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According to new international rankings from The Princeton Review, RIT is one of the top five game design universities in the world.

Science without borders: RIT turns public participation into global impact.

Spectrum News speaks to microelectronic engineering student Lucas Newquist about raising a guide dog in training on campus as part of a pilot program supporting service animal development.

While scientists know supermassive black holes collide, these events have remained invisible to telescopes. RIT researchers have now identified a specific spike in light that occurs at the moment of merger, providing the roadmap needed to finally observe these cosmic giants in action.

When Josh Harkless came to RIT, he envisioned becoming a wrestling national champion and building a career as an aerospace engineer. He will graduate in May having accomplished both.

Aaron Foss has spent the last decade volunteering and supporting Defy Ventures, a national nonprofit grounded in criminal justice reform through entrepreneurship.

Ioannis Pavlides has been in the middle of the scrum as president of the RIT Rugby Club. This year, the fourth year industrial and systems engineering student made his international debut in another league.

Rochester Beacon speaks to Stefan Preble, Bausch and Lomb Professor and Ph.D. program director of microsystems engineering, about the region’s bid to become a National Science Foundation innovation hub and how the STELLAR initiative could expand laser research and workforce development.

WHEC-TV speaks to Danny Maffia, principal lecturer at NTID, about the Deaf Day of Play event at Strong National Museum of Play providing accessible experiences for deaf families.

Evan Selinger, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, interviews Andrew Ferguson, professor at George Washington University Law School, for the Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to read.)

Juliet Fiss, an RIT imaging science alumna, uses algorithms and formulas to create artwork, including a piece at RIT’s Carlson Center.

The annual awards are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity, while demonstrating a commitment to student success.