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Faculty-researcher Gill Tsouri is developing a novel skin-sensing system that can be embedded onto the grip of a firearm to detect blood alcohol content levels, and once detected, the system could deter the trigger mechanism. The technology could be a step toward preventing firearm accidents, homicides, and suicides where there is a near 90 percent death rate.

Film and animation MFA student Gabriel Ponte-Fleary received the Jury Award for Best Documentary (East Region) for his emotional documentary about the faith and hardships of a Nicaraguan family who migrated to the U.S.

To accommodate its growing number of graduates, the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences will hold two separate commencement ceremonies beginning in 2025.

Spearheaded by RIT’s Division of Academic Affairs and Professor Joe Geigel, the rigorous program engages undergraduate and graduate students in long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary projects led by faculty researchers.

Aiden Spicer and Jaydon Thompson, second-year industrial design students, leaned on one another while designing their own dinner tabletop pieces for the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Collab Student Design Competition.

Scientists now have obtained the clearest three-dimensional view of the nebula, thanks to a research team led by Carlson Center for Imaging Science and School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Joel Kastner.

WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the ban.

Sweet Pea Plant-Based Kitchen provides plant-based meals made with high-quality, locally sourced ingredients.

RPL GO!, a van retrofitted with library materials and offerings, will visit local neighborhoods in service of individuals unable to access physical library branches.

RIT has 13 Ph.D. programs currently enrolling 492 students. Munson’s time at RIT has seen the addition of seven Ph.D. programs, including cognitive science and physics this past fall.

Technical skills learned as part of performance teams, working with peers, and overcoming setbacks all become assets for co-ops and eventually careers.

Getting hands-on experience in a state-of-the-art lab is something most students think will happen during graduate school. Not at RIT.