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April 21, 2025

'A woman uses a computer in a lab while a man points at her screen.'

Imagine RIT will have artificial intelligence around every turn

If festivalgoers have trouble exploring the more than 430 exhibits at this year’s Imagine RIT, they can now enlist the help of AI by using the Imagine RIT Bot—a generative AI chatbot that’s like ChatGPT with a focus on answering questions about the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. Read more >

'A group of ten people pose in a park under sunny skies, with city buildings in the background.'

Tigers take on New York City through a new study-away program >

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Newsmakers

Emmett Ientilucci, the Gerald W. Harris Endowed Chair in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, was an invited speaker at the 2025 Rochester Engineering Symposium on April 10.

Students from the School of Communication traveled to Pace University in New York City on April 12 to pitch their campaign for the District 2 AAF National Student Advertising Competition. Emma Dooley, Joseph Jimenez, Caroline Lupisella, Sarah Thomas, Hailey Fowler, Amelia Wilkes, Tuqa Yaseen, and Sydney Young represented their Campaign Management and Planning class’s strategic campaign for their client, AT&T, at the competition.

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Media Coverage

WHY ROC: What to expect from Imagine RIT this weekend >
WROC-TV talks to Bob Finnerty, associate vice president of University Communications, about the innovation that will be on display at Imagine RIT this Saturday.

EVs are one step closer to becoming roaming grid batteries >
Canary Media quotes a 2021 study on vehicle-to-grid standards co-authored by Eric Hittinger, department chair in the Department of Public Policy.

RIT Tigers change their stripes as former player introduced as new hockey coach >
Democrat and Chronicle features new RIT Men's Hockey Coach Matt Thomas.

Ghosts Are Everywhere >
An essay by Patrick Scanlon, Professor Emeritus in the School of Communication, published by Inside Higher Ed.

More Media Coverage

Upcoming Events

Mon

Noodle Bowl Takeover at the Commons! >
11 a.m.-10:01 p.m. April 21

CHAI Advanced PhD Student Talk: Rajesh Titung >
noon-1 p.m. April 21

What's New in Poetry Reading Series featuring Jennifer Espinoza >
5-6:30 p.m. April 21

Italian Studies Takeover at Gracie's! >
5-9 p.m. April 21

Tue

Deaf Senior Services Coalition: Discover Deaf-Friendly Senior Services >
noon-1 p.m. April 22

Talk: "Bridges, Not Barriers: Critical Embodiment and Storytelling Across Locations" with Dr. Christina Cedillo >
2-3 p.m. April 22

SOIS Capstone Symposium >
5-6:30 p.m. April 22

Celebration of Excellence >
6-7:30 p.m. April 22

Finals Week Prep Workshop >
6-6:50 p.m. April 22

NTID - 2025 The Next Big Idea >
7-9 p.m. April 22

Wed

University Council Meeting >
3-4:50 p.m. April 23

Informational Webinar: RIT’s Future Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) Program >
7-8 p.m. April 23

Thu

Goat Yoga with Goat Yoga of New York! >
11:30 a.m.-noon April 24

RIT Jazz Ensembles >
7-8:30 p.m. April 24

Fri

Booky-Books Publication Party >
noon-1 p.m. April 25

Events Calendar

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Scoreboard

Women’s tennis: RIT 6, New Paltz 1 (April 19)

Softball: Game 1: RPI 9, RIT 0; Game 2: RPI 8, RIT 4 (April 19)

Men’s lacrosse: RIT 14, St. Lawrence 5 (April 19)

Baseball: Game 1: Clarkson 9, RIT 7; Game 2: RIT 13, Clarkson 11 (April 18)

Men’s tennis: RIT 7, Bard 0 (April 18)

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