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  • May 6, 2024

    Nastaran Nagshineh is shown with other faculty in a small room where she defended her thesis.

    RIT graduate pursues Ph.D. across time zones

    Nastaran Nagshineh, a Ph.D. candidate at RIT, successfully bridged the Rochester and Dubai campuses, paving the way for future international students. Nagshineh is one of 67 Ph.D. students who defended their thesis this academic year and who will earn their doctorate.

  • May 2, 2024

    Boats are shown continuing to work on the collapse site at the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

    Bloomberg highlights Amanda Bao, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety, in a report about maintaining bridge safety and integrity.

  • May 2, 2024

    two women are shown making a heart with their hands.

    City Newspaper talks to NTID interpreters Kim Billyard and Terri Reisinger, Blake Nitko '14 (advertising and public relations), and Sara Blick-Nitko '17 (professional studies) about the pivotal role of performance interpreters in providing accessibility and inclusivity for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community at local music festivals.

  • May 1, 2024

    Tax form with mug

    RIT Accounting Student Volunteers Assist Families in Need with Tax Returns

    Every year during tax season, student volunteers from Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology provide free tax return services to families in need through a program called VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) offered by Creating Assets, Savings & Hope (CASH), a Rochester non-profit. CASH “empowers people in our community seeking financial security by offering free, year-round tax advice and preparation, financial education programs, and consultation.”

  • May 1, 2024

    a man looks at a computer laptop screen while sitting in front of a whiteboard with formulas scribbled across it.

    Humans are the nuts and bolts of robotics research

    At RIT, robots are learning to read the room—especially rooms with humans. Improved communication between robots and people is part of the human-centered philosophy that anchors much of RIT’s work in robotics.