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November 12, 2025
RIT student brings the action of ‘Predator: Badlands’ to the streets of Los Angeles
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.
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November 12, 2025
Communication grad connects the globe
As the CEO of Pacific Telecommunications Council, Brian Moon '00 (communication) is proud to help foster community in an industry that makes a tangible impact.
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November 7, 2025
As federal aid slows, disaster-prone municipalities face escalating recovery costs, borrowing pressures
ION Analytics speaks to Qing Maio, associate professor in the Department of Public Policy, about the increased denials of disaster aid requests.
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November 7, 2025
Seeking Existential Solidarity in the Age of AI
An essay by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by the American Philosophical Association. -
November 7, 2025
First-year Performing Arts Scholar lands major role in 'Macbeth'
After arriving on campus for the first time just a few weeks before their audition, Angel Ash landed a major role in Macbeth, showing in the SHED’s Sklarsky Glass Box Theater.
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November 7, 2025
Music Performance Theater passes first acoustic test
Five months before the first audience is expected in RIT’s new Music Performance Theater, a string quartet from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and students from the RIT Philharmonic Orchestra were the first to take the stage to help conduct acoustic testing.
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November 6, 2025
New eye-tracking research will help understand how deaf people process vocabulary
Researchers will soon use eye-tracking to show how deafness impacts vocabulary knowledge and reading as well as how deaf and hard-of-hearing children, who have historically shown lower than average reading outcomes, develop into highly skilled readers.
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November 5, 2025
Students ditch doomscrolling for hand-stitched expression
Casting aside the daily doomscroll and picking up a slow hobby like hand-stitched embroidery can provide a much-needed brain break for students. It can also open the door for them to give back to the community while expressing themselves.
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November 5, 2025
Experts spotlight threats on both sides of US waterways: 'Really negative effects that cost a lot of money'
The Cool Down speaks to Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, about the threat of invasive species in the waterway.
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November 4, 2025
Undergraduates nationwide to explore human-centered AI at RIT
Over the next three years, the Research Experience for Undergraduates Site in Computational Sensing for Human-centered AI will welcome nine undergraduate students each summer to RIT’s campus. The site is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
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November 3, 2025
How America’s Tax Code Built an Aristocracy
An essay by David Cay Johnston, Professor of Practice in the College of Liberal Arts, published by Washington Monthly.
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November 3, 2025
Can we produce aviation fuel sustainably to meet the rise in air travel?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Rochester Business Journal.