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October 08, 2026
RIT’s Unity sculpture against a vibrant autumn sky Created by RIT faculty artists Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez and Leonard Urso, the sculpture
 

RIT’s Unity sculpture stands against a vibrant autumn sky, framed by the season's changing colors. Created by RIT faculty artists Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez and Leonard Urso, the sculpture symbolizes the connection between art, science, and technology.

Photo by Vignesh Govindraj, an MBA student, Saunders College of Business. Submit your photo.

  
 
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Study in Sweden Info Session: Global Health Systems Management and Innovation

When: October 9, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where: Zoom

This RIT Faculty-Led program allows participants to attend online class meetings during the spring semester and travel to Sweden and Denmark for one week over Spring Break. Through coursework, discussions, and firsthand site visits with healthcare professionals, students examine how healthcare is structured, financed, and managed in Scandinavia compared to the U.S. healthcare system.
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Momentum II Resilient Leadership Essentials

When: October 31, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: PRISM

You can't pour from an empty cup. This Momentum II session is all about sustaining yourself as a leader.

Discover tools to:

  • manage stress
  • prevent burnout
  • build habits that support both your wellbeing and your impact
Register here
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FoodShare: Curbside Market

When: October 15, 2026, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: SHED Atrium

Join RIT FoodShare for the Foodlink Curbside Market! We will be partnering with Foodlink to bring fresh affordable produce right to the center of campus!
Learn more
 
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Jairo Diaz Amaya (right) works with students in his Soft Matter Signaling Lab, from left, Natalie Bedolla-Mortensen; Avery Antonacci; Ayyuce Guzide Teke; Orazio Ippolito; Laura Galeano Tirado; and Felipe Martinez Boretto.

RIT chemical engineering students reshaping particles to help build the materials of the future

Chemical engineering student Natalie Bedolla-Mortensen is playing a role in reengineering tiny particles that could one day become cell tissues of 3D-printed organs. Her research is part of Rochester Institute of Technology’s work in the growing field of soft matter development.

Read full story by Michelle Cometa >
Leo Pozhenko, a software engineering BS and computer science MS student, won the grand prize at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hackathon HackMIT 2026.

RIT student wins HackMIT with low-cost medicine testing device

A Rochester Institute of Technology student and his team took home the first-place grand prize at HackMIT 2026, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hackathon.

Read full story by Scott Bureau > 
RIT Occupational Therapy doctoral student Joshua Luciano, right, explores emerging technologies that support movement and independence as Assistant Professor Stephen Van Lew, left, demonstrates a rehabilitation glove.

RIT’s occupational therapy program blends technology and patient-focused care

The future of occupational therapy (OT) is on display at Rochester Institute of Technology in a suite of cutting-edge laboratories that support RIT’s new doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD). 

Read full story by Susan Gawlowicz >
 
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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) logo

The deadline to submit your 3MT talk (Zoom or YouTube link) and presentation slide for the 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition is October 9, 2026. The competition is open to current RIT PhD students who have passed their qualifying exam or are in their third year of study or greater. Visit the 3MT competition page for details and to submit.
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Promotional poster for RIT's Hunger Project 2026 event on November 17. Features three shift times, a QR code to register: https://cglink.me/2d1/r2328242

Hunger Project 2026

When: November 17, 2026
Shift Times: 

Shift One: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Shift Two: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Shift Three: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join in on RIT's annual Giving Tuesday event. 300 RIT volunteers will be teaming up with US Hunger to package and prepare 30,000 nutritious meals for RIT FoodShare & Rochester's FoodLink.

Register here
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RIT Blood Drive on October 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the 1829 Room at the SAU. Link - https://cglink.me/2d1/r2325332

Blood Drive

When: October 22, 2026, 10: 00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: SAU, 1829 Room

Register here