News by Topic: Student Experience

A new state-of-the-art venue for theater, musical theater, music, and dance on campus opens April 10 with its inaugural production.

The number of satellites launched into space reached an all-time high in 2025, and that number is expected to increase exponentially within the next decade.

WHEC-TV reports that RIT has become the first university in New York to offer a 50% plant-based dining menu, highlighting its partnership with Humane World for Animals and student support for sustainable food options.

A lifelong volunteer and advocate for community involvement, and a graduating student whose passion is helping the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community overcome food anxiety are the recipients of this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards.

WHEC-TV highlights a new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence starting this fall.

Established in the 1970s, RIT’s Wellness Education Program serves as a commitment to student well being, personal development, and lifelong healthy habits.

RIT computing researchers are fusing physics and AI to transform healthcare.

In the RIT President’s letter from the spring 2026 RIT University Magazine, Bill Sanders introduced RIT’s Strategic Framework for the next decade.

Science without borders: RIT turns public participation into global impact.

Spectrum News speaks to microelectronic engineering student Lucas Newquist about raising a guide dog in training on campus as part of a pilot program supporting service animal development.

While scientists know supermassive black holes collide, these events have remained invisible to telescopes. RIT researchers have now identified a specific spike in light that occurs at the moment of merger, providing the roadmap needed to finally observe these cosmic giants in action.

When Josh Harkless came to RIT, he envisioned becoming a wrestling national champion and building a career as an aerospace engineer. He will graduate in May having accomplished both.