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Multidisciplinary teams of RIT students collaborated on eight projects during the Studio 930 internship program, designing accessible healthcare solutions for children and adults with disabilities.

The Bernard Kozel StartUp Program is a 12-week immersive summer experience open to students from across the university and run through Saunders College of Business.

Hridiza Roy followed a summer internship at Disney Studios, with a fall position in the Gap Year Entrepreneurial Fellowship. The RIT program gave her a block of time and a stipend to advance her passion project—Painterly, an animation software tool.

Jay McHarg, CEO of AeroSafe Global, has been named as the 2026 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business.

Graduates from RIT's Class of 2026 share what's next for them. From jobs with national and global companies to prestigious graduate programs and life-changing careers, these students have amazing futures ahead.

As a graduating Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet, Ryn Pease combined experience in military science with a BS degree in military and political communication in the School of Individualized Study.

A prestigious fellowship will deepen biomedical sciences student Elena Fuentes Solano’s understanding of the needs facing rural communities and help prepare her for a career in medicine.

Recognizing faculty and staff who excel at the university’s experiential, interdisciplinary, and collective approach to education makes the Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship a highlight of the academic year.

For many scholars of history, having conversations with their chosen figure of study is nothing but a dream. For assistant professor Ellen Tani, that dream became a reality.

The annual awards are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity, while demonstrating a commitment to student success.

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.