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December 04, 2025
Woman smiling in a pink blazer stands inside a brightly lit auditorium with a large “Grace Hopper Celebration 2025” stage in the background.
 

Dhanalakshmi Maheswaran, an MS student in accounting and analytics and author of a recent blog on the RIT Graduate School website, attends the 2025 Grace Hopper Celebration. Submit your photo.

  
 

Editor's Note: This is our final Pulse newsletter of the semester. Pulse will pause for winter break and return at the start of the spring semester. Wishing you a peaceful, safe, and enjoyable break.
 
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Joint Virtual Information Session: AWARE-AI and IRES AI-PROWIL

When: December 04, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: Webinar

AWARE-AI Program
RIT MS and PhD students interested in AI and human-AI interaction are invited to apply for the AWARE-AI NSF Research Traineeship. The program offers a 12-month traineeship with the AWARE-AI NRT Program.
Application deadline: March 1, 2026

IRES AI-PROWIL Program
We invite current RIT Ph.D. students to apply to pursue a funded international research experience at Sweden’s University West focused on AI and Industry 5.0, with specific emphasis on AI-enhanced automation, AI-enhanced automatic control, AI-enhanced management. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.
Application deadline: March 15, 2026
Register here
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DeStress Fest

When: December 09, 2025, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Wallace Library, 1st Floor Lobby

Take a break and de-stress at Wallace Library! Stop by the library for coloring sheets, bookmark making, and other relaxing crafts.
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Register for the Writing for Publication Workshop: The Social Practices of Getting Published in Academic Journals

When: January 31st, 2026, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Where: RIT Cybersecurity Hall

This workshop aims to demystify the social practices—actions, activities, habits, and conventions of writing for publication in academic journals. It will help participants better understand their options in terms of possible article types; identify pressures from their institutional context and their personal commitment to publishing; select the best target journals for a particular text; pinpoint the ongoing ‘conversations’ within target journals; become familiar with the necessary resources to support publishing; and learn how to communicate with journal gatekeepers.
Register here
 
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Unbound in Chicago: How Stepping into the Tech World Transformed My Perspective as a Business Student 

Stepping off the plane in Chicago, I felt a shift in the air. Coming from India, I’ve seen bustling cities, but Chicago hit differently. It wasn’t just the size; it was the energy. As I looked up at the towering skyscrapers piercing the night sky, illuminated like Gotham City, I realized I wasn’t just in a new city, I was standing at the threshold of a new chapter. 

Read full blog by Dhanalakshmi Maheswaran >
A person in an orange tiger mascot costume stands outside a building beside a smiling woman holding a small stuffed tiger.

EMBA students build community through a traveling stuffed tiger

A stuffed tiger named Cash is becoming their unlikely symbol of connection, traveling from home to home as a tangible link between classmates across the country.

Read full story by Nathaniel Smith > 
Victor Lockwood, an artificial intelligence master’s degree student, demonstrates the face-tracking capabilities of a robot during the RIT Research Building grand opening on Dec. 2.

Opening of new Research Building will position RIT at the ‘forefront of discovery’

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.

Read full story by Vienna McGrain >
 
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Industry Insights: Roots & Routes - Croatia's Farm-to-Table Evolution (Spring Break)

Croatia's Farm-to-Table Evolution, an interdisciplinary study abroad program designed for students from all majors, offering a deep dive into the future of sustainable agriculture and the global food industry. Croatia's vibrant farm-to-table ecosystem through lectures on AI-driven smart farming, workshops on supply chain logistics and retail, and visits to organic farms, wineries, and eco-certified food producers.

Program dates: March 7-15, 2026
Info Sessions:

  • December 10th, 2025, 5:00 pm
  • January 6th, 2025, 5:00 pm

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Winter Break Guide announcement with information about campus programs, service schedules, and travel details during the winter break at RIT, with a snowy background

Winter Break Guide

View the Winter Break Guide for information about campus programs, service schedules, and travel information.

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Imagine RIT Poster Contest announcement with details about the contest deadline, festival date, and prize.

IMAGINE RIT

Contest Deadline: January 26, 2026
Festival Date: April 25, 2026
Prize: $500 in Tiger Bucks!

Learn more
 

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