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  • April 27, 2018

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    Imagine RIT is here!

    Come out to the 11th annual Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, held until 5 p.m. today, rain or shine.

  • April 20, 2018

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    Imagine RIT preview: Explore green infrastructure

    The Environmental Science in your own Backyard exhibit at Imagine RIT will feature issues facing the next generation of environmental professionals and innovative techniques, like green infrastructure, for mitigating environmental impacts.

  • April 18, 2018

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    Potter receives prestigious grant

    Peter Pincus, visiting assistant professor in the School for American Crafts, has received a Biennial Grant from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, a prestigious honor given to a small number of artists across the country to help them produce new work and push the boundaries of their creativity.

  • April 10, 2018

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    Metaproject lifts student designs to professional level

    By partnering with industry, RIT’s industrial design department’s Metaproject teaches students the role of research at every stage of the design process. After eight years, this senior studio has proven to be a successful vehicle for fostering innovative thinking and thoughtful product design.

  • April 10, 2018

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    Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers

    RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video.

  • April 9, 2018

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    SNL’s Leslie Jones to perform at RIT’s SpringFest

    Comedian Leslie Jones, a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live, is the featured entertainer for this year’s SpringFest. This year’s theme is “Decades,” and each decade, starting with the 1970s, matches events on that day.

  • April 3, 2018

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    2018 Imagine RIT set for April 28

    Kick off the beloved Rochester festival season in the best way imaginable. Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival returns on April 28.

  • March 27, 2018

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    National expert to address incivility and political dysfunction

    Carolyn Lukensmeyer, executive director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, will give a talk on “Incivility and Political Dysfunction: What Can We Do About It?” as part of RIT’s Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty’s fifth annual symposium.

  • March 26, 2018

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    Commencement celebrations begin Friday

    Tom Wheeler, who served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2013 to 2017, will be the keynote speaker at RIT’s 133rd annual commencement celebration on May 11.

  • March 19, 2018

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    Graduate helped create memorable ad campaign

    John Butler ’80 remembers the time he performed his impersonation of William Shatner--to the William Shatner--for the creation of the witty Priceline Negotiator ad campaign.