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September 5, 2025
RIT expands art space in downtown Rochester
WHAM-TV talks to John Aasp, gallery director in the College of Art and Design, about the new location for RIT's City Art Space.
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September 5, 2025
RIT’s new art space to be a creative hub for Rochester
WROC-TV highlights the new location for RIT's City Art Space.
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September 4, 2025
RIT partners with UB to offer path to medical school
The Early Opportunity Program in Medicine is a pre-admission program to the Jacobs School. Accepted students will gain professional interaction and career training at the medical school while earning their undergraduate degree at RIT.
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September 4, 2025
From RIT tunnels to City Hall, one student's quest to unearth student groups' impact
Democrat and Chronicle speaks to Elizabeth Call, university archivist; Keith Jenkins, vice president and associate provost for the Division of Access, Engagement, and Success; and fourth-year student Kasim O’Meally about the history of the university's ALANA student clubs and organizations. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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September 4, 2025
Performing arts lineup includes productions, concerts, dances, and a new theater
With more than 3,000 students participating in the performing arts at RIT, including a record 601 new Performing Arts Scholars and more than 50 performing arts-focused student clubs, it’s not hard to find instrumental, vocal, theatrical, and dance performances on and around campus throughout the year.
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September 4, 2025
RIT launches ‘City Art Space’ located in Downtown Rochester
WHEC-TV speaks to John Aasp, gallery director in the College of Art and Design, about the opening.
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September 4, 2025
We need to reduce light pollution
Ruby James Madden, a first-year mechanical engineering student, writes a letter to the Rochester Beacon about supporting the Dark Skies Act.
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September 4, 2025
Good Question: Is energy use for AI impacting the environment?
WHEC-TV speaks to Eric Hittinger, chair of the Department of Public Policy, about how AI use affects the environment.
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September 4, 2025
A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career
An essay by Soon Hyeok Choi, assistant professor in the Department of Finance and Accounting, published by The Conversation.
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September 4, 2025
City Art Space celebrates new downtown location
RIT’s City Art Space is ready to welcome visitors to its new downtown location in the heart of Rochester’s Neighborhood of Play. The gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 5, from 6-9 p.m.
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September 3, 2025
Advancing Single-Photon Sensing Image Sensors to Enable the Search for Life Beyond Earth
A NASA-sponsored team at RIT is advancing single-photon sensing Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor detector technology that will enable future NASA astrophysics space missions to search for life on other planets. -
September 3, 2025
How to Build a Simple DIY Focus Stacking System
An essay by Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, published by DIY Photography.