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University Magazine

The Spring 2025 University Magazine is now available. Read about tackling the macro problem of microplastics, RIT in LA, and much more.

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Campus Spotlight

  • June 11, 2025

    Photo by Nya Hauser

    RIT hosted the GENIUS Olympiad international competition for high-school students June 9-13. More than 975 students from 34 states and 69 countries participated in this year’s competition, presenting their projects in science, the arts, short film, coding, robotics, speech, engineering, design, and business development to panels of judges. GENIUS Olympiad, which was founded in 2011, promotes a global understanding of environmental issues and the achievement of sustainability. Here, three student teams test drive their robotics creations in the Gene Polisseni Center ahead of the competition.

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