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May 5, 2021
Video exhibits remain online for Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival
If you couldn’t tune in to this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival which was held virtually on Saturday, not to worry. The more than 250 exhibits of projects, research, and performing arts of more than 800 students, faculty, and staff will remain online for the foreseeable future and are free to access.
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May 5, 2021
Imaging science student makes dream job at Facebook a Reality
Jared Gregor is about to graduate with a degree in imaging science and take an exciting new job at Facebook Reality Labs, but he never would have found his college major without a happy accident.
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May 4, 2021
RIT alumni ‘futurists’ discuss blend of technology, art, and design at Imagine RIT symposium
The virtual Futurists Symposium featured a collection of RIT alumni tapped to present an insider’s look into the future of industry as it relates to technology, art, and design. The symposium was held via Zoom during the May 1 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival.
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May 3, 2021
Faculty, students innovate when plans for saliva testing changed
Once RIT secured enough antigen tests for students for the spring semester, plans for administering saliva tests were put on hold. But this did not stop faculty and students in RIT’s College of Science from creating a Plan B of new lab activities, research, and community outreach.
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April 30, 2021
RIT’s newest high-tech workspaces and innovative tools to be housed in the SHED
RIT has an understated new name for a high-tech complex that will soon centralize the university’s makerspace and performing arts. RIT announced on Friday that the facility currently under construction will officially be called the Student Hall for Exploration and Development, or simply “the SHED.”
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April 29, 2021
President Munson reflects on the past year and looks ahead
RIT President David Munson reflected on the challenges of the past year of a campus living collectively through a global pandemic in his final “Ask Munson” question-and-answer show of the academic year on WITR (89.7) radio Wednesday.
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April 29, 2021
Innovative alumni share vision at Imagine RIT Futurists Symposium
A highlight of the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on May 1 features the virtual return of a collection of alumni who will explore the latest innovations in technology, art, and design. The Futurists Symposium is from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Zoom. Registration is now open.
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April 28, 2021
Imagine RIT Festival goes virtual Saturday
Spectrum News previews the Imagine RIT festival, happening virtually on Saturday, May 1.
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April 28, 2021
Senior design program results in more than prototypes
Multidisciplinary Senior Design is a required, two semester, design-based course for engineering students. Currently, more than 400 students are working on 80-plus projects.
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April 28, 2021
Alumni join forces to market smart toilet seat
Alumnus Nick Conn’s vision for a one-of-a-kind smart toilet seat that will improve the health of people around the world has made giant leaps toward becoming a reality with the help of one of RIT’s most generous patrons, Austin McChord.
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April 28, 2021
Students learn supply chain management by solving real-world problems
The impact of COVID-19 on national and global supply chains has dominated discussions in boardrooms and at dinner tables since the beginning of the pandemic. While this unprecedented global health crisis has created many challenges, it has also presented RIT faculty and students with opportunities to apply theoretical supply-chain scenarios to solve real-world problems.
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April 28, 2021
RIT to unveil name of new creative complex at the heart of campus in livestreamed event Friday
RIT will livestream a special ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 30, to announce the official name of the new maker and learning complex that will become the new epicenter of the RIT campus.