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RIT scientists were involved in a published paper about new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes, or black holes with masses between 100 and 100,000 times the mass of the sun.

RIT students Mathew Kiptum Kipruto and Afrid Shaik talk with WhatTheyThink about the value of participating in student chapter presentations at the recent TAGA Next-Gen Conference.

A collaboration between RIT's Machine Learning and Data Intensive Computing (Mining) Lab and the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) was featured in LLE in Focus Issue 6. Qi Yu, professor in RIT's School of Information, and computing and information sciences Ph.D. students are bringing artificial intelligence expertise to research in high-energy density (HED) physics.

Eryk Salvaggio, visiting lecturer in the College of Liberal Arts, is featured in an article about the artificial intelligence industry published by Tech Policy Press.

Rochester Beacon reports on RPL GO!, a new library vehicle in the Rochester Public Library system. The design was in part created by students in RIT's College of Art and Design.

As a lead product designer for the Walt Disney Company, Becky Yaeger '18 (new media design) and her team focus on the user experience (UX) of browsing, finding, and watching sports content across ESPN's apps and sites. 

RIT’s physician assistant program celebrated its 30th graduating class this year, and now its biggest champion, former director and founder Heidi Miller, is preparing to retire at the end of June after nearly 32 years.

A team of RIT experts has created CTIBench, a new tool that evaluates how much a large language model really knows about cybersecurity. CTIBench is the first and most comprehensive benchmark in the Cyber Threat Intelligence space. The tool is already being used by Google, Cisco, and Trend Micro.

Carson Munn '26 has taken advantage of the endless resources available in RIT's School of Film and Animation, including well-equipped facilities, supportive faculty, and an opportunity to spend a semester studying in an entertainment epicenter, Los Angeles.

13WHAM interviews alumnus Jayden Neal '25 (robotics and manufacturing engineering technology) about his family's startup company, UdderWays, and the Vortex, a new udder washing and sterilization system created by Neal.

Sarah Bono '14 (graphic design) oversees the product design for ESPN’s app, website, and living room devices like TVs and gaming consoles. Wherever ESPN content is found digitally, Bono and her team likely had a hand in the creative process. 

The Washington Post interviews Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about how to use generative artificial intelligence and when to trust the technology.