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February 10, 2018
Controlled Trauma photography exhibit takes you inside the operating room
The role of photography in the digital era has transformed medical photography and profoundly influenced medical education. RIT's Gallery r hosted an exhibition featuring photographs from the operating rooms at Rochester General Hospital (RGH) that were taken by students enrolled in RIT's Surgical Photography course throughout its existence.
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February 7, 2018
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February 7, 2018
Rochester Prep visits RIT for crash course in film photography
RIT's School of Photographic Arts and Sciences hosted a group of Rochester Prep High School students. Fifteen students in the local charter school’s photography club learned about darkroom processes and producing high-quality photo prints.
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February 2, 2018
Image Permanence Institute receives major grants
RIT's Image Permanence Institute has received $544,198 in grants from the Division of Preservation and Access at the National Endowment for the Humanities to support two major education and research initiatives. -
January 26, 2018
3D ceramic printing on the rise
Last February, the ceramics program in RIT's School for American Crafts hosted Bryan Czibesz for a three-day workshop during which students and College of Imaging Arts and Sciences faculty worked with the visiting artist to create a 3D printer from scratch. -
January 25, 2018
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January 21, 2018
Renowned artist Wendell Castle dies at 85
Wendell Castle, treasured Artist in Residence at RIT and widely recognized as the 'father of the art furniture movement,' died in his Scottsville, N.Y., home on Jan. 20. He was 85 years old. -
January 2, 2018
RIT project addresses dearth of minority characters in 3D animations
Discouraged by an underrepresentation of minority characters in 3D-animated works, two School of Film and Animation faculty launched the Character Mosaic Project. The initiative aims to build a library of ethnically diverse, well-built characters that are free of charge to independent animators/filmmakers and students around the globe.
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December 15, 2017
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December 11, 2017
Professor launches games about religious legal systems
A team of interdisciplinary researchers, designers and developers led by Owen Gottlieb, an assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT, has produced two first-of-their-kind table-top games that aim to promote and enhance the public understanding of religion and law. -
November 21, 2017
Master's program 'like family' for artists who teach
For nearly half a century, the School of Art in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has offered a unique, one-year master's program for highly motivated students seeking to become certified in teaching art to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. -
November 21, 2017
Graduate programs offer cutting-edge education
Today, RIT offers 73 master's programs, with 14 new programs added in just the past 10 years. And the number of master's programs is likely to grow even more in the near future.