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The creation of five new endowed professorships, together valued at $15 million, was announced Sept. 26 during the inauguration of the university’s 11th president, Bill Sanders.

University presidents and leaders from across academia gathered in Rochester to discuss the rapidly shifting landscape of higher education. The distinguished experts noted how universities at the center of this change—including RIT—can use headwinds as opportunities to propel forward.

During his first State of the University Address on Wednesday, President Bill Sanders said RIT will continue to deliver a world-class education, support groundbreaking research and scholarship, and be a destination for talent from every corner of the globe.

Distinguished engineer Anshu Kak doesn’t believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will replace people. Instead, it can augment human capabilities—but the key is understanding how to leverage it effectively.

Faculty-researcher Rui Liu was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award to lead a collaborative effort throughout the Finger Lakes to further the advanced manufacturing workforce.

At the Undergraduate Research Symposium, RIT students share research in artificial intelligence, sustainability, health sciences, and other areas that is helping to solve global challenges.
 

Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, was interviewed by CNN about his research on antisemitism in artificial intelligence models. (This content may require a subscription to view.)

For medical illustration alumni Bob Morreale and Josh Cavalier, RIT baseball bonds made way for bold breakthroughs in their careers. Since graduating from RIT, where they studied and played baseball together, they both mastered innovative technologies to improve healthcare and business practices. 

Communications of the ACM speaks to Ersin Uzun, director of the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, and RIT trustee Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology) about AI driven attacks.

Brian Tomaszewski, professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media, wrote an article about using ArcGIS technology to teach students how to create geospatial digital twins. The story was published in the Spring 2025 ArcUser magazine.

An essay by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by the American Philosophical Association.

A research team at Golisano Institute for Sustainability is developing a fully automated system to identify, sort, and disassemble garments at high speed and in high volume to address a critical global waste problem.