News by Topic: Student Experience

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.

Ioannis Pavlides has been in the middle of the scrum as president of the RIT Rugby Club. This year, the fourth year industrial and systems engineering student made his international debut in another league.

RIT students are teaching Tai Chi to older adults in the community as part of a research program to help improve their physical and mental health, support pain reduction, and enhance their quality of life.

RIT’s Formula SAE, Baja SAE, and Hot Wheelz Solar Racing teams give students hands-on, industry-relevant experience. Students design, build, and race advanced vehicles, helping them develop technical and teamwork skills that translate directly into co-ops and careers.

At the GDC (Game Developers Conference) Festival of Gaming in San Franciso, PC Gamer interviewed RIT students who created a giant toothbrushing interactive experience called Floss Boss.

Researchers in RIT's Tissue Regeneration and Mechanobiology Lab are investigating a new approach that could change how fibrosis is treated across organs in patients suffering from systemic sclerosis: targeting the protein TRPC6, a small ion channel—that can sense mechanical cues such as stiffness.

A serial entrepreneur, Brandon Hudson was RIT’s first Gap Year fellow in 2018. Before that, Hudson had a knack for business, selling wristbands for the then-new Apple Watch.

Janessa Steenberg initially created the original recipe for herself to bridge a culinary gap between her vegan diet and the Italian-Maltese cuisine from her Toronto childhood and her grandmother’s kitchen.

Independent game developer Rami Ismail hired former Gap Year fellow Sam Magnolia and their cofounders at Aesthetician Labs — Noah Magnolia and Aidan Markham — to lead the development and production team for Australia Did It.

Rochester Business Journal speaks to RIT President Bill Sanders about the university’s proposed 2035 Strategic Framework, outlining priorities such as student success, expanded research, and global impact.

Computer science major Emma Schmitt took a required co-op seminar class to help prepare for the internship search and what do to on the job, helping her land co-ops at Honeywell/LenelS2 and Microsoft.