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August 3, 2026
RIT startup program teaches founders to listen
The Bernard Kozel StartUp Program is a 12-week immersive summer experience open to students from across the university and run through Saunders College of Business.
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July 13, 2026
RIT students help bring Floating Garden to life
The Floating Pavilion, part of a Floating Garden food forest envisioned by New York-based interdisciplinary artist Mary Mattingly, was created by RIT students.
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June 30, 2026
RIT mechanical engineering graduate made career connections through K-12 University Center
RIT alumna Julia O’Gorman will relocate to the Atlanta area to start her new job at Robins Air Force Base. -
June 16, 2026
RIT Baja Racing finishes in top 10 at national off-road competition
More than 1,800 student-engineers from universities in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Mexico designed and built off-road vehicles for the Baja SAE New York competition.
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May 27, 2026
RIT students experience global learning with international fellowships
The DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Research Internships in Science and Engineering provide fully funded summer opportunities in Germany for RIT undergraduate students to gain practical research experience.
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May 20, 2026
Player-led turning point fuels sixth trip to NCAA lacrosse championship
RIT men's lacrosse traveled nearly 2,500 miles and fought adversity to return to the NCAA Division III championship game in Virginia on May 24.
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April 13, 2026
Engineering students dive into projects to learn about naval ship technologies
Students are building Navy-funded autonomous underwater systems, including a robot designed to inspect and clean ship hulls. The hands-on senior design projects teach robotics, sensing, and machine learning through real naval technology challenges.
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April 10, 2026
Fanfare marks the opening of the RIT Performing Arts Center
The 747-seat, 50,000-square-foot building officially opened this morning. The center will provide a state-of-the-art venue for theater, musical theater, music, and dance for both RIT students and community groups.
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March 27, 2026
RIT researchers build funding momentum
A new cohort of faculty researchers is representing how the university continues to grow its research ecosystem. RIT offers a robust suite of proposal-development workshops and seed-funding programs that help researchers generate preliminary results and strengthen future proposals.
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March 24, 2026
RIT initiative helps golf courses cut pollution and protect waterways
The program has helped hundreds of New York golf courses measurably reduce their environmental footprint.
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March 24, 2026
RIT wrestler takes the national championship and pins a career
When Josh Harkless came to RIT, he envisioned becoming a wrestling national champion and building a career as an aerospace engineer. He will graduate in May having accomplished both.
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March 18, 2026
RIT students race toward real-world success
RIT’s Formula SAE, Baja SAE, and Hot Wheelz Solar Racing teams give students hands-on, industry-relevant experience. Students design, build, and race advanced vehicles, helping them develop technical and teamwork skills that translate directly into co-ops and careers.