News Stories
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November 6, 2026
East End Arts Council to debut Steamroller Printmaking Festival in Riverhead
Northforker highlights RIT students participating in the inaugural Steamroller Printmaking Festival in Riverhead, N.Y., where approximately a dozen students will use oversized woodblocks carved for their RIT printmaking coursework to create large-scale prints using a steamroller.
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November 6, 2026
Pope Leo’s trip is a homecoming to Peru – where debate over liberation theology roiled the church during his early years as a priest
The Conversation features an essay by Eben Levey, assistant professor of history at RIT, examining how Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Latin America reflects the catholic church’s evolving relationship with social justice movements, and the political tensions shaping the pope’s return to Peru.
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November 6, 2026
RIT students bring their programming skills to the performing arts stage
RIT’s Creative Code for Music course encourages students to explore the intersection between technology and the arts. One manifestation of that involves showcasing their programming skills during a musical theater performance.
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November 6, 2026
UAE food delivery: Your 'just Dh50' habit could cost you over Dh10,000 a year – how to cut back
Gulf News speaks with Kashif Farhat, assistant professor of digital marketing at RIT Dubai, about how automatic payments, subscriptions, and consumer spending habits can obscure the true cost of frequent food delivery orders, emphasizing the importance of tracking recurring expenses and making informed financial decisions.
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November 5, 2026
RIT professor rethinks AI’s role in qualitative research
Assistant Professor Ha-Kyung Hidy Kong is exploring how artificial intelligence and data visualization can be used to help researchers analyze qualitative data by identifying patterns, reducing workload, and retaining control over their findings.
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November 5, 2026
10 ‘Sustainable’ Shopping Myths Debunked: Why Buying Better Starts With Unlearning Everything
Ethos speaks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of the Center for Innovation in Manufacturing and Sustainability, in an article debunking common myths about sustainable shopping, emphasizing the importance of considering environmental impacts across entire systems rather than focusing on individual materials or products.
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November 5, 2026
RIT alumna finds balance in science, sawdust, and chainsaw carving
For RIT alumna Liz Spry ’09, work-life balance comes with a chainsaw. The high school science teacher channels her love of science and creativity into a small business crafting intricate animal sculptures.
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November 4, 2026
Democrat Fiona Ma elected California lieutenant governor
CBS News San Francisco reports that Fiona Ma ’88 (accounting) has been elected California lieutenant governor, defeating Republican Gloria Romero.
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November 4, 2026
Thousands of Capital Region Water customers’ information leaked in emails
ABC27 interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer of cybersecurity at RIT, after the personal information of thousands of Capital Region Water customers was leaked in an email.
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November 2, 2026
RIT receives grant to expand access to computing education
RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to expand access to computing and information technology education for secondary and post-secondary students.
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November 2, 2026
Why do galaxies rotate?
The Conversation features an essay by RIT astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Edwin Alexani and Michael Zemcov, professor of physics and director of astrophysical sciences and technology, explaining why galaxies rotate and how gravity and the conservation of angular momentum shape their formation and movement.
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November 2, 2026
GALLERY: College engineering students compete in pumpkin launching contest in Rochester
WHAM-TV highlights RIT engineering students participating in a Halloween-themed pumpkin launching competition at the University of Rochester, using handmade catapults, trebuchets, and air cannons to put their engineering skills into practice.