News

July 20, 2016

RIT Press celebrates graphic designer Giusti

George Giusti: The Idea Is the Heart of the Matter, published by RIT Press, explores the life and achievements of the Italian-born and educated graphic designer.
June 28, 2016

Twyla Cummings named dean of Graduate Education

Twyla Cummings, who is senior associate dean for graduate studies and faculty research in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, assumes her new role Aug. 1.
June 28, 2016

RIT team wins global challenge against terrorism

“It’s Time: ExOut Extremism,” a social media campaign created by RIT students, took top prize in the U.S. State Department’s P2P: Challenging Extremism competition.
June 16, 2016

Dyer Arts Center hosts showcase

The Dyer Arts Center at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf will host an exhibit by members of Arena Art Group entitled “Explorations: A Visual Conversation.”
May 24, 2016

RIT celebrates 5th anniversary of Vignelli Center

Nearly 100 RIT faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered in New York City on May 14 to mark the fifth anniversary of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.
May 23, 2016

Industrial design students honored for Metaproject

RIT’s Metaproject 06 booth at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair was awarded the prestigious ICFF Editors’ Award (Best School).
May 6, 2016

Big Shot photo project highlights Kodak Tower

Big Shot, the community photography project, will capture a dramatic nighttime image of Kodak Tower, the longtime home of Eastman Kodak Co., on Sept. 18.
May 5, 2016

Step into a ‘surreal diorama’ at Imagine RIT

The large-scale production photography exhibit will provide visitors with a better understanding of all that happens behind the scenes of a large-scale advertising shoot.
April 29, 2016

Publisher, editor of ‘Metropolis’ magazine to talk

Susan Szenasy visits on Tuesday as part of the Design Conversations Vignelli Legacy Lecture Series.
April 27, 2016

Get on the list at Walk the Moon

Alumnus Scott Saldinger is organizing a bone marrow drive at Saturday’s Walk the Moon concert to sign concertgoers up for the international bone marrow registry.
April 19, 2016

RIT honors ‘father of 3D printing’ Charles Hull

The College of Imaging Arts and Sciences presents its prestigious Melbert B. Cary Jr. Award to Charles Hull, co-founder and chief technology officer of 3D Systems, April 21.
April 14, 2016

Design group honors RIT dean and alumna

CIAS Dean Lorraine Justice and alumna Patricia Moore ’74 were named among the 50 most notable members of the Industrial Designers Society of America.