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September 15, 2025
Researcher reacts to being used in White House Chicago crime claims
WGN interviews Irshad Altheimer, the Ellen M. Granberg Endowed Professor.
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September 9, 2025
Winter, Spring, and Summer 2026 RIT Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs
If you’re considering studying abroad, but aren’t quite sure how it will fit into your schedule, a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program may be the perfect option. RIT’s College of Liberal Arts faculty are leading a fascinating range of courses during spring and summer 2026.
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September 4, 2025
Performing arts lineup includes productions, concerts, dances, and a new theater
With more than 3,000 students participating in the performing arts at RIT, including a record 601 new Performing Arts Scholars and more than 50 performing arts-focused student clubs, it’s not hard to find instrumental, vocal, theatrical, and dance performances on and around campus throughout the year.
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September 4, 2025
Supporting Your New College Student
Thankfully, it's not quite as dramatic as the first day of preschool, but sending your child off to college does take a special kind of fortitude. One RIT family shares a candid glimpse of their journey plus advice to make yours easier.
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September 4, 2025
Good Question: Is energy use for AI impacting the environment?
WHEC-TV speaks to Eric Hittinger, chair of the Department of Public Policy, about how AI use affects the environment.
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August 26, 2025
Alumni mentorship leads to new opportunities
Having the right networking connections can make or break a career in the film industry. Thankfully for Marica Joseph, there are plenty of RIT alumni who she can learn from.
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August 25, 2025
Groundwater at Breaking Point in South Asia
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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August 8, 2025
Is making public transportation free a good idea?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Rochester Beacon.
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August 7, 2025
Who needs arts critics in 2025?
Katherine Varga, real-time captionist for NTID and adjunct playwriting professor for the Department of English, was a panelist on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson, discussing the state of arts criticism.
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August 7, 2025
Why Corruption Makes Universal Basic Income Better Than Targeted Welfares
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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August 1, 2025
RIT undergraduates share the impacts of their research
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.
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July 29, 2025
The Economy Can’t Handle the Heat—or the Swings
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.