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 5, 2016
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RIT gets $1M grant to develop food waste solutions
Callie Babbitt, an associate professor in RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has received a nearly $1 million award from the National Science Foundation to research sustainable solutions for minimizing and managing food waste generated across the food supply chain. -
October 4, 2016
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Top stories and videos for September
News and a video about RIT’s ranking among top national universities were among the most popular last month. Check out all of September’s top stories and videos. -
October 3, 2016
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ACM president to open GCCIS Dean’s Lecture Series
RIT Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson, president of the Association for Computing Machinery—the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society—will discuss the latest in computing accessibility and human-computer interaction on Oct. 14. -
September 30, 2016
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Two new companies join Venture Creations
ThermApparel, a garment that helps regulate body temperature, and Positive Science, an eye-tracking system, have joined the Venture Creations business incubator at RIT. -
September 30, 2016
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RIT celebrates National Manufacturing Day
RIT is hosting members of the General Motors Powertrain plant as part of National Manufacturers Day on Friday, which highlights how manufacturing has evolved in the U.S. -
September 27, 2016
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RIT named in $4.2 million NSF grant
The Upstate New York Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation—a partnership of Cornell University, RIT and University of Rochester—has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program. -
September 26, 2016
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RIT to welcome hundreds of entrepreneurship experts
This weekend, more than 425 entrepreneurship experts will arrive in Rochester, as the city showcases two universities’ entrepreneurial expertise and endeavors as well as dynamic growth, excellence in programming and the impact on the local community and beyond. -
September 26, 2016
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Venture Creations manager wins award
Bill Jones, manager of business development at RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, won the Magical Mentor award presented by Upstate Venture Connect. Jones was honored during the 2016 Upstate Unleashed Conference Sept. 16. -
September 23, 2016
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RIT student team, alumna win big at Digital Rochester GREAT Awards
A team of RIT students and an RIT alumna won top awards for their innovative creations and technology leadership at the 2016 Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievements in Technology Awards, presented by Digital Rochester Inc. -
September 21, 2016
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Center for Urban Entrepreneurship named finalist for award
RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is a finalist for the Reshaping Rochester 2016 Robert Macon Award for Urban Innovation, given in recognition for a building, development, or planning effort that has contributed in a unique way to the community. -
September 19, 2016
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Nearly 3,000 turn out for Big Shot of Kodak Tower
The RIT team employed several photographic technologies from past centuries to capture the image of Kodak Tower for the 32nd Big Shot community photo project. -
September 16, 2016
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Professor to study K-12 computing education
Adrienne Decker, assistant professor of interactive games and media, received a $1.19 million grant to study the long-term effects of pre-college computing activities.
