Rochester Institute of Technology Liberal Arts and Social Sciences News

Visitors attending this year’s ESL Rochester Fringe Festival may not realize they’re also experiencing an unofficial celebration of Rochester Institute of Technology’s creativity. More than 30 performances feature RIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni showcasing the university’s artistic talent.

The Liangxiao Zhu Tutoring Center, in RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, is open to any student taking introductory programming courses offered in the computing college.

The Conversation features an essay co-authored by Mattia Caldarulo, assistant professor of public policy, examining how greater broadband adoption can reduce time spent waiting for services, particularly for women, while highlighting disparities in those benefits for low-income Americans.

Nathaniel Bartsch, a dual-degree student studying history and film production, uses interdisciplinary expertise in history and film to get his an internship at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

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.

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.

RIT students explored culture, identity, and psychology through an immersive study abroad experience.

Two student groups and an adjunct professor earned accolades at the society's annual awards ceremony. 

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.

Creating opportunities for RIT's performing arts community to flourish as the new Performing Arts Center opens a bold new chapter for creativity, performance, and artistic expression is a high priority for the year ahead.

Michigan Public highlighted research by Divya Ramjee, assistant professor of criminal justice, examining the effectiveness of ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology in Detroit as city officials consider renewing or replacing the system.