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November 13, 2025
McCarthy develops groundbreaking mammography tool
Mammography screening for breast cancer is recommended for all women over 40 years old in the United States, which is roughly 25 percent of the population. But, when it comes to learning the procedure, there is a lack of simulation tools to help train practitioners.
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November 12, 2025
RIT student brings the action of ‘Predator: Badlands’ to the streets of Los Angeles
Lucy Ray, a fourth-year medical illustration and psychology dual-degree student, spent her summer working as a contracted artist for Drissi Advertising, working on ads for movies like Predator: Badlands.
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November 7, 2025
First-year Performing Arts Scholar lands major role in 'Macbeth'
After arriving on campus for the first time just a few weeks before their audition, Angel Ash landed a major role in Macbeth, showing in the SHED’s Sklarsky Glass Box Theater.
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October 23, 2025
New exhibit celebrates Golisano’s philanthropy
RIT is celebrating entrepreneur and philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano’s legacy with a student-curated exhibit in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences atrium.
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October 21, 2025
RIT faculty and students win Best Original Design at international charity competition
A multidisciplinary team of students and faculty continued an RIT tradition of participating in Canstruction Rochester by making EVE from WALL-E out of more than 2,400 canned goods.
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October 7, 2025
RIT alumni turn shared experiences into growing outdoor brand
Four RIT alumni and former student-athletes have turned locker-room bonds and an entrepreneurial drive into a growing company.
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October 7, 2025
Award-winning comics artists talk at RIT Oct. 9
Award-winning comics artists will discuss their art, characters, and publishing careers during an exhibit opening and book-signing event at RIT.
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October 2, 2025
RIT new media designers continue success in 'MODE Fest'
Projects out of RIT's new media design program were recognized in an international competition for student and emerging motion designers as they were showcased at a summit in Prague, Czech Republic.
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September 29, 2025
RIT faculty member and students create peace art installation at Woodstock site
RIT architecture Professor Amanda Reis and students designed and built the ‘Peace Pavilion’ at Bethel Woods for BuildFest 2: Peace Rises.
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September 24, 2025
New School of Film and Animation director, faculty roles for 2025-26
Ricky Figueora taking over as the new director of RIT's School of Film and Animation headlines exciting promotions and additions to the College of Art and Design faculty.
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September 23, 2025
RIT-created virtual reality game ‘Changeling VR’ arrives on Steam
More than 300 RIT students have published Changeling VR, a new narrative mystery game on Steam. The virtual reality (VR) game is now available to download for free on the online game platform for early access.
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September 18, 2025
Student designs hit the factory floor at Autodesk University
What started as a concept for the School of Design’s annual T-Minus challenge has made a splash at Autodesk University 2025. The Autodesk MultiMeasure was the Factory Experience product chosen for the global software and technology company’s annual conference.