy.me/3bWmy1f

Hockey fans are still cheering for the Tigers on game nights at Gene Polisseni Center, just a bit quieter than usual. Fans enthusiastically responded to a recent campaign to fill seats with cardboard photo cutouts. "The cutouts came as a surprise to most of us, but it was awesome when we all saw them," said men's assistant captain Will Calverley. https://bddy.me/3iu3dWj

RIT students returning to campus for spring semester can expect an increase in testing for COVID-19 as part of the university’s overall strategy for preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Learn more about important testing guidelines: https://bddy.me/3p34lCT

Bakari Sellers will keynote our annual Expressions of King's Legacy event on Jan. 28. The event is open to the public. https://bddy.me/34VjMFb

The World is Not Totally Upside Down: A message from President Munson as RIT and the nation look to the future. https://bddy.me/2M8AdqY

Our celebrations of Martin Luther King, Jr., will continue on January 28, 2021, when Bakari Sellers joins us as the keynote for the 39th annual Expressions of King's Legacy virtual event. Widely considered to be a rising star within the Democratic Party and leading voice for his generation, Sellers upcoming book, "My Vanishing Country, A Memoir," will be released in May. https://bddy.me/2M47L9K

All of us at RIT wish you and yours a happy holiday season and send best wishes for the new year. May we continue to find better ways and days ahead in 2021. https://bddy.me/3mTz4k6

This semester, students from RIT’s campuses in Rochester, China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo had the opportunity to enroll in a variety of classes that provided them with virtual intercultural experiences. https://bddy.me/3rA0D5A

Our student organizations displayed great creativity to remain active and safe last semester. https://bddy.me/37NtEmk

Don't forget to wear a proper face covering under your Halloween mask. Stop the spread.

The The New York Times named Christine Sun Kim '02 as one of their 12 "Breakout Stars of 2020." Kim performed "America the Beautiful" and the national anthem in sign language during this year's Super Bowl. https://www.nytimes.com///arts/breakout-stars-actors.html

Thanks to consultants at Security Risk Advisors, five students with non-traditional backgrounds from RIT's Cybersecurity Bootcamp will each receive a $5,000 scholarship! These scholarships will help students to continue pursuing careers in Cybersecurity. Details: https://bddy.me/2Jf3jDT

People looking to become data literate can now do it online with Rochester Institute of Technology’s Data Analysis for Decision-Making Professional Certificate program on edX. Registration is now open for the online program. https://bddy.me/3ozSsEM

An HBO film about the Suffrage Movement, Iron Jawed Angels, will be the focus of a campus discussion and part of RIT’s centennial celebration of the 19th amendment and women’s voting rights. The class discussion will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Oct. 30. https://bddy.me/3orMFAW

Inventors at NTID received a second patent for a new method of evaluating hearing. This signifies United States Patent Office recognizing the usefulness and originality of this technology! Details: https://bddy.me/35D4oNk

RIT professors David Borkholder, Adam Smith, Linwei Wang and Caroline Easton received one of the first Catalyst grants from the National Academy of Medicine for its initiative to improve health care, quality of life, and longevity for the aging population. https://bddy.me/35BHeGX

RIT will offer students an alternate grading option for the fall and spring semesters of the 2020-2021 academic year. Details: https://bddy.me/37LXwzM

RIT’s Student Life Center opens Monday for students, faculty, and staff hoping to keep fit now that colder weather is settling in. It will be open from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. weekdays, and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends. https://bddy.me/3mnwh2I

Professor Emeritus Linda Barton has been recognized by the American Physical Society for excellence in laboratory instruction. She is the 2021 recipient of the Jonathan F. Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction. https://bddy.me/34taikU

Thank you to everyone who helped to make ROAR Day such a success!

Dr. Munson’s fourth annual Performing Arts Challenge is to be held virtually on Feb. 5 during FreezeFest. The deadline to enter is Nov. 1, and groups and individuals are both welcome to apply online through a virtual application. https://bddy.me/3kvD2Pl

"RIT is increasing its involvement in downtown Rochester, so we are tremendously excited that the Innovation Square project is moving forward. We anticipate a high level of student interest from those wanting an urban living experience in a location that is convenient to the burgeoning start-up scene." -- President David Munson https://bddy.me/35z1GIw

David Narváez, a computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, used mathematical computing to help researchers solve a nearly century-old math problem called Keller’s conjecture. https://bddy.me/31DlSrF