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WHAM-TV speaks to RIT men's volleyball player Zain Shahid about the game.

NHL.com speaks with Noah Blankenship '20 (MBA) about the importance of accessibility and inclusion in sports commentary.

RIT will welcome Deborah Archer, eighth president of the American Civil Liberties Union, to campus on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for the 43rd annual Expressions of King’s Legacy event.

A group of six faculty members in RIT’s College of Art and Design have earned the University & Research Projects Award from the European Cultural Centre (ECC) for their collection of works, titled “Cultural Disruptors.”

Chris Soukup, a graduate student in the RIT Executive MBA program, is the CEO of Communication Service for the Deaf, a nonprofit organization that provides resources and services to benefit the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community in the employment sector.

Alejandro Esteban, a member of RIT’s Disability Leadership Scholars Program, educates others on campus about accommodations, and how students can advocate for them.

Janet Hackman, a third-year economics and environmental sustainability, health and safety major from Rockville, Md., is the team manager of the RIT Electric Vehicle Team, a collegiate electric motorcycle racing team founded in 2012.

“Don’t be afraid to jump at opportunities and push your own boundaries” is the advice that Nala Mitas, a senior public policy major with urban studies immersion, lives by now. After attending the National Security Council Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the White House earlier this semester, she’s inspired by a freshly expanded view of possibilities for making a positive difference. 

Chemistry World speaks to Christina Goudreau Collison about making chemistry more accessible.

Bob Mather ’74 found his valentine in the summer of 1970. He was attending a visual performance in American Sign Language at the National Institute for the Deaf and Sue Mozzer ’74 was signing. “I’ll never forget her smile,” Bob said. “That’s when I fell in love.”

Sai Sri Nidhi Munaganuru, from Hyderabad, India, anticipates completing her Ph.D. this summer from RIT’s mechanical and industrial engineering program. Her work extends the capability of carbon fiber technology through a new manufacturing approach that could eliminate high production costs, waste, and dependence on skilled labor.

Arthur Deane broke into the cybersecurity industry and he hasn’t looked back. Now, he’s helping others unlock opportunities in cybersecurity, paving the way for a more diverse and inclusive tech industry