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August 1, 2025
Colleges partner with employers to build workforce skills
Rochester Business Journal speaks with Rosalie Clemens, executive director of RIT Certified, about how it designs custom training aligned to employer needs. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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July 31, 2025
RIT surprises middle school students at video game development camp with new Chromebooks
WHEC-TV talks to Naveen Sharma, associate dean for Faculty Affairs and Industry Engagement in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about the RIT-sponsored AT&T ROC Jr Game Dev Camp, where campers learned to design and code their own games from scratch.
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July 31, 2025
RIT surprises middle school campers with free laptops
WROC-TV highlights the free weeklong summer camp, AT&T ROC Jr Game Dev Camp, sponsored by RIT. Campers received new laptops to continue to create video games on their own.
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July 31, 2025
Bright Spot: Surprise Chromebook giveaway empowers young game developers at RIT camp
WHAM-TV showcases the RIT-sponsored AT&T ROC Jr Game Dev Camp where campers learned coding and animation.
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July 30, 2025
Deepfake voice scams are more sophisticated than ever: How to keep your family safe
Mashable speaks to Matthew Wright, endowed professor and chair of RIT's Department of Cybersecurity, about the technology that creates cloned voices.
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July 30, 2025
Lifelong learning drives careers, innovation, ROI
Rochester Business Journal highlights RIT's Osher program, which promotes active senior learning and engagement, and speaks with Mary Tsikalakis, director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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July 29, 2025
The Economy Can’t Handle the Heat—or the Swings
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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July 29, 2025
IoT students develop AI-powered device to protect crops from birds
Rwanda's The New Times discusses the Audio Moth, a solar-powered and AI-integrated smart device designed to scare pest birds off farmlands. Research for the device was supervised by RIT.
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July 29, 2025
ASL interpreter goes viral during a performance of 'Hamilton'
ABC News speaks to ASL Interpreter Shiann Cook '21 (university studies) about her performance of Hamilton at an Ohio theater.
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July 28, 2025
Drug pricing: What can the U.S. learn from other nations?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Rochester Business Journal.
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July 23, 2025
Former Va. Secretary of Homeland Security named DEA under Trump administration
WAVY.com reports that RIT alumnus Terrance Cole ’92 (criminal justice) was recently named as the new U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator.
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July 23, 2025
Top 10 universities in Dubai 2025–2026
Shiksha Study Abroad named RIT Dubai among the top 10 universities in Dubai.