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October 29, 2026
Stone lantern in a Japanese-style garden at RIT, surrounded by autumn foliage and greenery.
 

Photo by Ziyang Chen, an MFA student in Visual Communication Design, taken on campus at the Tojo Memorial Garden. Dedicated in 1975 in memory of Yasuji Tojo, a photography student at RIT, the garden features a hand-carved granite lantern donated by his parents. Submit your photo.

  
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CHAI Seminar: Advanced PhD Student Talk by Viet Nguyen, PhD student in Computing and Information Sciences, RIT

When: November 2, 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Where: Student Innovation Hall, Simone Center 1600 Atrium

Speaker: Viet Nguyen, PhD student in Computing and Information Sciences, RIT
Title: Brain-Inspired Computing and Learning through Deep Active Inference
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Fram Signature Lecture with Kerrie Holley
Is AI Just a Stochastic Parrot — Or an Apocalypse Waiting to Happen? 

When: November 3, 2026, 3:30 pm – 5 pm
Where: Ingle Auditorium, Student Alumni Union & Virtual
(A reception will follow from 5:00 - 6:00 pm in the Fireside Lounge.)

Will AI transform our lives, take our jobs, or threaten humanity? What is demonstrated, what is plausible, and what is speculation? Let’s think critically and not let the headlines do our thinking for us.
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AWARE-AI Fall Mentor Cafe

When: November 3, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: James E. Gleason Hall, GLE-2955 Gordon Atrium

Hosted by the AWARE-AI Program, the Fall Mentor Café welcomes AWARE-AI Trainees and other RIT graduate students. Participating students will have the opportunity to interact with postdocs and early career researchers in a fun and interactive format.
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Q&A: Cross-Registered Academic Services and Resources for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Graduate Students

The RIT Graduate School spoke with Stacey Davis and Dora Tin about Cross-Registered Academic Services and the resources and support available to Deaf and hard-of-hearing graduate students at RIT.

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Kristin Bain, associate professor in RIT’s Saunders College of Business, found that incivility at work leads women to hold back their ideas more than men. She brings lessons on bias and backlash to her undergraduate and Executive MBA courses.

RIT research reveals why women stay silent in rude workplaces

Research from a Rochester Institute for Technology professor shows that rudeness in the workplace keeps good ideas from being shared, and that women are most likely to hold back because of it.

Read full story by Nathaniel Smith > 
Ed Hensel, standing, associate dean for graduate programs in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, works with a student on the design one of the Respiratory Technology Lab’s original wireless Personal Use Monitors.

RIT researchers find everyday vaping delivers more nicotine than expected

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have found that everyday use of e-cigarettes can be more intense than what is observed in controlled laboratory studies. While lab studies provide valuable data, they may not capture the entire story about how people use e-cigarettes at home or in other real-world settings.

Read full story by Michelle Cometa >
 
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A group of four smiling students jumping in the air in a park, next to event details for a "momentum II: Resilient Leadership Essentials" workshop.

momentum II Resilient Leadership Essentials

When: October 31, 2026, 10 am – 3 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

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A poster for the "momentum II: Leading through Conflict" workshop, featuring event details alongside a photograph of students raising their hands in a classroom discussion.

momentum II Leading through Conflict

When: November 7, 2026, 10 am – 3 pm
Where: PRISM

Explore practical approaches to managing conflict in ways that strengthen trust, foster collaboration, and create positive impact.

  • Navigate conflict effectively
  • Communicate with confidence
  • Lead with integrity

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A promotional poster for a blood drive on Thursday, November 12, featuring event details.

Blood Drive

When: November 12, 2026, 10 am – 4 pm
Where: SAU, 1829 Room

Register here