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  • April 25, 2018

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    School of Film and Animation ranked No. 10 nationally

    RIT’s School of Film and Animation is once again ranked among the top animation schools in the country by Animation Career Review, a leading online resource of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals.

  • April 25, 2018

    App makes museum experience more accessible

    NTID is launching a mobile app to be used in its Dyer Arts Center that provides content in various forms, including video in American Sign Language, transcripts and audio and visual descriptions.

  • April 24, 2018

    A person talking to two kids in a classroom. Kids are sitting at desks with maps of America in front of them.

    Saunders College helps kids learn business concepts

    RIT’s Saunders College of Business, Junior Achievement and Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50 in Rochester brought together RIT alumni, students and local business leaders for an all-day learning marathon to educate K-6 children at School No. 50 about business, economics and free enterprise.

  • April 24, 2018

    Person writing on a clipboard inside of a row boat.

    Imagine RIT preview: Accessible rower

    Researchers at NTID’s Center on Access Technology will demonstrate an accessible rower that allows deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes to understand the commands of the coxswain during Imagine RIT on April 28.

  • April 24, 2018

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    Baja team places first in opening competition

    RIT Baja Racing won first place overall among 95 collegiate teams competing in its opening race taking place on the University of Maryland-Baltimore County campus and at Budds Creek Motocross site.

  • April 24, 2018

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    Imagine RIT preview: Deconstruct artifacts with VR

    While most museums and archives have a “look, don’t touch” policy, you can dissect rare artifacts held in RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection using virtual reality at the Imagine RIT on April 28.

  • April 20, 2018

    Rock path near a water drain.

    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 20, 2018

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    CIAS forms alliance with elite design school in China

    RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has formed a partnership with the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China’s premier art school, which has graduated some of the most famous and recognized contemporary visual artists in the world today.

  • April 20, 2018

    Student showcasing work in front of poster.

    NTID hosts Student Research Fair

    The event gives undergraduate and graduate students, in partnership with faculty mentors, the opportunity to present posters or give demonstrations on topics related to health science, communication studies, access technology and environmental research, among others.

  • April 19, 2018

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    Imagine RIT preview: Take bite out of food waste

    The “Imagine Sustainability and... Food” exhibit at Imagine RIT on April 28 aims to educate festivalgoers on the many effects of food waste. Approximately 40 percent of edible food in the United States goes to waste.