News
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January 18, 2021
Alumna rises through ranks of Tiffany & Co.
Claudia (Owusu-Sampah) Fava ’14 MFA (Metals and Jewelry Design) has enjoyed an enriching career with the eminent jewelry retailer's stone-setting department.
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January 15, 2021
Podcast: Documenting the Black Experience through Photography
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 42: Joshua Rashaad McFadden, an award-winning and internationally recognized assistant professor of photography, talks with Todd Jokl, dean of RIT’s College of Art and Design, about how his artwork transcends the genres of fine art, street photography, and photojournalism to bring forward powerful stories about the realities of the injustices Black people in America are still facing today.
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January 15, 2021
Professor driving multidisciplinary research with real-time technology
Shaun Foster is leveraging $160,000 from an Epic Games MegaGrant to explore and develop dynamic virtual content that is opening the eyes of RIT faculty and students—and many others—to Unreal Engine’s myriad, multidisciplinary possibilities.
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January 15, 2021
Tigers capture historic moments across the country
When demonstrations calling for police reform and racial equality occurred in cities across the country in 2020, alumni and faculty of RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences were there to capture the gripping moments through their camera lenses.
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January 15, 2021
New economy majors connect with emerging careers
Analytical thinking, complex problem solving, creativity, resiliency, and flexibility are among the top skills needed for emerging careers by 2025. Anticipating these rapid changes in the workplace—further accelerated by lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic—RIT is seizing on the opportunity to guide students to “new economy majors” that are multidisciplinary, transformative, and future-focused.
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January 14, 2021
Alumni spotlight: Google designer Jason Blythe
Jason Blythe '02, '05 MFA has had a hand in advancing the look and functionality of Google's most popular services.
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January 12, 2021
Burger King Is Rebranding With A Retro Look
Simplemost references a tweet by Mitch Goldstein, associate professor in the School of Design.
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January 12, 2021
We’re ‘Maybe Five-ish’ Years Away From Princess Leia Holograms
Debugger talks to Ricardo Figueroa, interim co-director of the School of Film and Animation, about the technical limitations to the Princess Leia hologram.
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January 5, 2021
BSSP's Sinan Dagli on LeBron, the Warriors, and Reintroducing the ESPN App to the Masses
Muse by Clio talks to Sinan Dagli '09 (new media design), a group creative director/partner at BSSP.
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January 4, 2021
Remote start students exhibit work on RIT's China campus
Nine College of Art and Design first-year students took advantage of RIT's international remote start option, and concluded the semester by exhibiting sculptures created in their 3D Design class.
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December 21, 2020
Live birds, management for introverts, and creating new foods among classes awaiting RIT students
There are several unique classes being offered in the spring across RIT's colleges. While some of the classes are for specific majors or require prerequisite classes, some of the courses are being offered as general education classes.
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December 18, 2020
Course Spotlight: Industry Issues, Trends and Opportunities
Students in the Media Arts and Technology MS program explore important trends and issues related to the graphic communications and imaging industries.