News by Topic: Interdisciplinary Studies
At RIT, combining aspects from different fields of study is the best way to make world-changing discoveries and find creative ways to solve problems. RIT encouraged collaboration across academic programs and departments to encourage creative thinking and innovation.
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November 18, 2019
Jeremiah Gryczka, owner of Mountain House Media
Meet Gap Year Fellow Jeremiah Gryczka, owner of Mountain House Media, a digital media production and advertising agency that acts as a creative partner for its clients by helping to improve visibility of their businesses and by stimulating creative growth.
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November 18, 2019
Zack Evans, co-founder and co-CEO of Librex Fulfillment
Meet Gap Year Fellow Zack Evans, co-founder and co-CEO of Librex Fulfillment, a third-party logistics company that helps international and local e-commerce businesses reach their customer base in the American and Canadian markets.
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November 18, 2019
New hub will bring magic of Imagine RIT to campus every day
An ambitious initiative along the Quarter Mile will transform RIT into a maker’s heaven, where the arts and technology converge and ideas percolate freely.
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November 14, 2019
Graduate Education Week focuses on networking, professional development and research
A week of events at RIT will recognize its growing community of master's and Ph.D. students and the high-level scholarship conducted on campus.
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October 22, 2019
RIT researchers win first place in international eye-tracking challenge by Facebook Research
The team, led by three Ph.D. students from the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, won first place in the OpenEDS Challenge focused on semantic segmentation.
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September 30, 2019
Exhibit celebrates 50th anniversary of Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT
RIT is celebrating the 50th year anniversary of its internationally renowned collection of books and artifacts dedicated to the history of the printed word. The Cary Graphic Arts Collection is hosting a retrospective exhibition, “The Founding Collection and Beyond,” displaying pieces from the library that belonged to printer Melbert B. Cary Jr. and later acquisitions that have shaped the collection since its inception in 1969.
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September 26, 2019
Student Spotlight: Making discoveries abroad with NTID
Looking to learn more about the roots of American deaf culture, fourth-year student Grace Bradford went on a study abroad trip to France. From June 24 to July 4, the ASL/English interpretation and School of Individualized Study double major traveled with other NTID students to Paris, Reims, La Balme-les-Grottes and Lyon.
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September 4, 2019
Integrated Sciences Academy launches two new interdisciplinary minors
The minor in applied cognitive neuroscience explores the biological underpinnings of cognition, delving into the science of the brain to understand the mental processes behind cognition and perception. The art of science/science of art minor shows how art and design can be applied in good scientific practice and how the sciences impact the materials, processes and perceptual enjoyment of the visual arts.
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September 3, 2019
RIT joins KEEN network of universities leading advances in undergraduate engineering education
RIT is now a part of KEEN: Engineering Unleashed, a national partnership of approximately 50 universities that come together to advance engineering education. The group focuses on developing graduates who are technically prepared, understand societal changes and strategically seek opportunities to improve upon these changes.
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September 3, 2019
Girl Scout’s project makes uniforms affordable for Catholic-school students
The Catholic Courier features Hannah McGroarty, an applied arts and sciences major, who received the Girl Scout Gold Award for her project organizing a used-uniform closet at a local Catholic school.
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August 29, 2019
Students of the Future: RIT’s Critical Thinking initiative contributes to skilled leaders of the future
More than 30 faculty and staff from 12 colleges across the country met this past August at the AITU Summit: Advancing Student Thinking for 21st Century Success. Organized and led by RIT, participants discussed how critical thinking is essential in today’s complex society.
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August 29, 2019
Student Spotlight: Chemistry student receives Station1 Frontier Fellowship
Patrick Edwards, a second-year chemistry and public policy double major, was picked from more than 800 applicants to participate in the 2019 Station1 Frontiers Fellowship program.