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Science educator Bill Nye and comedian Preacher Lawson will appear at RIT for Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend in October.

The New Indian Express highlights a study co-authored by Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, that used a machine comprehension model to compare and evaluate the academic quality of YouTube Kids channels.

State of Politics speaks to Ke Xu, assistant professor of physics, about the growing demand for AI data centers and the role they play in supporting next-generation computing amid New York's debate over new facilities.

Rochester Business Journal reports on how RIT is reshaping executive education with hybrid learning, applied leadership training, and AI-focused curriculum enhancements, speaking to Molly McGowan, co-director of RIT Executive Education.

The Bernard Kozel StartUp Program is a 12-week immersive summer experience open to students from across the university and run through Saunders College of Business.

The Boston Globe published an article from Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, on simple sensory pleasures. (This content will require a subscription to view.)

WHAM-TV features RIT's video game development camp where middle school-aged campers received their own laptop computers.

Rochester Beacon spotlights RIT alumnus Bob Moore '91 (computer science), whose company, MegazoneCloud, is bringing its U.S. headquarters to Perinton, N.Y., while expanding opportunities for RIT students and graduates through its existing partnership with the university.

VermontBiz Magazine reports on an incoming RIT electrical engineering student who became Vermont's first-ever Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship recipient, receiving $40,000 and an internship offer.

WROC-TV interviews RIT Chief Information Security Officer Aldwin Maloto about some of the most common ways to differentiate a legitimate message from a phishing attempt.

Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Film and Animation is among the top 25 film schools in the United States, according to the most recent list published by The Hollywood Reporter. RIT was ranked number 21 this year, marking a continued rise in rank from previous years.

Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Matthew Hoffman is taking his mathematical models from Lake Ontario to Lake Huron to help map and assess microplastic pollution in Georgian Bay.