News
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March 2, 2026
RIT Performing Arts Center already educating students
Students get hands-on experience learning what it takes to open the state-of-the-art RIT Performing Arts Center, set to open April 10.
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February 27, 2026
Fortune Rankings: Best Business Schools and MBA Programs, 2026
Saunders College of Business’s MBA program is ranked #68 among the “Best Business Schools and MBA Programs” nationally by Fortune. This represents an impressive leap from last year’s ranking of #91. Also, the Saunders MBA ranked #6 in New York State (#8 in 2025).
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February 26, 2026
Award-winning writing sends student to Game Developers Conference
Jeff Chen’s analysis of the game In Stars and Time has earned him the Game Developers Conference Game Narrative Review program’s prestigious Gold Prize, which enables him to give a talk and present a poster at the annual event in March.
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February 26, 2026
RIT photographers lend their skills to the Special Olympics
Nearly 60 RIT students and 20 alumni and faculty members helped document the 2026 Winter Games as part of an ongoing collaboration with Special Olympics New York.
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February 24, 2026
Business simulation helps students find their footing
When first-year student Phillip Minardo came to RIT, business wasn't part of his original plan—until a single class changed his mindset by mimicking a real-world workplace experience.
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February 24, 2026
Puppy-in-training attends classes this semester
Spirit, a 9-month-old black Labrador, is on RIT’s campus this semester, receiving his initial training to eventually become a guide dog for the blind.
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February 23, 2026
Student-athletes combine their passions for sports and design
Three student-athletes majoring in industrial design used their collaborative mindsets to help bring their vision of an 8-foot-tall National Collegiate Athletic Association championship trophy to life.
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February 18, 2026
Ph.D. student recognized for work in optics
Imaging science Ph.D. student Muhammad Akif Qadeer has been awarded the 2025 Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship from the Optica Foundation. The award is given to one student each year who shows potential in precision optics manufacturing and lens design.
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February 18, 2026
Student creates out of this world design for NASA internship
Tommy Desjardins '26 (3D digital design) created an immersive environment for users to experience a visualization of the Psyche asteroid’s potential landscape. NASA's ongoing Psyche mission is aimed at reaching a metal-rich asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter to study its properties.
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February 17, 2026
RIT researchers formulate a new “recipe” for stronger bio-printed tissue
Researchers have developed a solution to finding a compatible gel medium to host human cells and a device that can print the delicate cells safely.
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February 16, 2026
Pre-health students gain career exposure through RIT-Rochester Regional Health Alliance connections
RIT’s Pre-Health Advising Program helps students gain hands-on experience through a partnership with the Rochester Regional Health System.
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February 16, 2026
Introductory business program helps first-year students make lasting connections
Making the transition to college can be challenging, but a program at Saunders College of Business helps ease that stress. The Freshman Experience: BIZ 1+2 program is built around the concept that students succeed when they feel supported by their professors and peers.