University News
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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.
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September 4, 2026
RIT is offering a new class based on the Emmy-award winning HBO Max Original drama series. The class is helping future healthcare professionals explore the ethical, emotional, and practical challenges they may one day face themselves.
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August 7, 2026
Multidisciplinary teams of RIT students collaborated on eight projects during the Studio 930 internship program, designing accessible healthcare solutions for children and adults with disabilities.
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August 28, 2026
RIT once again made The Princeton Review Best Colleges list and was ranked among the top 50 schools for “Colleges that Create Futures” in its Best 392 Colleges 2027 edition.
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September 16, 2026
RIT’s festival within the Fringe Festival
Visitors attending this year’s ESL Rochester Fringe Festival may not realize they’re also experiencing an unofficial celebration of Rochester Institute of Technology’s creativity. More than 30 performances feature RIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni showcasing the university’s artistic talent.
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September 16, 2026
It’s OK to ask for help at RIT’s computing tutoring center
The Liangxiao Zhu Tutoring Center, in RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, is open to any student taking introductory programming courses offered in the computing college.
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September 15, 2026
RIT helps Google develop new technology that converts sign language into text
Researchers at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf have collaborated with Google to test new AI technology that converts sign language into text in real time.
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September 15, 2026
NASA awards RIT $2.2 million to extend Landsat satellite program collaboration
RIT’s decades-long partnership with the federal Landsat program will continue with a $2.2 million grant from NASA.
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September 11, 2026
RIT president says next build is strengthening people and programs
In his State of the University address, RIT President Bill Sanders outlined a vision for RIT centered on investing in people, programs, and strategic priorities to sustain the university's momentum and impact.
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September 8, 2026
First-year RIT students study the relationships between AI, technology, and society
The widespread adoption of AI systems and tools has undeniably altered human life and the workforce, but RIT is making sure students are confidently prepared to navigate these changes.
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September 3, 2026
RIT researcher targets biopolymers as alternatives to laminates and plastics
Alternatives to plastics are being created by researchers at RIT using plant-based starch, a plentiful and highly sustainable material.
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September 3, 2026
RIT’s Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars program helps students achieve college goals
For over 15 years, the Rochester City Scholars program has helped Rochester students turn college aspirations into successful careers, with alumni becoming doctors, designers, executives, sonographers, artists, teachers, and more.
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 GallerySeptember 11, 2026
Photo by Carlos Ortiz/RIT
RIT remembered the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a vigil that brought together members of the armed forces and veterans from across the Rochester community to honor those who have served our country. The annual commemoration is organized by the Colonel Andrew J. Dougherty Squadron of the Arnold Air Society, an organization within Air Force ROTC Detachment 538. Two alumni died in the attacks.
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Media Coverage
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September 18, 2026
Saenz named Hispanic Business Person of the Year
Rochester Business Journal highlights RIT School of Communication lecturer Julio Sáenz, WXXI’s chief content officer, who was named the 2026 Hispanic Business Person of the Year by the Rochester Hispanic Business Association.
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September 18, 2026
Unboxed: The Topography of Josh Owen Reveals an Evolving Archive of Design
Design Magazine features Josh Owen, Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design and director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, and his Unboxed: The Topography of Josh Owen exhibition at RIT City Art Space, which explores his creative career through a modular installation of 55 works.
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September 17, 2026
New DHS rule stirs concern at higher ed campuses
Rochester Beacon speaks with Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about concerns over new federal visa rules and their potential impact on international students, university programs, and recruitment.
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September 17, 2026
Americans Shrugged Off Surveillance. Then Came Flock and Data Centers.
Tech Policy Press features an essay by RIT professors Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, and Divya Ramjee, assistant professor of criminal justice, examining why growing public opposition to Flock surveillance cameras and AI data centers may reflect concerns about privacy, autonomy, and the increasing visibility of technology’s impacts.
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