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Using never-before-shared archival documents, photographs, videos, and oral history interviews, the exhibition at George Eastman Museum explores how Kodak's Lambda members changed corporate culture and benefit policies to be more inclusive.

Recent photography graduate gained confidence and experience by spending a semester working in New York City thanks to the RIT in NYC study away program.

Since 1994, James Watters has served RIT as a member of the Finance and Administration team, including over 20 years as senior vice president for Finance and Administration and treasurer.

Rochester Business Journal highlights a $24 million commitment to advance artificial intelligence leadership, faculty excellence, and student success. (This content will require a subscription to read.)

Rochester Beacon reports on a $24 million commitment from Jeff Harris and Joyce Pratt to advance artificial intelligence leadership, faculty excellence, and student success.

Michigan Public highlighted research by Divya Ramjee, assistant professor of criminal justice, examining the effectiveness of ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology in Detroit as city officials consider renewing or replacing the system.

In a commentary for The Conversation, Tamar Carroll, department chair in the College of Liberal Arts, chronicles how LGBTQ employees at Eastman Kodak Company organized the Lambda Network to challenge workplace discrimination.

The Conversation features an essay by Eric Williams, professor of sustainability, and Payam Saeedi, Ph.D. candidate in sustainability, examining why many consumers keep old electronics stored in drawers instead of recycling, reselling, or donating them.

Fast Company republishes an article by Agamemnon Crassidis, professor of mechanical engineering, examining how forthcoming FAA regulations could enable drones to fly beyond operators’ visual line of sight.

Colleen Peterson has led and supported transformational initiatives, including the implementation of enterprise student systems, the advancement of enrollment systems and analytics, and RIT’s expansion into new national recruiting markets.

Basis Point Insight publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how India’s Green Revolution influenced the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity.

RIT Assistant Professor Elle Barnes is a 2026 Beckman Young Investigator Award recipient. The award provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in chemical and life sciences.