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Fast Company republishes an article by Agamemnon Crassidis, professor of mechanical engineering, examining how forthcoming FAA regulations could enable drones to fly beyond operators’ visual line of sight.

More than 1,800 student-engineers from universities in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Mexico designed and built off-road vehicles for the Baja SAE New York competition.

The Conversation features analysis by Agamemnon Crassidis, professor of mechanical engineering, on how upcoming FAA regulations could accelerate the use of autonomous drones for package delivery, infrastructure inspection, agriculture, emergency response, and other commercial applications.

WIVB-TV reports on the Floating Garden project in Medina, featuring collaboration from students at RIT who contributed architecture, engineering, film, and industrial design expertise to the floating edible art installation on the Erie Canal.

Connect Bridgeport highlights Broc Oliverio '24 (manufacturing and mechanical systems integration) being named Cochlear’s 2025 Hear-o of the Year for his advocacy and volunteer work supporting deaf people with cochlear implants. 

Tech Ecosystem Explorer highlights RIT's autonomous underwater robot, designed by students, to inspect and clean naval ship hulls using AI, sonar, lidar, and modular robotics systems.

RIT assistant professor Ke Xu received a NSF CAREER Award to work with students to build AI hardware using edge computing technology.

The first woman of color to go into space reminded the Class of 2026 at Academic Convocation to be fully present in the world—observing, wondering, and “looking up” rather than moving through life with the shades down in apathy or fear. 

Graduates from RIT's Class of 2026 share what's next for them. From jobs with national and global companies to prestigious graduate programs and life-changing careers, these students have amazing futures ahead.

WHAM-TV highlights RIT engineering students winning a statewide competition for developing an assistive system to help workers with disabilities lift heavy materials.

Harvey J. Palmer Professor Karin Wuertz-Kozak is researching how CRISPR gene editing and stem cells could transform the future of regenerative medicine therapy for degenerative disc disease, a major cause of chronic back pain.

WHAM-TV highlights RIT engineering student Samuel Finkelstein and team developing an assistive lifting system to help workers with disabilities safely move heavy materials, improving independence and workplace efficiency.