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The Washington Post talks to Phil Plummer '09 (applied science and technology) about winemaking. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

Forbes features Lisa Greenwood, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety, and her husband, Ken (Executive MBA), as they talk about their business.

Kenzie Moore, a fifth-year electrical engineering technology major from Los Gatos, Calif., volunteered with the Engineering Up afterschool program, partnered with the Rochester City School District (RCSD), which engages K-12 students in STEM-related fields.

A pair of RIT students who played a rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” on their cellos won best performance and a $1,000 prize in this year’s Ovation: RIT Performing Arts Showcase, held Friday night in Ingle Auditorium.

WXXI talks to Daniel Johnson, interim department chair, Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science, about climate-friendly food sector practices.

Motivated RIT freshman Brayden Levangie wastes no time designing his own curriculum to advance his AI and robotic research while at college. Levangie is a first-year student in RIT’s School of Individualized Study from West Boylston, Mass.

Betsy Dell, professor in the College of Engineering Technology, and Makini Beck, assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Individualized Study, are leading a National Science Foundation-funded project to support minoritized women students in STEM through a co-mentoring network.

Twelve RIT alumni have been honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards for the 2023-2024 year. The Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually by each of RIT’s nine colleges, the School of Individualized Study, and the RIT Graduate School to alumni who have performed at the highest levels of their profession or who have contributed to the advancement and leadership of civic, philanthropic, or service organizations.

Six interdisciplinary teams of RIT students put on their design-thinking caps in support of the American Red Cross of Western New York for the ninth annual EUREKA! Workshop.

RIT was recently awarded $2 million as part of the Biden Administration’s “Investing in America” program to focus on creating jobs in the high-demand areas of infrastructure and transportation.

Clark Hochgraf, faculty associate for artificial intelligence in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology, will assist CET faculty as they learn more about the capabilities of generative AI to improve student learning in courses.

The Daily Scanner features Reggie Jean-Brice '12 (electrical/mechanical engineering technology), co-founder of Trinion Labs.