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There was an extra two weeks of class for some RIT students who ended their semester with a trip to Japan. The trip was the culmination of a Japanese Game Industry course last spring, where students learned about the world’s third largest video game market.

Twelve technical specialists from L3Harris are part of a high-tech workforce development pilot program at Rochester Institute of Technology learning how to build the “brains” inside electronic devices. This first cohort of students is part of the region’s broader economic development initiatives to expand industries such as advanced manufacturing.

Essay by André O. Hudson, dean of the College of Science, published by The Conversation.

55 Plus magazine talks to Mary Bistrovich, director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT, about the benefits of leading an Osher class.

WHAM-TV features Dwight M. “Kip” Palmer, the 2023 recipient of Saunders College of Business' Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award.

Samantha Sorondo, a fifth-year student in the mechanical and industrial engineering Ph.D. program from San Juan, Puerto Rico, has taken on leadership roles in the graduate student community in addition to her research on metal 3D printing.

Greater food options will be available for RIT students, faculty, and staff, as the dining staff explores ways to increase plant-based meal options. Students brought up the subject during meetings with Student Government, as well as student Paw Prints petitions and from members of the RIT Vegan Club.

AT&T is teaming up with RIT to host a video game development program aimed at addressing equality issues in technology education and helping local middle school students impacted by the digital divide.

Essay by Anthony Jimenez, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, published by The Conversation.

Essay by Rajendran Murthy, associate professor in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, published by The Conversation.

RIT has named Prabu David as its new provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, which is the university’s top academic officer. David, who has served as vice provost for faculty and academic staff development, interim vice provost for Teaching and Learning Innovation, and dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University, joins RIT on Aug. 1.

Madison Magazine features Sylvie Rosenthal '03 (woodworking and furniture design).