News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation

Breaking barriers is a specialty at RIT. Our students, staff, and faculty are always at the forefront, developing innovative technical solutions to today’s problems.

December 1, 2014

Top stories and videos for November

News about the 2025 Strategic Plan and 3D-printing prosthetic hands were among the most popular last month. Check out all of November’s top stories and videos.
November 20, 2014

IdeaLab@RIT focuses on access technology

Student teams worked with local agencies that serve individuals with disabilities to address a variety of challenges.
November 20, 2014

RIT’s CIO selected as innovation leadership fellow

Jeanne Casares is one of two dozen senior leaders from 21 universities selected for the new Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership.
November 18, 2014

Tiger Talk: Austin McChord

Austin McChord ’09 started his computer data backup company out of his parents’ basement in 2007. This summer, Datto Inc. opened an office in downtown Rochester.
November 18, 2014

A new hand for Lucas

Using 3D printers, open source designs and a little ingenuity, a group of RIT students and a research scientist are helping to advance the availability of prosthetic devices.
November 11, 2014

MAGIC Speaker Series continues Nov. 19

Freelance journalist David Zweig will discuss “Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion.”
November 10, 2014

Sponsored Research garners $52.7M in funding

RIT received a record 410 new awards in the fiscal year 2014 from a variety of state, federal, corporate and foundation sponsors.
November 7, 2014

Image Permanence Institute gets $300,000 grant

The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is in support of Digital Print Preservation Education and Training.
November 4, 2014

Student teams work to develop startups in 48 hours

Multidisciplinary teams—spanning expertise in programming, engineering, design and business—will create and design Web-based applications during RIT48 this weekend.
November 4, 2014

RIT to celebrate National Toy Hall of Fame

Film and animation professor Tom Gasek and students will be on hand this weekend at The Strong for an animation workshop for children.
October 31, 2014

RIT to bestow honorary doctorate on philanthropist

Lady Hamlyn, widely recognized for improving the quality of life for older people and philanthropic efforts on behalf of the arts, will be honored Nov. 7.
October 31, 2014

Conference on design’s impact on health, wellness

Medicine+Design brings together healthcare professionals with industrial and graphic designers to enhance health and wellness in the Rochester area and beyond.

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