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April 10, 2025
RIT honors two faculty members with Russell C. McCarthy Endowed Professorships
The Endowed Professorship reflects the College of Engineering Technology's faculty connections to industry and its preparation of the next generation of industry professionals.
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April 9, 2025
Summer semester registration open
Registration for RIT’s summer semester, offering in-person and online formats, is open. Undergraduate and graduate students can take advantage of a 12-week session and two six-week sessions. Graduate students can also enroll in a targeted seven-week session.
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April 7, 2025
RIT researchers use skin model to improve wearable devices
Spectrum News features the biomimetic skin phantom technology that is a key part in the research of Krittika Goyal, assistant professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology.
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April 4, 2025
Packaging science students organize Packaging Jamboree national conference
Lia Grammer and Julia Carreras found that juggling the logistics of a major student conference in the middle of a busy academic season is proving to be both exciting and challenging.
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March 28, 2025
The Man Who Paved the Way for Siri Reveals What’s Coming Next
Kevin Surace '85 (electrical engineering technology) was interviewed on The Jeff Bullas Show podcast, discussing the future of AI, digital twins, and the jobs most at risk (and most safe) in an AI-powered world.
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March 21, 2025
Yusef Ibrahim develops mentoring program for peers in electrical engineering technology
RIT’s Yusef Ibrahim founded Student Engineering Professionals, a peer mentoring group, to help classmates prepare for careers.
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March 14, 2025
RIT recognizes faculty-researchers for innovative projects and funding milestones
Researchers who contributed to RIT receiving nearly $103 million in sponsored research awards during the past fiscal year, including 10 faculty members who reached or surpassed $1 million this past fiscal year, were inducted into the yearly classes of PI Millionaires.
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March 4, 2025
When Student Athletes are Also Engineers
ASME speaks to mechanical engineering technology student Ella Wilson and mechanical engineering student Jessica Gomez about the challenges and benefits of being a student athlete.
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February 19, 2025
Skin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them
The Conversation features Krittika Goyal, assistant professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology, as she discusses a biomimetic skin phantom that mimics human skin's electrical behavior.
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February 17, 2025
Engineering technology faculty addressing green skills shortage in engineering education through new grant
Integrating the development of eco-friendly practices with social and economic facets of sustainability, could further transform engineering education by equipping future engineers with the skill set required for the profession today.
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February 14, 2025
Carrying coach’s lacrosse lessons into life
Jake Coon has turned RIT men’s lacrosse into a national powerhouse. Coon, though, prefers to talk about the 15 classes of leaders he helped shape and the assistant coaches who worked with him to build a top-notch program. He has built a community that is there for his players long after they graduate.
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February 12, 2025
Interdisciplinary collaborations drive innovation in cultural heritage preservation
RIT’s interdisciplinary collaborations enrich research across the university and beyond. Two of these collaborative projects recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a total $22.6 million in grants given to support humanities projects across the nation.