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RIT’s game design and development program was ranked sixth at the undergraduate level and 10th at the graduate level. RIT’s programs are housed in the School of Interactive Games and Media within the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Students from various majors across RIT made a website providing wall-to-wall coverage of the 2025 Special Olympics New York Winter Games. This was the fourth year RIT partnered with Special Olympics to document the events.

WXXI continues to spotlight the work of students and alumni from RIT’s School of Film and Animation through RIT Shorts, a biannual short film series.

CEOs, Chief Financial Officers, and Chief Technology Officers are among the 12 RIT alumni honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards for the 2024-2025 year.

Unique program offerings, technological expertise, and cutting-edge facilities earned RIT’s School of Film and Animation another placement on a top film school ranking list this year. RIT placed 29th in TheWrap’s Top 50 Film Schools for 2024 list, marking the first year RIT was featured in this ranking.

Spectrum News speaks to Mari Jaye Blanchard, associate professor in the School of Film and Animation, about the talented and collaborative students in the animation program, following the school's recent recognition as one of the top 25 film schools in the U.S.

Six faculty are featured in an exhibition in Venice that showcases the College of Art and Design's breadth of creative disciplines through the unification of sculpture, film, photography, and industrial design. 

RIT’s School of Film and Animation (SOFA) has earned a spot on The Hollywood Reporter’s top film schools list. Ranking at number 25, this is the first time RIT has been included in The Hollywood Reporter’s rankings.

After attending Digital Hollywood: The AI Summer Summit, Associate Professor Frank Deese shares his key takeaways from discussions about how artificial intelligence impacts screenwriters in Hollywood.

Since 2002, more than 1,200 students have gained valuable experience creating a multimedia production ensemble with RIT Sports Network.

postPerspective talks to Molly Hill '18 (motion picture science), '18 (film and animation), about her experience working as a senior image and color engineer at The Walt Disney Studios.

College of Art and Design students were out in force documenting the rare total solar eclipse seen in Rochester, N.Y., and other parts of the country.