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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.

Backed by an award from the National Institutes of Health, Assistant Professor Stefan Schulze is using his expertise in the structure and function of proteins to work with a bacterial pathogen commonly associated with antibiotic resistance.

Science speaks to Michelle Koplitz '08 (biotechnology), Sara Blick-Nitko '17 (professional studies), and Wyatte Hall '08 (psychology) about the impact of budget cuts on the Deaf Scientists Pipeline.

Grace Perna, a third-year biotechnology student, and Eva Reilly, a second-year biochemistry major, will use the scholarship to further their research in labs that aim to find better solutions for a range of diseases.

The Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices interviewed Loryn Johnson '20 (biotechnology and molecular biosciences), a neuroscience Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

The 750 RIT undergraduate students who belong to one of the 28 fraternities or sororities on campus also perform thousands of hours of community service and raise thousands of dollars for charities each year.

CEOs, Chief Financial Officers, and Chief Technology Officers are among the 12 RIT alumni honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards for the 2024-2025 year.

From an early age, Allison Keeler always knew she wanted to be a scientist. As an adult, that dream has come true as she is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical School and the lead researcher in the Keeler Lab within the Horae Gene Therapy Center.

Within Brown Hall on RIT’s campus, newly renovated lab spaces house state-of-the-art equipment allowing for essential research. One such space is the genomics lab, where Elle Barnes, assistant professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, is working to help protect one of the key members of the local ecosystem: salamanders.

The recent fires that have devastated Maui have hit home for one RIT student. Third-year biotechnology student Maximillian Balter, who is one of four RIT students from Maui, has been busy in the relief efforts. His family’s company, Maui Flight Academy, took the initiative to air deliver supplies.

Elle Holland discovered her dream job as a genetic counselor while still in high school, and she came to RIT to become a scientist as the first step toward her career goal. She is one of several 2023 graduates finding careers in health care.

Since graduating from RIT, Dr. Nicole Arroyo has earned her Ph.D. in immunology and received a prestigious Science and Technology Policy Fellowship from AAAS.