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A trio of trailblazing students who came to RIT from the university’s partner charter school will fulfill a long-term promise when they receive their college degrees at commencement this May. Zaid Abdulsalam, Ismael Cortes Jr., and Justice Marbury were among the first students to enroll at Rochester Prep High School, and they were the three students from the first graduating class in 2018 who chose RIT as their destination.

RIT students have more than 300 clubs and organizations to choose from today. There are also 24 varsity athletics teams and numerous intramural sports, among other groups. For many students, these extracurricular activities are a great way to try something new, find a niche, and build lasting relationships.

(585) Magazine talks to Jonathan Schroeder, the William A. Kern Professor of Communications, about his book, Designed for Hi-Fi Living: The Vinyl LP in Midcentury America.

ScienceNews talks to Manuela Campanelli, professor and director of Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, about interpreting gravitational waves.

After going virtual for 2021, thousands of people came to the RIT campus on Saturday for an in-person Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, which featured more than 250 exhibits throughout the campus from more than 1,800 students and faculty.

Three student teams showed what technology, the arts, and design means at RIT. They designed technology to help astronauts keep physically fit in space, incorporated virtual reality to enhance signing and captioning support for the Deaf, and built a modern sculpture of the human body made of computers.

Aaron Gordon ’13, CEO of Optic Sky, an advertising and digital experience production company; Franklyn Athias ’85, CTO and senior vice president for Xfinity Mobile Retail Convergence; and Erin Sarofsky ’98, ’00 MFA, an award-winning creative visionary, discussed how the pandemic opened up the eyes of many industries to the future.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Annalisa Barron, adjunct faculty member in the College of Art and Design.

RIT’s annual day of giving is over but there is still time to participate.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.

 Good Day Rochester was live from the Gordon Field House and Activities Center to get a glimpse of the upcoming festival and preview of some of the 272 exhibits.