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.
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July 14, 2014
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Pollution Prevention Institute awards grants
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute awarded $455,000 to six projects to help New York companies remain competitive while reducing their environmental footprint. -
July 2, 2014
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Access technology exhibitors win conference awards
Three exhibitors from the RIT conference on Effective Access Technology received awards for their innovative ideas that could benefit people with disabilities. -
July 1, 2014
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RIT joins Higher Education Video Game Alliance
The alliance was launched today to promote unified advocacy, policymaker engagement, media coverage and external funding in order to harness the power of video games. -
June 11, 2014
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Big Shot No. 30 returns home to RIT Sept. 6
Big Shot photographers aim to capture the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Louise M. Slaughter Hall and the surrounding quad for the nighttime community photo project. -
June 4, 2014
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Datto Inc. joins START-UP NY program
RIT applied its START-UP NY certification to entice one of its alumni to open a New York office of his highly successful Connecticut-based company. -
May 26, 2014
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RIT receives $300,000 NSF grant
The grant from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps will be used for advancing student-oriented projects with commercial applications. -
May 21, 2014
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RIT to purchase new cleanroom technology
RIT will be the only university in the state with the new metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) system, offering new capabilities in multiple nanotechnology applications. -
May 20, 2014
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Film and animation students honored at festival
Three students won three awards and an honorable mention at the Trinity Film Festival in May. -
May 20, 2014
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RIT Croatia students win innovation challenge
Dominik Benger and Daren Perincic won the Henkel Innovation Challenge, which asked students to create an innovative and sustainable product or technology for a Henkel brand.
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May 19, 2014
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RIT Dubai students win engineering competition
An RIT Dubai team from the mechanical engineering program won first prize in the Engineering Students Renewable Energy Competition 2014. -
May 16, 2014
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Students display projects in NYC for Design Week
Undergrad industrial design students are exhibiting Metaproject projects at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, and grad students are taking part in WantedDesign. -
May 15, 2014
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Winners announced in poster competition
Teams from Syracuse, Cornell, RPI, Clarkson and UB earned top honors in the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute’s annual R&D student competition.
