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Basis Point Insight publishes an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, about how restrictive leasing laws and weak land records are impeding efficient land use in India.

Basis Point Insight publishes an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, highlighting new research that links skewed sex ratios to marriage markets, dowries and relative wealth in India.

RIT students are entering the workforce with increasing success, including higher starting salaries, according to the university’s latest career outcomes data from the class of 2025.

WHAM-TV reports on RIT hosting the American Society of Civil Engineers student symposium, featuring regional universities competing in engineering challenges such as concrete canoe races and steel bridge design.

Government Technology magazine reports that RIT will offer a bachelor’s degree in AI this fall, as well as a six-course minor in the subject, featuring courses on machine learning, natural language processing, and analytics.

Rochester Business Journal reports that RIT’s Saunders College of Business was ranked among the nation’s top graduate business schools by U.S. News & World Report, highlighting program size, tuition, and employment outcomes for MBA graduates.

Business News This Week reports on RIT’s Tiger Pride 2026 event in New Delhi, featuring comments from Daniel Kopperud, assistant director of Strategic Global Enrollment Initiatives.

Seventeen graduate degree programs at Rochester Institute of Technology and the graduate schools in business and engineering are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings.

RIT hospitality students have revived “Puttin’ on the RITz” after nearly a decade, designing and executing a global-themed, student-run fundraiser from concept to completion as a hands-on experience.

Cybersecurity experts are studying what happens when autonomous AI systems collect, process, or share Social Security numbers and other sensitive data. The published research finds that many AI tools lack safeguards and don’t align with privacy policies.

From building transformative research to enhancing the student experience and blending technology, the arts, and design, RIT’s leaders have impacted the university’s trajectory and transformed it throughout the decades.