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Students in RIT’s Metaproject course will design and create seating solutions for international furniture company Lazzoni. Metaproject pairs RIT student designers with a client partner in what has become a seminal experience for the College of Art and Design’s nationally ranked industrial design bachelor’s program.

The Washington Post talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, about the influx of data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Study Away: LA gives students in RIT’s School of Film and Animation the opportunity to spend time in Los Angeles for a semester to learn from industry professionals.

Our solar system, Duke Ellington’s America, and mysteries of the mind are just some of the 43 classes offered this fall by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT.

Jennifer O’Neil was recently named a KEEN Rising Star, an honor given to recognize a faculty member’s ability to improve student learning and to equip undergraduate engineers with the tools to solve societal problems.

The Washington Post talks to Mark Fairchild, professor and graduate program director, color science program, about what affects how color is perceived. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

The Rochester Beacon talks to Ian Mortimer, vice president of Enrollment Management and associate provost of RIT Certified, about supporting underrepresented students.

WROC-TV talks to Olivia Kuzio, a color science Ph.D. student, and Susan Farnand, assistant professor in the color science program, about an imaging system to help museums preserve and conserve their artifacts.

WXXI talks to students Brett Renaud and Noemi Lopez, and Keith Jenkins, vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion, about RIT's Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars program.

NTID is partnering with the Rochester Red Wings baseball team for the third annual Deaf Culture Night at Frontier Field on Friday, Sept. 16.

WHEC-TV talks to Zaid Abdulsalam '22 (medical illustration) about RIT's Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars program.

RIT’s digital humanities and social sciences program has opted for a new name: humanities, computing, and design (HCD). The new name more accurately reflects the skillset graduates leave with, and it is more recognizable among prospective students, their families, and employers.