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  • April 22, 2025

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    Ph.D. student channels her resilience into solutions

    Many agricultural plastics, contaminated with dirt and organic matter, end up in landfills releasing microplastics into soil and water. Malarkey hopes to help identify and mitigate those obstacles to create circular economy solutions.

  • April 18, 2025

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    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.

  • April 10, 2025

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    Five facts about Imagine RIT

    RIT will welcome thousands of people to campus on April 26 for the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, where a record 434 exhibits will be on display. Here are five things to know about the event.

  • April 9, 2025

    a back background with an orange arrow coming up from the lower left reads R I T summer semeter 2025.

    Summer semester registration open

    Registration for RIT’s summer semester, offering in-person and online formats, is open. Undergraduate and graduate students can take advantage of a 12-week session and two six-week sessions. Graduate students can also enroll in a targeted seven-week session.

  • April 9, 2025

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    Parsa honored with NSF CAREER Award

    Shima Parsa, assistant professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, received an NSF CAREER Award to advance her research in soft matter physics.

  • April 9, 2025

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    Physics speaks to Grover Swartzlander, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, about solar sails.

  • April 4, 2025

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    Michel works to bring inclusivity to the classroom and the lab

    Lea Michel’s commitment to mentorship, diversity, and hands-on learning reflects the same encouragement that once sparked her own path in STEM. She is being recognized for her impact with the 2025 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching.