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What started as engaging lunchtime conversations with friends has led three mechanical engineering students to start a biweekly podcast, Beyond ME, with a variety of topics including engineering and much more.

Faculty-researcher Gill Tsouri is developing a novel skin-sensing system that can be embedded onto the grip of a firearm to detect blood alcohol content levels, and once detected, the system could deter the trigger mechanism. The technology could be a step toward preventing firearm accidents, homicides, and suicides where there is a near 90 percent death rate.

Spearheaded by RIT’s Division of Academic Affairs and Professor Joe Geigel, the rigorous program engages undergraduate and graduate students in long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary projects led by faculty researchers.

Scientists now have obtained the clearest three-dimensional view of the nebula, thanks to a research team led by Carlson Center for Imaging Science and School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Joel Kastner.

Sweet Pea Plant-Based Kitchen provides plant-based meals made with high-quality, locally sourced ingredients.

RIT has 13 Ph.D. programs currently enrolling 492 students. Munson’s time at RIT has seen the addition of seven Ph.D. programs, including cognitive science and physics this past fall.

Research awards as well as national funding sources for economic development have increased to record levels at RIT, prompting the need for more research laboratory space on campus.

Getting hands-on experience in a state-of-the-art lab is something most students think will happen during graduate school. Not at RIT.