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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October 9, 2024
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The color science of leaves in a western New York park is focus of RIT Press book
Black oak, crabapple, crimson maple—a color scientist finds inspiration in the woods in the new book Munsell Trees: A Season of Leaves and Colors, published by RIT Press.
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October 7, 2024
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Students find tiger pride in the RIT Archives
Students in the museum studies course Critical and Digital Curation used the archives to explore the origin of the RIT tiger mascot in 1955. Their exhibit shines a light on 1963, when RIT students brought a tiger cub to campus, parties, and hockey games.
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October 2, 2024
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RIT to receive nearly $10 million in federal funding for work on space power and propulsion
WXXI interviews Seth Hubbard and Ahmad Kirmani about RIT being selected to lead U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.
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October 1, 2024
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RIT to lead advanced space power and propulsion research for U.S. Space Force
Spectrum News reports that RIT was awarded nearly $10 million in funding to lead research for the U.S. Space Force around advanced space power and propulsion.
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October 1, 2024
![Photograph of a rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket is off the ground, with fire and smoke below it from launching. In the foreground, there is a black sign for the U.S. Space Force.]()
RIT to receive nearly $10 million for space research
Rochester Beacon interviews Seth Hubbard and Ahmad Kirmani about RIT being selected to lead U.S. Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 research.
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September 25, 2024
![Photograph of a rocket launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket is off the ground, with fire and smoke below it from launching. In the foreground, there is a black sign for the U.S. Space Force.]()
RIT selected to receive $9.9 million for U.S. Space Force research
RIT has been selected to lead the United States Space Force University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 (SSTI) research regarding advanced space power and propulsion, which includes $9.9 million in funding.
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September 25, 2024
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‘Designculture’ interview with Josh Owen
Designculture talks with Josh Owen, Vignelli Center Director and Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design.
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September 24, 2024
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RIT climbs to No. 91 nationally in ‘U.S. News’ best colleges ranking
The new listing of the nation’s prestigious research universities is the highest to date for RIT, a jump of seven spots from last year.
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September 23, 2024
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RIT Big Shot 36 illuminates the Student Hall for Exploration and Development
Hundreds gathered in front of RIT’s Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) at sunset to capture the latest Big Shot image on Sept. 20.
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September 20, 2024
![R I T president David Munson stands next to Yamillet Payano and Nikolas Kelly, center, co-founders of startup company Sign-Speak, along with Venture Creations coach Brad VanAuken.]()
From business incubator to market: Four startups graduate from Venture Creations
Venture Creations has graduated 54 companies, with approximately $500 million in total funds raised.
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September 19, 2024
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‘My, My, Tiger’s Eye’ exhibition brings graduate student artwork to the Rochester community
Focusing on their growth as artists is what motivated Alex Paat and 14 graduate students to create My, My, Tiger’s Eye, a new exhibition hosted at Flower City Arts Center.
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September 19, 2024
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Engineering faculty member builds new research project aimed at exploring how AI acquires and understands information
While large-language models such as Chat GPT are sophisticated, there are still issues with performance because the system does not intuit the way a human can—yet.
