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RIT’s AMPrint Center recently received a 10-year renewal contract from New York state to continue development of next-generation 3D-printing processes, materials, and applications.

Meghdad Asadilari, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, was awarded the 2025 ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum Faculty Grant.

WAVY.com reports that RIT alumnus Terrance Cole ’92 (criminal justice) was recently named as the new U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator.

Mashable spotlights research from astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Attila Varga. The discoveries, published in the Astrophysical Journal, offer a rare window into what planets look like in their infancy.

RIT engineering undergraduate Lily Yengo and peers on the new Tiger Tutor Team help Rochester middle school students improve math skills.

The Times of India highlights a discovery led by astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Attila Varga. The astronomers observed a dramatic event on exoplanet TOI 1227 b.

The interdisciplinary and collaborative Studio 930 program asks students to apply what they know, learn what they don’t, and design products that make life, or a single task, more efficient and accessible.

Many college students spend their free time unwinding, but illustration major Kathryn Arbegast spent hers building a full-blown zombie outbreak. She recently published her debut novel, Infected. Read the full story from the Rush-Henrietta-Genesee Valley Penny Saver on pages 16-17.

Universe Today highlights research led by astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Attila Varga.

The Finger Lakes Virtual Museum app is a digital storytelling platform that combines historical content with technology to create immersive visitor experiences.

For medical illustration alumni Bob Morreale and Josh Cavalier, RIT baseball bonds made way for bold breakthroughs in their careers. Since graduating from RIT, where they studied and played baseball together, they both mastered innovative technologies to improve healthcare and business practices. 

Human resources executive Jane Elliott, physician Brenda Haynes, and entrepreneur Chance Wright have been named to RIT’s Board of Trustees.