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Tamar Carroll, department chair in the College of Liberal Arts, is featured in a Spectrum News story about the exhibition “Picturing Equality: The Lambda Network at Kodak,” which highlights how LGBTQ+ employees at Kodak helped transform workplace culture.

Using never-before-shared archival documents, photographs, videos, and oral history interviews, the exhibition at George Eastman Museum explores how Kodak's Lambda members changed corporate culture and benefit policies to be more inclusive.

Creating opportunities for RIT's performing arts community to flourish as the new Performing Arts Center opens a bold new chapter for creativity, performance, and artistic expression is a high priority for the year ahead.

Michigan Public highlighted research by Divya Ramjee, assistant professor of criminal justice, examining the effectiveness of ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology in Detroit as city officials consider renewing or replacing the system.

In a commentary for The Conversation, Tamar Carroll, department chair in the College of Liberal Arts, chronicles how LGBTQ employees at Eastman Kodak Company organized the Lambda Network to challenge workplace discrimination.

Basis Point Insight publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how India’s Green Revolution influenced the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity.

The $24 million gift supports several strategic priorities, including the creation of a Harris-Pratt Directorship for the university's new artificial intelligence institute expected to launch in early 2027, expanded scholarship support, and strengthened endowments for three distinguished professorships.

Experiences at RIT helped Ryan Lamon ’17 (criminal justice) discover his passion for practicing law.

Canary Media highlights research by Eric Hittinger, chair of the Department of Public Policy, showing that vehicle-to-grid technology could provide significant value to electric vehicle owners and the power grid by allowing EV batteries to store and return electricity when needed.

The Conversation features an article co-authored by Divya Ramjee, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, examining the effectiveness of ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in Detroit, including its impact on 911 calls, arrests, firearm recoveries, and public safety outcomes.

Rochester Business Journal publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, exploring new research on the two-way relationship between cigarette addiction and educational attainment, and how tobacco policy may influence long-term educational outcomes. (This content will require a subscription to read.)

Passion and expertise are leading Tom Rieger, Professor of Practice in the College of Liberal Arts, across the globe to Indonesia thanks to a Fulbright Specialist Program award.