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The New York Times speaks to Joel Kastner, professor of imaging science at RIT, about new images from the MOTHRA telescope that reveal previously unseen stellar debris surrounding the Helix Nebula.

Cedric Bone wants to better understand how humans adapt to artificial intelligence systems. His research has led to a government scholarship award that fully funds his tuition and guarantees a research role upon graduation.

Multidisciplinary teams of RIT students collaborated on eight projects during the Studio 930 internship program, designing accessible healthcare solutions for children and adults with disabilities.

The Bernard Kozel StartUp Program is a 12-week immersive summer experience open to students from across the university and run through Saunders College of Business.

Saunders College of Business at RIT earned top statewide and national recognition in College Factual’s 2026 rankings, highlighted by its #2 position in New York for Management Information Systems.

RIT is hosting four Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program sites this summer, which are designed for students to develop a passion for research and receive guidance for pursuing graduate careers. The university has a longstanding history hosting REU sites, which are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation.

The National Science Foundation will award $15 million over the next two years to the Rochester/Finger Lakes region of New York to establish a national hub for laser science and development. RIT is a key partner in the initiative.

He most recently co-authored Seeing Red: Nintendo’s Virtual Boy (MIT Press 2024) and co-edited Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons (MIT Press 2024) and The Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies (Routledge 2024).

Using never-before-shared archival documents, photographs, videos, and oral history interviews, the exhibition at George Eastman Museum explores how Kodak's Lambda members changed corporate culture and benefit policies to be more inclusive.

Rochester Beacon reports on a $24 million commitment from Jeff Harris and Joyce Pratt to advance artificial intelligence leadership, faculty excellence, and student success.

The $24 million gift supports several strategic priorities, including the creation of a Harris-Pratt Directorship for the university's new artificial intelligence institute expected to launch in early 2027, expanded scholarship support, and strengthened endowments for three distinguished professorships.