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Students who engage with the research collections in RIT’s Vignelli Center for Design Studies can now benefit from studying a comprehensive collection of Swiss posters thanks to a donation from Frederick Jon Burbach. The collection of approximately 350 posters includes the work of 125 of Europe’s finest graphic designers from the past eight decades.

Rochester Business Journal has named RIT President David Munson, RIT Trustee Richard “Chip” Davis, and Emeritus Trustee B. Thomas Golisano a part of the 2024 Power 100 list. The annual list tracks people in the Rochester region who make an impact in the community and on the local economy.

RIT’s Ph.D. programs continue to grow. Today, RIT enrolls more than 450 doctoral students, including a record 112 new Ph.D. students who started last fall.

RIT's researchers are improving healthcare for marginalized populations, explaining mysteries of the universe, battling anemia, and making autonomous driving systems more secure. Meet four of them.

Work by Risa Robinson and members of the Respiratory Technologies Laboratory completely shifted how e-cigarette analysis is done and became an industry model. Through this new viewpoint, the team recorded harmful emissions that were not otherwise seen in a lab setting, and this data contributed to FDA policies and regulations about e-cigarette usage today.

RIT’s co-op program is one of the oldest in the nation, beginning in 1912. More than 5,000 RIT students typically complete a co-op each year.

Manuela Campanelli, Distinguished Professor of Astrophysics and founding director of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, has been appointed the John Vouros Endowed Professor.

Bing Yan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, is building a more coordinated system to manage different variables affecting grid energy generation, storage, transmission, and distribution—from extreme weather events to the addition of solar and wind power. 

RIT’s Archery Club is holding tryouts to encourage students to join the competition team. The club has competed in virtual competitions, and the RIT team held its first live competition on Jan. 27.

Patricia Moore, prestigious designer and gerontologist, will be the keynote speaker for RIT's Academic Convocation on Friday, May 10. Moore will share her vision for the Class of 2024 and its potential and responsibility for worldwide dignity, equity, and peace, by design.

iTWire features Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, about advances in AI that are transforming industries through greater agility, predictability, and insights from unstructured data.

WHAM-TV features RIT student Athena Lemon, a fourth-year School of Individualized Study student, who curated a new exhibit in RIT’s University Gallery featuring the photography of RIT alumnus Bernie Boston.