RIT Graduate School Pulse Newsletter- February 27, 2025

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February 27, 2025

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February 20, 2025—Graduate students took a break to enjoy coffee, conversation, and creativity at this month’s coffee hour. Attendees decorated postcards to send to loved ones, with postage covered. Submit your photo.

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Leadership Retreat: Crash Course (Session 1 & Session 2)

When: March 02, 2025; 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Campus Center, Bamboo Rooms 2610/2650

Race new tracks, compete in new challenges, and bond with new teams at our second ever Crash Course event! Teams will drive RC trucks to compete with & against each other in our most exhilarating, engine-revving leadership-focused event!

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CHAI Research Talk: Mohammad Javad Khojasteh PhD, RIT

When: March 03, 2025; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Golisano Hall, Room: CYB-1710-1720

TITLE: New Frontiers in Autonomous Robotics, Control, and Sensing

University-Wide Career Fair

When: March 05, 2025; 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: Gordon Field House

A list of employers attending and current job postings will be available on RIT Career Connect and Symplicity Jobs and Careers app. Get ready for the career fair by checking out our Career Fair Guide with information on resume reviews, preparing an elevator pitch, and more. Visit the link for details.

AWARE-AI NRT: Spring Roundtable - Efficiency in AI

When: March 05, 2025; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Golisano Hall, Room: CYB 1710

This AWARE-AI Spring Roundtable focuses on efficiency in AI. Panelists include Dr. Zhiqiang Tao and Dr. Yin Pan. Hosted by the AWARE-AI NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program, this free roundtable session welcomes NRT Trainees and other RIT graduate students.

RIT Graduate Showcase 2025

When: April 10, 2025; 9:00 AM – 5:45 PM
Where: Various Locations

We're excited to invite you to this year's RIT Graduate Showcase. RIT graduate students will present their research and projects through talks, a poster session, and an art exhibition. Don’t miss this chance to celebrate groundbreaking ideas, network, and explore graduate-level work. Join us for a keynote by alumnus Jason Blythe, UX Director at Amazon Prime Video, as he shares valuable insights on his professional journey. Enjoy refreshments throughout the day, connect with innovative thinkers, and celebrate excellence at the awards ceremony. We will recognize the top presentation winners, the Outstanding Graduate Student Awardee, and proudly honor Alumnus Erich Hernandez-Baquero with the Distinguished Alumni Award for his remarkable contributions.

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Thriving as a Graduate Student: Reflections from Your Graduate Senator

As the Graduate Senator at RIT, Darshita has worked to improve the graduate student experience by advocating for initiatives such as PhD stipend increases, research recognition, and greater campus engagement. Her journey highlights the importance of networking, involvement, and utilizing campus resources for personal and professional growth.

Read full blog by Darshita >

A woman smiling. Israa Thiab, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ph.D student

RIT Ph.D. student and visiting assistant professor driving global sustainability

Since 2008, Thiab has been an active practitioner in the field of sustainable business and contributed to several programs and initiatives focused on sustainable solutions in Jordan and more recently the United States.

Read full story by Nathaniel Smith >

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Ph.D. student gets a look into her future as part of astronomical experiment team

When she was little, astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Audrey Dunn felt that astronomy was the only place she could ask questions that were unanswered.

Read full story by Mollie Radzinski >

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AI-PROWIL IRES Program

We invite current RIT Ph.D. students who are US citizens, US permanent residents, or US nationals to apply to pursue funded international research experiences at University West focused on AI and Industry 5.0, with specific emphasis on AI-enhanced automation, AI-enhanced automatic control, or AI-enhanced management. This experience comprises a part-time two-week pre-phase at RIT to prepare students for their research experience abroad, an eight-week full-time international phase at University West in Trollhättan, near Gothenburg, Sweden, and a continuation post-support for dissemination of research. Apply here by the March 15 application deadline.

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Overleaf now available to RIT researchers

RIT faculty, staff, and students now have full access to Overleaf, an intuitive online platform that makes it easier to write, edit, and collaborate on scientific documents. The software is used by leading academic institutions around the world.

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