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RIT students explored culture, identity, and psychology through an immersive study abroad experience.

Professor Caroline DeLong established the ManyOtters project in collaboration with several other universities to share research, knowledge, and to explore the cognitive abilities of otters.

Lucy Ray, a fourth-year medical illustration and psychology dual-degree student, spent her summer working as a contracted artist for Drissi Advertising, working on ads for movies like Predator: Badlands.

At the Undergraduate Research Symposium, RIT students share research in artificial intelligence, sustainability, health sciences, and other areas that is helping to solve global challenges.
 

Science speaks to Michelle Koplitz '08 (biotechnology), Sara Blick-Nitko '17 (professional studies), and Wyatte Hall '08 (psychology) about the impact of budget cuts on the Deaf Scientists Pipeline.

As part of RIT’s ongoing commitment to academic and cultural exchanges, several cohorts of international students, including those from Ireland, Germany, and Indonesia, visited campus this fall. The visits were spearheaded, in part, by RIT Global, which has developed partnerships with nearly 100 countries.

New research exploring how deaf and hearing preschool-aged children learn through interactive play with their parents is the focus of a partnership between RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and The Strong National Museum of Play.

Several RIT students from a variety of colleges and academic disciplines have been awarded prestigious international fellowships and scholarships.

Nine College of Liberal Arts (CLA) alumni were recognized last week at an award ceremony held at RIT’s Tait Preserve.

Seventeen students from colleges across campus were honored at the College of Liberal Arts' 43rd annual student writing awards presentation on April 13.

Three RIT students involved in last semester’s production of Everybody brought home awards from the Region II Kennedy Center College Theatre Fest, held Jan. 17-22.

Caroline DeLong, professor and undergraduate program director of psychology, and a team of researchers at RIT and Carnegie Mellon University are exploring the idea of engaging children with STEM skills through the lens of interacting with animals. They are working with a group of olive baboons at Rochester’s Seneca Park Zoo.