University News
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September 29, 2026
Artist Christine “CK” Sun Kim ’02 has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, a prestigious award known as a “genius grant” that comes with an $800,000 stipend.
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September 29, 2026
RIT's Baja team captured first place at the Baja SAE Ohio competition, outperforming 83 collegiate teams from around the world. The win positions RIT Baja No. 2 in North America for the 2026 season.
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September 22, 2026
RIT continues its run as a top 100 national university for the fourth year in a row, according to the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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September 16, 2026
When Buffalo Bills fans at Highmark Stadium cheer for the team this season, their energy will be transformed into a living piece of art through a new installation co-created by a faculty member at RIT.
Latest News
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October 1, 2026
RIT student wins HackMIT with low-cost medicine testing device
An RIT student and his team took home the first-place grand prize at HackMIT 2026, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hackathon.
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September 30, 2026
RIT’s occupational therapy program blends technology and patient-focused care
The future of occupational therapy is on display at RIT in a suite of cutting-edge laboratories that support RIT’s new doctorate in occupational therapy.
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September 30, 2026
RIT student’s co-op, coursework lead to prestigious scholarship
RIT undergraduate electrical engineering student Aiden Morris has received a prestigious SMART Scholarship which he hopes will position him for a civilian career with the U.S. military.
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September 28, 2026
RIT alumnus gets a deal for his innovative toy on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’
A creative and innovative drive continued long after RIT alumnus Joe Burke '89 (graphic design) graduated, leading him to pitch his lightweight indoor toy, Ollyball, on ABC’s Shark Tank.
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September 25, 2026
RIT Research Computing earns international recognition with new supercomputer
RIT is strengthening the computing infrastructure behind its growing research enterprise with a new high-performance computing cluster ranked among the world’s fastest and most energy-efficient supercomputers.
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September 25, 2026
RIT chemical engineering students reshaping particles to help build the materials of the future
Chemical engineering student Natalie Bedolla-Mortensen is playing a role in reengineering tiny particles that could one day become cell tissues of 3D-printed organs. Her research is part of Rochester Institute of Technology’s work in the growing field of soft matter development.
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September 24, 2026
RIT students across disciplines create peacebuilding video game
Small choices can have big consequences. That’s the idea at the heart of Peaceland: Choose Your Memory, a new video game being developed by students and faculty at RIT.
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September 23, 2026
What RIT alumni recruiters want students to know
To help students stand out in a competitive job market, RIT alumni recruiters attending the University-Wide Career Fair on Sept. 23 shared advice on networking, showing initiative, and building confidence. The Career Fair featured more than 200 local, regional, and national companies.
The Conversation
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September 9, 2026
American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty
The Conversation features an essay co-authored by Mattia Caldarulo, assistant professor of public policy, examining how greater broadband adoption can reduce time spent waiting for services, particularly for women, while highlighting disparities in those benefits for low-income Americans.
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August 27, 2026
NASA is gearing up to launch its next flagship space telescope – combining spy technology with sophisticated infrared detectors
The Conversation features an essay by Don Figer, professor in the College of Science and director of RIT's Center for Detectors, explaining how NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope combines repurposed spy technology with sophisticated infrared detectors to study dark matter, distant galaxies, supernovas and planets.
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July 23, 2026
There’s a business case for companies to embrace sustainability – if it’s pitched the right way
The Conversation publishes a piece by Israa Ameen Thiab, pollution prevention engineer in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, and Clyde Eiríkur Hull, professor in the Department of Management, showing that entrepreneurs are more likely to adopt sustainable business practices when they strengthen competitiveness and profitability rather than being framed as environmental obligations.
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June 18, 2026
How LGBTQ employees at Kodak risked their careers to build a safer, more inclusive workplace
In a commentary for The Conversation, Tamar Carroll, department chair in the College of Liberal Arts, chronicles how LGBTQ employees at Eastman Kodak Company organized the Lambda Network to challenge workplace discrimination.
Campus Spotlight
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Photo GalleryOctober 1, 2026
Photo by Carlos Ortiz/RIT
From left, RIT students Valentine Johnson and Ben Otto look through work by Marvel comics artist Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration). Kubert conducted a workshop with students interested in comics art on Sept. 30 in the University Gallery. RIT is one of the few universities with a deep comics archive.
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Media Coverage
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September 30, 2026
Artist Jay Lincoln, whose caricatures captured Rochester, has died
CITY remembers Jay Lincoln, a Rochester artist and longtime instructor in RIT’s illustration program, highlighting his distinctive caricatures, contributions to the local arts community, and influence on students.
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September 30, 2026
RIT alumnus, son to pitch Ollyball invention on 'Shark Tank'
WHAM-TV speaks with RIT alumnus Joe Burke '89 (graphic design) about his upcoming appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank to pitch his product, Ollyball, to investors.
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September 30, 2026
Where can college degree take you in life? UAE students can find out at KT UniExpo
Edarabia speaks with Abubakar Khan, student enrollment coordinator at RIT Dubai, about the university’s 25 percent increase in student enrollment as UAE students explore degree programs and career opportunities at KT UniExpo.
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September 30, 2026
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