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Artificial Intelligence BS
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March 25, 2026
RIT launches hands-on Bachelor of Science degree in artificial intelligence
The interdisciplinary undergraduate program blends core programming and algorithmic principles with the chance for specialized study in areas like agentic AI and robotics.
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March 13, 2026
Co-op seminar class and a strategic approach help students land co-ops
Computer science major Emma Schmitt took a required co-op seminar class to help prepare for the internship search and what do to on the job, helping her land co-ops at Honeywell/LenelS2 and Microsoft.
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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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March 28, 2025
RIT researchers use AI to uncover surprising trends in media coverage of police
A new study from RIT and Carnegie Mellon University experts is challenging a widely held belief about the media—that local news outlets have become more critical of the police in recent years.
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March 5, 2025
Students use AI to aid United Nations in Ukrainian refugee response
Natalie Crowell and Olivia Croteau, both third-year humanities, computing, and design majors, are developing an AI tool that analyzes publicly available social media data, specifically from chat groups where refugees discuss needs related to housing, food, and other resources.
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January 22, 2025
New research shows AI systems are getting closer to processing information like humans
RIT engineering professor Cory Merkel was one of more than a dozen researchers in neuromorphic computing contributing findings published on Jan. 22 in Nature.
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December 13, 2024
Student spotlight: Fulbright student's research applies AI to real-world problems
Diana Velychko, a Fulbright master’s student in artificial intelligence, is paving the way for more intuitive artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Her work focuses on the intersection of human perception and AI, aiming to bridge the gap between how people see the world and how machines interpret it.