News Stories
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October 14, 2026
Upstate university students, faculty address the issues they're facing with AI
Spectrum News speaks with Garret Arcoraci, principal lecturer in the School of Information, and students in RIT's artificial intelligence program about AI ethics, potential risks, government oversight, and preparing students to develop and use the technology responsibly.
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October 14, 2026
Korn having a blast with Space Raccoons card game
The Mercer Island Reporter interviews 2025 RIT game design and development graduate Brandon Korn about Space Raccoons: Raccoons in Space, a game he and fellow RIT students developed while at RIT.
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October 13, 2026
How do university ‘melting pots’ affect native students?
Rochester Beacon features an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, examining research suggesting that exposure to international students fosters lasting cultural openness, social integration, and international mobility without negatively affecting domestic students’ career outcomes.
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October 12, 2026
How a Penfield artist's dream job helped launch a new $36,000 Scotch
Democrat and Chronicle features Peter Pincus, associate professor in RIT’s School for American Crafts, who, with his wife, Laurie, created 149 custom porcelain display vessels for Glenmorangie’s $36,000 Scotch whisky, drawing on the expertise of more than a dozen RIT College of Art and Design colleagues.
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October 9, 2026
‘Make this face look gay’: AI models alter faces to give people stereotypical ‘gay,’ ‘straight’ or ‘criminal’ features
The Conversation features an essay by RIT software engineering professor Ashique KhudaBukhsh examining research revealing how generative AI models reinforce stereotypes about sexual orientation, race, and criminality when altering images, raising concerns about bias and algorithmic profiling.
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October 9, 2026
New book explores legacy of Rochester running pioneer
FOX Rochester highlights the legacy of former RIT track and field coach Pete Todd, whose three decades of mentoring student-athletes and contributions to Rochester’s running community are chronicled in a new biography by Jim Brunswick.
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October 7, 2026
Italian Heritage Day returns to Rochester with food, entertainment, and language lessons
WHEC-TV highlights RIT students participating in Rochester’s fourth annual Italian Heritage Day, where they led language lessons and connected with the local Italian American community through food, culture, and conversation.
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October 7, 2026
Rochester Public Market hosts Italian Heritage Day with food, culture and genealogy
WHAM-TV features RIT students taking part in Rochester’s annual Italian Heritage Day, helping teach Italian language lessons while celebrating the region’s Italian culture and traditions.
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October 7, 2026
World’s first electron-ion collider receives 45,000-pound magnet storage stands
Interesting Engineering highlights RIT mechanical engineering technology student Robert Desjardins, who designed four-tier storage stands capable of supporting more than 45,000 pounds of superconducting magnets for the world’s first Electron-Ion Collider.
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October 7, 2026
Back to the Future: Is Light-Speed Analog Computing on the Horizon?
Tech Briefs highlights RIT researchers Mohammad-Ali Miri, associate professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, and Kevin Zelaya Mendoza, post doctoral fellow, and their work on a programmable microwave-integrated circuit that uses analog computing to perform complex calculations at high speeds with potential applications in communications, radar, sensing, and space technologies.
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October 7, 2026
RIT Dubai launches Master of Science in Integrative Design
GCC Business News highlights RIT Dubai’s new Master of Science in Integrative Design, an interdisciplinary program combining design, technology, business, and human-centered thinking to prepare graduates to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges.
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October 6, 2026
'We're chasing a moving target,' water plant cybersecurity experts say
Spectrum News speaks with Matthew Wright, professor and chair of cybersecurity at RIT, about growing cyber threats to public water systems and the importance of stronger cybersecurity protections for critical infrastructure.