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Established in the 1970s, RIT’s Wellness Education Program serves as a commitment to student well being, personal development, and lifelong healthy habits.

In the RIT President’s letter from the spring 2026 RIT University Magazine, Bill Sanders introduced RIT’s Strategic Framework for the next decade.

Saunders College of Business’s undergraduate and graduate portfolio is nationally and internationally ranked and recognized. Most recently, in the Poets&Quants list of best undergraduate business program, Saunders placed #42 in career outcomes, and #71 overall.

 

Spectrum News speaks to microelectronic engineering student Lucas Newquist about raising a guide dog in training on campus as part of a pilot program supporting service animal development.

While scientists know supermassive black holes collide, these events have remained invisible to telescopes. RIT researchers have now identified a specific spike in light that occurs at the moment of merger, providing the roadmap needed to finally observe these cosmic giants in action.

When Josh Harkless came to RIT, he envisioned becoming a wrestling national champion and building a career as an aerospace engineer. He will graduate in May having accomplished both.

Ioannis Pavlides has been in the middle of the scrum as president of the RIT Rugby Club. This year, the fourth year industrial and systems engineering student made his international debut in another league.

RIT students are teaching Tai Chi to older adults in the community as part of a research program to help improve their physical and mental health, support pain reduction, and enhance their quality of life.

RIT’s Formula SAE, Baja SAE, and Hot Wheelz Solar Racing teams give students hands-on, industry-relevant experience. Students design, build, and race advanced vehicles, helping them develop technical and teamwork skills that translate directly into co-ops and careers.

Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology received several rankings from TFE Times on their Top Graduate Programs lists for 2026

At the GDC (Game Developers Conference) Festival of Gaming in San Franciso, PC Gamer interviewed RIT students who created a giant toothbrushing interactive experience called Floss Boss.

Researchers in RIT's Tissue Regeneration and Mechanobiology Lab are investigating a new approach that could change how fibrosis is treated across organs in patients suffering from systemic sclerosis: targeting the protein TRPC6, a small ion channel—that can sense mechanical cues such as stiffness.