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WXXI talks to Irshad Altheimer, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and director of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the three-year decline in shootings in the city of Rochester.

WROC-TV features the new LiveAbility Lab at Al Sigl Center, a space that will focus on developing solutions to real-world accessibility challenges, made possible through a partnership with RIT.

Stat talks to Priti Kalsi, associate professor in the Department of Economics, about the economic impact of pregnancy loss.

The Rochester Business Journal speaks to Daniel Johnson, professor in the Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science, about how packaging influences decision making in consumers.

Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle features Kyle Schulze's '24 (mechatronics engineering technology) appearance on American Ninja Warrior.

The Rochester Business Journal talks to Jing Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the opportunities the funding will present to students.

Spectrum News speaks to Karl Hirschman, professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, and international student Yong Hwi Song, about the importance of the investment in producing semiconductor chips in the U.S.

WHAM-TV showcases move-in day for students at RIT in a photo gallery.

The university’s two newest Ph.D. programs in cognitive science and physics offer diverse research opportunities for students and help them gain the skills and abilities needed to analyze data and grasp complex concepts. The new programs bring RIT’s total doctoral programs to 15.

This is the seventh time that an RIT/NTID student team has won the national question-and-answer competition, which consists of topics including arts and literature, history and government, geography, science, technology and nature, sports and leisure, Deaf heritage and culture, entertainment, current events, and mathematics.

RIT is offering a global public health BS degree program and is accepting students for fall 2025. The new degree program will prepare students for public health careers, medical school, clinical health professional programs, law school, and many other graduate degrees.

The new students come from 47 states (all but Arkansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming), Washington, D.C., and 44 foreign countries. They are among the most well-rounded and academically prepared classes at RIT, with average high school GPA's of 93.8 percent, up from 93 percent last year.