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RIT is strengthening the computing infrastructure behind its growing research enterprise with a new high-performance computing cluster ranked among the world’s fastest and most energy-efficient supercomputers.

Chemical engineering student Natalie Bedolla-Mortensen is playing a role in reengineering tiny particles that could one day become cell tissues of 3D-printed organs. Her research is part of Rochester Institute of Technology’s work in the growing field of soft matter development.

WROC-TV highlights RIT’s University-Wide Career Fair, where thousands of students connected with more than 200 employers for co-op, internship and full-time job opportunities.

Small choices can have big consequences. That’s the idea at the heart of Peaceland: Choose Your Memory, a new video game being developed by students and faculty at RIT.

José Zagal, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media, joined an episode of the Dice in Mind podcast where he discusses his path to academia, publishing a book about Dungeons & Dragons, and game scholarship advice.

To help students stand out in a competitive job market, RIT alumni recruiters attending the University-Wide Career Fair on Sept. 23 shared advice on networking, showing initiative, and building confidence. The Career Fair featured more than 200 local, regional, and national companies.

Rochester Business Journal features alumna Jennifer Hungate '13 (civil engineering technology), founder of Hungate Construction, discussing her path to business ownership and efforts to expand opportunities for women in the construction industry.

WROC-TV speaks with Erik Golen, principal lecturer and director of RIT’s artificial intelligence bachelor’s degree program, about how AI works and its expanding applications and the importance of safeguards as the technology advances.

Poets & Quants for Undergrads highlights RIT’s Saunders College of Business as one of the biggest movers in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 undergraduate business rankings, rising 19 spots to No. 58.

WHEC-TV highlights RIT’s continued placement among the nation’s top universities, ranking No. 95 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best National Universities list and marking its fourth consecutive year in the top 100.

Hands-on educational experience is key to future innovation, and students in RIT’s Freshman Imaging Project receive it as soon as they step foot on campus.