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An essay by Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, published by PetaPixel.

Faculty-researcher Gill Tsouri is developing a novel skin-sensing system that can be embedded onto the grip of a firearm to detect blood alcohol content levels, and once detected, the system could deter the trigger mechanism. The technology could be a step toward preventing firearm accidents, homicides, and suicides where there is a near 90 percent death rate.

Spearheaded by RIT’s Division of Academic Affairs and Professor Joe Geigel, the rigorous program engages undergraduate and graduate students in long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary projects led by faculty researchers.

Scientists now have obtained the clearest three-dimensional view of the nebula, thanks to a research team led by Carlson Center for Imaging Science and School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Joel Kastner.

WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the ban.

Sweet Pea Plant-Based Kitchen provides plant-based meals made with high-quality, locally sourced ingredients.

RIT has 13 Ph.D. programs currently enrolling 492 students. Munson’s time at RIT has seen the addition of seven Ph.D. programs, including cognitive science and physics this past fall.

Getting hands-on experience in a state-of-the-art lab is something most students think will happen during graduate school. Not at RIT.

Research awards as well as national funding sources for economic development have increased to record levels at RIT, prompting the need for more research laboratory space on campus.

The college completed more than $25 million of upgrades and renovations to Max Lowenthal Hall. Designed by LaBella Associates, the space nearly doubled the size of RIT’s business college, adding more than 35,000 square feet.

The SHED complex covers 209,000 gross-square feet of combined new construction and an extensive renovation of Wallace Library. The $120 million complex represents RIT’s biggest capital project since the campus moved to Henrietta, N.Y., from downtown Rochester in 1968.

Spectrum News speaks to USA deaf women’s volleyball player Grace Phelan about training at RIT, home of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.