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September 8, 2026
Great Lakes Gaming hosts exhibition day for kids who built their own video games
WHEC-TV highlights RIT’s partnership with Great Lakes Gaming and the Rochester City School District to provide free summer video game camp scholarships to more than 100 local children, teaching skills in programming, digital art, and gaming technology.
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September 8, 2026
Black holes’ jet cycles illuminate fusion’s magnetic puzzle
Energy Innovation Review highlights research by Manuela Campanelli, Distinguished Professor of Astrophysics, using advanced simulations to show how magnetic fields and gas surrounding binary supermassive black holes can help astronomers identify these systems through electromagnetic and gravitational-wave observations.
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September 8, 2026
Kelsey Pinkowski: The RIT graduate making a name for herself in Japan
Bytes Europe profiles Kelsey Pinkowski '26 (global business management) and her growing career in international motorsports, including competing in Japan’s all-female Kyojo Cup.
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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 4, 2026
15 Unusually Cool College Degrees That Actually Exist
Unearth The Voyage includes RIT's packaging science program in its list of unusual degrees, citing competitive salaries and strong job placement rates.
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September 4, 2026
RIT class asks if ‘The Pitt’ is legit
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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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.
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September 3, 2026
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could find alien Earths—but not like you think
Scientific American interviewed Meridith Joyce, assistant professor of physics, about NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its role in dating stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
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September 2, 2026
15 unusually cool college degrees that actually exist
MSN includes RIT's packaging science program in its list of unusual degrees, citing competitive salaries and strong job placement rates.
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September 2, 2026
RIT community invited to State of the University address on Sept. 10
RIT President Bill Sanders will give his State of the University address at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the RIT Performing Arts Center.
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September 2, 2026
Expert weighs in on privacy concerns over license plate reader cameras, used by some local agencies
WHEC-TV speaks with Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about privacy and security concerns surrounding automated license plate readers, and the need for greater oversight as surveillance technologies become more widely used.