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WKBW-TV in Buffalo features a team of RIT students who are collaborating with a school in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to design musical instruments that are easier for students with disabilities to play.

MSN features a video about a newborn massive planet discovered by RIT researchers.

The Democrat and Chronicle features Josh Gruenberg '09 (software engineering).

According to GradReports.com, RIT offers the top graphic design program in the country based on graduates' earning potential.

Renowned filmmaker Gary Hustwit spent a day in 2013 photographing Massimo and Lella Vignelli. Now, a selection of images from the project are on view through April 15 in the Vignelli Center.

Animation Career Review has again named RIT one of the top game design schools in the country. RIT ranked seventh on the list of Top 50 Game Design Schools in the U.S. and second in New York state.

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.

GradReports.com listed RIT in the top 10 of its alumni salary-based ranking of best film production programs in the country.

Faculty and staff members at RIT are encouraged to volunteer with Rochester Global Connections, which pairs community members with international students to help them feel more welcome. There are 30 RIT international students currently in the program, but another seven are waiting for a pairing.

A national publication is recognizing RIT’s Division of Student Affairs for its diverse and positive work environment. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education named RIT to its seventh annual report of “The Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs.”

Vulture talks to Denise Herrera, associate interpreter, about the challenges involved with interpreting for comedians. (Note: this story contains explicit language.)

WHEC-TV features former NTID faculty member Shirley Jeanne Allen as part of its Black History Month series.