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More than 2,200 RIT students donned business attire to meet with recruiters from 160 prospective local, regional, and national employers during Wednesday’s university-wide career fair inside the Gordon Field House.

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is accepting applications for the organization’s 2022-2023 Community Grants Program. Founded in 2008, the program is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.

Robotics teams will take flight and land at RIT on March 10-12 for the 2022 FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional competition. Thirty-seven regional teams and more than 600 students, teachers, and mentors will gather to participate in the annual challenge FIRST Rapid React.

RIT is mourning the loss of Trustee Eric Kuckhoff, who died March 1. The RIT flag will be lowered in his honor on March 5.

Two spring exhibits featured at the Dyer Arts Center at NTID highlight the uniqueness of deaf refugee art and the works of Deaf Canadian Persian sculptor and painter Maryam Hafizirad. Both exhibits are on display through April 1.

Julianne Young is a second-year student from Duxbury, Vt., enrolled in both NTID and in the School of Individualized Study. She created her major through SOIS to further her goal of entering audiology school after RIT. On top of her studies, Young is also a standout track athlete.

WHAM-TV talks to NTID student Raihiem Marshall and NTID Associate Professor Kim Kurz about the film CODA, which features NTID alumnus Daniel Durant.

Article written by Brian Tomaszewski, associate professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media, and undergraduate game design and development students Carson Lampila, Noah Richards, Liam Andres, Chase Call, and Alex Sarnese.

RIT’s School of Film and Animation is once again ranked among the top animation schools in the country by Animation Career Review, a leading online resource of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals.

RIT alumnus David Honey ’76 (photographic sciences) was recently appointed deputy undersecretary for research and engineering with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Honey was nominated for the DOD position in August 2021 by President Joe Biden.

Two member companies at RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator are continuing their upward trajectory with the help of two multimillion-dollar investments: Casana, a healthcare technology firm that is reinventing in-home health monitoring, and Owl Autonomous Imaging (Owl AI), which is developing monocular 3D thermal imaging and ranging solutions for automotive active safety systems.

The Student Wellness Ambassadors Team encourages students to take a moment out of their day to perform a health-related activity, such as stress relief, taking a break, even making essential oil rollers. Wellness Peer Educators connect with their fellow students to talk candidly about alcohol and drug education, sleep hygiene, sexual health, and mental wellness.