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Scientists from RIT are turning studio photography technology on its head to help museums and other cultural heritage institutions preserve historically significant artifacts.

WGBH.org interviews Jill Bradbury, chair of NTID's Department of Performing Arts, about translating Shakespeare into sign language.

Seth Meyers, comedian and host of Late Night with Seth Meyers, will be the guest speaker at RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, Oct. 14-16. Other Brick City Weekend highlights being planned include the popular “Dueling Pianos” concerts, family activities, RIT college programming, performing arts, RIT Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony, and a 5K run.

WROC-TV talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, about a security flaw in some Apple products.

College courses are intended to be a bit brainy and thought provoking. But there’s nothing that says they can’t be fun, too.

The New York Times references research by Nathan Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy.

Essay written by Hinda Mandell, professor in the School of Communication, published by The Boston Globe.

RIT President David Munson welcomed the community for the start of a new academic year with a call to re-energize the campus’s atmosphere to its pre-pandemic level. During his annual President’s Address in Ingle Auditorium this morning, Munson encouraged all RIT faculty, staff, and students to make a new academic year resolution to spend more time face-to-face with one another.

Explore, discover, and get involved were some of the suggestions the newest RIT students received during Thursday’s New Student Convocation, which included welcomes from administrators, their new Student Government president, and even some levity featuring RIT President David Munson who pretended he needed to finish his college education.

Jessica Wagner and her classmates put together a plan to tame the traffic near Rochester’s International Plaza on Clinton Avenue. Students like Wagner, who are participating in RIT’s Engineering Grand Challenges Scholars program, are finding ways to integrate technical coursework with personal interests for careers that matter.

RIT’s open programs office has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to build external partnerships and continue supporting those doing work in the open community.

More than 50 first-year RIT students from underrepresented populations launched their college careers early this summer. The students participated in RIT’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) Summer Experience, a four-week program to help students successfully transition to college.