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September 15, 2025
Strong Museum kicks off first-ever conference on BIPOC Game Studies
WHEC-TV highlights the first conference on BIPOC Game Studies, co-hosted by RIT.
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September 12, 2025
RIT researchers help scale breakthrough decarbonization technology
Researchers at the New York State Center of Excellence in Advanced and Sustainable Manufacturing at Golisano Institute for Sustainability are helping advance a lab-born breakthrough into viable climate technology.
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September 12, 2025
Digital media projects take shape with help from MAGIC Spell grants
The new MAGIC Spell grants, earmarked for digital media projects in art, games, interactivity, and creativity, provide RIT researchers in any college with funding up to $5,000 to help in their pursuits to secure additional external grants in their fields.
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September 12, 2025
Experimental animators bring new dimension to musical performance
Animation is most often viewed on a screen. But when animators break traditional rules and abandon the “almighty rectangle,” Christine Banna says artistic magic can happen.
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September 12, 2025
RIT names new stadium in honor of Judson family and Pike Construction
Rochester Business Journal speaks to RIT President Bill Sanders about the stadium naming.
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September 12, 2025
Your old jeans: RIT is solving the zipper problem with recycling
Democrat and Chronicle highlights the work of Golisano Institute for Sustainability's textile recycling machine.
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September 12, 2025
GALLERY: 9/11 remembrance events in the Rochester area
WHAM-TV includes RIT's ceremony in its 9/11 remembrance coverage.
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September 11, 2025
RIT recognized for dedication to community and belonging
RIT has been recognized with the Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Champion Award, as announced by Insight Into Academia magazine. This marks the 12th consecutive year RIT has received the HEED Award and the 11th consecutive year of being named a champion.
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September 11, 2025
Exhibit honors early woodworking alumna Ellen Swartz
A clock with a human face, a lamp base with a hidden compartment, and an Art Nouveau-inspired high chair are among the objects featured in a new RIT Archives exhibit honoring a trailblazing alumna.
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September 11, 2025
Rochester Red Wings unveil custom jerseys for Deaf Culture Night at Innovative Field
WHAM-TV highlights the apparel, which was produced specifically for Deaf Culture Night.
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September 10, 2025
President Sanders delivers his first State of the University Address
During his first State of the University Address on Wednesday, President Bill Sanders said RIT will continue to deliver a world-class education, support groundbreaking research and scholarship, and be a destination for talent from every corner of the globe.
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September 10, 2025
RIT unveils Judson Stadium, honoring a family legacy
Rochester Institute of Technology has named its new athletics venue Thomas Fearey Judson Jr. Stadium. The new stadium name honors the extraordinary legacy of former RIT Trustee Tom Judson, Pike Construction Services, the Judson family, and their century-long impact on the university.