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RIT will receive $2 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to update and expand its Semiconductor Fabrication Lab to accommodate research in semiconductor technologies and prepare the workforce for the growing domestic microelectronics manufacturing industry. The funding was included as part of the fiscal year 2023 omnibus funding package.

Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

WHAM-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about the effects of raising minimum wage.

Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

Forbes lists Enter the Blue by David Chisholm, adjunct faculty in the College of Art and Design, on its list of best graphic novels of 2022.

Karin Wuertz-Kozak described her lab test equipment as a gym for cells. Stretching and compressions tests using bioreactors—her lab equipment—can make a difference in understanding how cells respond to mechanical cues and how that affects disease progression, specifically for spinal disc degeneration, common to millions of Americans.

RIT’s annual event commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will feature a keynote address by a faculty member whose work explores the intersections of communication, race, and identity. Katrina Overby, an assistant professor in the School of Communication, will headline the sixth annual Let Freedom Ring.

Steve Jacobs, professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media, wrote a blog post for The Strong Museum about the Jewish history of the toy and game industry.

The Auburn Citizen features a partnership between Wells College and RIT's Golisano Institute for Sustainability.

The Olean Times Herald talks to David Long, associate professor and director of the MAGIC Center, about a partnership with the Cattaraugus-Allegany region school districts.

The mother and brother of a late NTID faculty member and alumna are paying tribute to her memory by establishing the Skyer Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship to assist deaf and hard-of-hearing students achieve success in STEM-related majors.

Europeana features research by Sungyoung Kim, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering technology.