News by Topic: Alumni

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community. 

RIT’s print and graphic media technology curriculum is being integrated into the packaging science program to align with growing and evolving industries.

Giving students an authentic working experience is the goal of Metaproject, an annual design initiative that pairs students with industry partners to develop product concepts. This year's partner is led by two university alumni.

WXXI highlights the documentary Deaf Santa Claus, which follows deaf Texan Charles Graves as he becomes Santa to bring holiday joy and inclusion to deaf children. The film is produced by Evan Winegard '99 (economics), '10 EMBA.

Biomedical sciences at RIT is more than a major—it’s a pathway to medical school and future careers. Recognizing the need for connection beyond the classroom, students founded the Biomedical Sciences Student Association to create a strong peer network and collaborative environment.

WHAM-TV talks to Katie Linendoll ’05 (information technology) about the best Black Friday tech deals.

RIT is teaming up with Gallaudet University to prepare the next generation of artificial intelligence researchers and practitioners who will develop AI for everyone.

Engineering researcher Stephen Polly was recently appointed director of the RIT NanoPower Research Laboratory and will lead one of the university’s major research groups.

From satellite debris to artificial intelligence, double major students find research success by combining expertise in computer science and economics.

BiRed Imaging, co-founded by Professor Satish Kandlikar, blends infrared camera capture, numerical simulation, and artificial intelligence-driven algorithms to accurately detect the presence, size, and location of tumors. The revolutionary process spares patients painful breast compression, radiation exposure, false alarms, and unnecessary anxiety.

Professor Caroline DeLong established the ManyOtters project in collaboration with several other universities to share research, knowledge, and to explore the cognitive abilities of otters.

Two civil engineering technology graduates from 2008 have returned to the RIT campus, this time, to use their knowledge to help build the Music Performance Theater set to open next spring.