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Small choices can have big consequences. That’s the idea at the heart of Peaceland: Choose Your Memory, a new video game being developed by students and faculty at RIT.

José Zagal, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media, joined an episode of the Dice in Mind podcast where he discusses his path to academia, publishing a book about Dungeons & Dragons, and game scholarship advice.

To help students stand out in a competitive job market, RIT alumni recruiters attending the University-Wide Career Fair on Sept. 23 shared advice on networking, showing initiative, and building confidence. The Career Fair featured more than 200 local, regional, and national companies.

The annual flu vaccine is like a software update for the immune system, an RIT expert in biochemistry and microbiology says.

Rochester Business Journal features alumna Jennifer Hungate '13 (civil engineering technology), founder of Hungate Construction, discussing her path to business ownership and efforts to expand opportunities for women in the construction industry.

WROC-TV speaks with Erik Golen, principal lecturer and director of RIT’s artificial intelligence bachelor’s degree program, about how AI works and its expanding applications and the importance of safeguards as the technology advances.

Poets & Quants for Undergrads highlights RIT’s Saunders College of Business as one of the biggest movers in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 undergraduate business rankings, rising 19 spots to No. 58.

WHEC-TV highlights RIT’s continued placement among the nation’s top universities, ranking No. 95 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best National Universities list and marking its fourth consecutive year in the top 100.

Hands-on educational experience is key to future innovation, and students in RIT’s Freshman Imaging Project receive it as soon as they step foot on campus.

Technical Theatre Pathways, a new course offered by RIT’s School of Performing Arts, gives students a full picture of the varied behind-the-scenes roles that help bring a stage performance to life.

RIT continues its run as a top 100 national university for the fourth year in a row, according to the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings. 

RIT is highlighted by Programs.com in its 2027 guide to the best cybersecurity master’s degrees. The graduate program was ranked No. 11 and noted for its academic quality.