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Meet Lawrence Lee, an electrical engineering dual-degree student from Yonkers, N.Y., who is passionate about promoting diversity and helping his fellow AALANA students succeed.

John Seely Brown, former chief scientist of Xerox Corp. and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), will be the keynote speaker for RIT’s annual commencement celebration.

RIT Esports is joining a national collegiate league commission by the Electronic Gaming Federation and moving into a new space the university is designating for esports competitions.

The Democrat and Chronicle features senior forwards Erik Brown and Gabe Valenzuela of the RIT men's hockey team.

Although they attend colleges thousands of miles away, student leaders from RIT’s global campuses found common goals to improve student experiences, cultural understanding and lasting friendships at the sixth annual Student Government Global Consortium.

The Daily Messenger features Alex Livings, a fourth-year computer science major.

Students in RIT’s Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition spent two weeks traversing Ghana as part of a global research experience to learn more about the toll of anemia on the West African nation’s women and children.

RIT Launch Initiative placed first for flight performance and 11th overall in the Spaceport America Cup, the best outing for the team in just its third year of competitions.

More than 300 RIT students, faculty and staff spent part of Giving Tuesday preparing 50,688 healthy meals for the community during the Giving Tuesday Hunger Project. The meals were donated to Foodlink and RIT’s FoodShare program.

RIT’s Supplemental Instruction program offers free sessions for students in historically difficult classes to study with other students outside of the classroom. The program recently became the first in the state to be certified by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction.

A new list by Business Insider places RIT among some of the nation’s most well-respected universities. Rochester Institute of Technology ranked 19th on the publication’s list of “The 50 most underrated colleges in America.”