University News
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December 15, 2025
From the beaming smiles of new Tigers to the bright lights of Broadway, 2025 was full of creativity, innovation, and fun.
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December 15, 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community.
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December 3, 2025
RIT’s new Research Building officially opened its doors Dec. 2, and inside, faculty and students are gearing up to usher in a new era of discovery on campus.
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October 30, 2025
Forward-thinking faculty; curriculum that fuses technology, the arts, and design; and a legacy of priming students with a maker mentality helped RIT’s School of Film and Animation maintain its place on TheWrap’s list of Top 50 Film Schools of 2025.
Latest News
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January 14, 2026
RIT engineering technology professor becomes president-elect of ASEE organization
RIT professor Martin Gordon was recently voted president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education.
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January 13, 2026
Executive MBA program plans targeted curriculum updates
The Executive MBA program at Saunders College of Business is preparing a set of curriculum updates with the aim of better aligning executive education with the needs of the current business environment.
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January 13, 2026
Top cybersecurity students across the globe face-off at RIT’s pentesting competition
The best cybersecurity students in the world came to RIT to battle in the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition global finals, wrapping up the largest offense-based cybersecurity competition for college students. -
December 19, 2025
University launches multidisciplinary training program to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor workforce
RIT has launched CMOS+X, a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship program that prepares future STEM leaders with professional skills training, including interdisciplinary collaboration, scientific writing, strategic communication, and project management skills.
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December 12, 2025
RIT integrates print and graphic media into packaging science
RIT’s print and graphic media technology curriculum is being integrated into the packaging science program to align with growing and evolving industries.
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December 9, 2025
Industrial design students impress clients through a semester-long collaboration
Giving students an authentic working experience is the goal of Metaproject, an annual design initiative that pairs students with industry partners to develop product concepts. This year's partner is led by two university alumni.
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December 8, 2025
How pro bono services from cybersecurity students are helping secure community organizations
Modeled after free clinics at medical and law schools, RIT’s Cybersecurity Clinic provides free cyber assessment services to community groups, including nonprofits, small businesses, municipal organizations, and school districts.
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December 4, 2025
RIT ‘star hunters’ use AI to uncover rare clues about the life and death of celestial bodies
RIT astrophysicist Jason Nordhaus is using AI and machine learning to hunt for star systems that will help us understand how stars live, die, and create gravitational waves.
The Conversation
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January 12, 2026
I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers
The Conversation interviews Sarah Burns, associate professor in the Department of Political Science.
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November 13, 2025
The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by The Conversation.
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October 16, 2025
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever
An essay by Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, published by The Conversation.
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October 8, 2025
Winning a bidding war isn’t always a win, research on 14 million home sales shows
The Conversation publishes a piece by Soon Hyeok Choi, assistant professor in the Department of Finance and Accounting.
Campus Spotlight
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Single ImageJanuary 19, 2026
Photo by Mikaela Engstrom
The RIT Women’s Hockey team, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and Sigma Chi fraternity hosted a teddy bear toss on Jan. 16. Fans brought new stuffed animals and threw them on the ice after the first goal. The bears are being donated to Rochester General Hospital.
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Media Coverage
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January 16, 2026
Don't take advice from AI. Use it to brainstorm instead.
An essay by Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content will require a subscription to view.)
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January 15, 2026
Brighton eyes large battery energy storage facility, a first for the area
WXXI speaks with Martin Plass, director of energy storage testing in the Battery Development Center, about risks associated with battery storage.
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January 13, 2026
The 2025 Upstate Power 100
City and State New York includes RIT President Bill Sanders on its 2025 Upstate Power 100 list.
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January 13, 2026
Catalano, Konyen power RIT past Robert Morris
Pickin' Splinters highlights RIT Men’s Hockey as they rallied for an overtime win over Robert Morris.
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