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Rochester Institute of Technology has again been recognized for offering one of the best online programs in the nation. The 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings, released this week, listed Saunders College of Business’ online Executive MBA program as No. 11 in the nation for “Best Online MBA Programs.”

As a scientist, new business developer, and as a researcher, Bukofsky brings more than 30 years of experience to his newest role in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

What started as engaging lunchtime conversations with friends has led three mechanical engineering students to start a biweekly podcast, Beyond ME, with a variety of topics including engineering and much more.

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.

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.

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.

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

The 750 RIT undergraduate students who belong to one of the 28 fraternities or sororities on campus also perform thousands of hours of community service and raise thousands of dollars for charities each year.

The curtain is set to rise in 2026 for RIT’s new music performance theater, a 750-seat, 40,000-square-foot complex that will be the first major theater to open in the Rochester area in decades.

The team, supported by faculty adviser and finance professor Hao Zhang, won the 2024 Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge.

Emma Kane, a third-year public policy major, has spent the past year working at the Deaf Health Laboratory, led by the mentors at the Deaf Health Care and Biomedical Sciences Hub (Deaf Hub) at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

RIT will welcome Deborah Archer, eighth president of the American Civil Liberties Union, to campus on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for the 43rd annual Expressions of King’s Legacy event.