News by Topic: Partnerships
Cooperation brings out the best in us, and that’s no different at the university level. RIT is proud to partner with multiple companies and fellow universities to find novel breakthroughs in technology and create exciting new experiences for students.
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August 28, 2018
![Students form an assembly line making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. All of them are wearing matching RIT shirts and paper Wegmans hats.]()
50 Acts of Kindness spotlights yearlong ways to give back
As part of RIT’s 50th anniversary of its Henrietta campus, “50 Acts of Kindness” was born as a year-long initiative to spotlight the efforts RIT’s students, faculty, staff and alumni do to help the community. -
August 9, 2018
![Ana Sorensen sits in a wheelchair and demonstrates how the LEV lift works for individuals to lift themselves up. She shows this to another woman who is engaged in the demonstration and reaches out to touch the assistive device.]()
Students create assistive products for community
The Studio 930 Design Consultancy program, a 10-week long multidisciplinary studio experience focused on the design and production of access and health technologies products, wrapped up with an exhibition Aug. 7. -
August 6, 2018
![A photo of a tiger laying down in the grass.]()
RIT sponsors tiger exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo
RIT is sharing its tiger pride by sponsoring the tiger exhibit at the Seneca Park Zoo. It’s the latest collaboration between RIT and the zoo, which last year signed a formal memorandum of understanding to develop, promote and implement mutually beneficial projects. -
August 6, 2018
![A portrait of Don Figer. He is seated in a contemporary red chair and he is leaning on the arm of the chair.]()
RIT contributes to success of photonics initiative
RIT’s Future Photon Initiative is developing a system of quality-control protocols for a national photonics manufacturing hub located in Rochester. -
August 6, 2018
![Madi Zhunussov discusses floor plans and designs with two representatives from the Coalition of NorthEast Association. They sit across from each other at a table with the designs covering the table top.]()
Students designing city’s future sustainably
A research and design collaborative between RIT architecture students and faculty with community partners in and around the city of Rochester is bringing new thinking to neighborhoods in need. -
August 6, 2018
![A group of graduating students from Rochester Prep High School stand on a stage and hold up t-shirts from the colleges they have been accepted into for the fall.]()
RIT helps prep Rochester seniors for next step
The Rochester Prep High School graduating class of 25 students received 96 college acceptances, and 100 percent of these students will attend college in the fall--three of whom will attend RIT. -
August 1, 2018
![Three women stand and pose for a photo in an office setting.]()
Health app helps victims of domestic abuse
Researchers and domestic violence advocates at RIT and Resolve of Greater Rochester created an avatar named RITa to provide “on demand” domestic violence expertise in primary care settings.
