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September 2, 2025
College officials issue reminders to students about campus fire safety
Spectrum News speaks with Sarah Klein, director of environmental health and safety, and students about fire safety.
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September 2, 2025
AI chatbots are creating more hateful online content
ABC News speaks to Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about how AI chatbots can be manipulative.
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September 2, 2025
Highmark Stadium in for a Big Shot courtesy of the Rochester Institute of Technology
WGRZ-TV talks about RIT's Big Shot, which will take place at Highmark Stadium in October.
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September 2, 2025
RIT Esports assembles its newest teams for the game ‘Marvel Rivals’
RIT Esports introduced trial Marvel Rivals squads in spring 2025. This fall, the university will have official Division I, II, and III Marvel Rivals teams.
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September 2, 2025
Sanders looks ahead to new academic year
RIT President Bill Sanders will welcome the community back to campus and give his first State of the University Address at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
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August 29, 2025
No, you can’t live off protein shakes; RIT student teaches healthy eating
Tiger Nutrition’s peer-to peer education empowers students by making healthy eating advice relatable, accessible, and impactful.
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August 29, 2025
How Electricity Got So Expensive
Madalsa Singh, assistant professor in the Department of Sustainability, speaks to Heatmap about the rising costs of electricity bills. (This content will require a subscription to view.)
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August 27, 2025
Mechanical engineering faculty member earns prestigious CAREER award
Faculty-researcher Rui Liu was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award to lead a collaborative effort throughout the Finger Lakes to further the advanced manufacturing workforce.
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August 27, 2025
Meet Rafael Gilboa, this year’s Student Government president
Rafael Gilboa, a fourth-year software engineering major from Pittsburgh, chose to attend RIT because of its strong reputation for co-ops, generous financial aid, and a renowned computing program.
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August 27, 2025
Big Shot 37 set to touch down at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium
On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Big Shot will return for its 37th event to illuminate the Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium. RIT and the Bills invite the community to shine a light on the interior of the stadium to document the iconic location before it closes, making way for a new stadium set to open in 2026.
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August 26, 2025
RIT welcomes newest class of Rochester City Scholars
WHAM-TV highlights the 16th class of RIT's Destler-Johnson Rochester City Scholars.
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August 26, 2025
Inside RIT Shorts: Creativity, Experimentation, and Film
Christine Banna, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, and students Deanna Moorehead, Vinh Nguyen, and Colin O’Brien, appeared on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss what audiences can expect from the latest installment of RIT Shorts, airing Aug. 28 on WXXI.