Metaproject —‘mega’ opportunities for industrial design students
By Rich Kiley
In three short years, an interdisciplinary and collaborative design project between RIT and high-level industry sponsors has opened new doors for industrial design students and gained the university visibility on an international scale.
Metaproject, the brainchild of Josh Owen, associate professor and industrial design program chair, began in 2010 as an industrial design course and industry partnership that each year gives industrial ... (more)
Female engineering student-researchers ‘rule the lab’
By Michelle Cometa
Satish Kandlikar noticed the difference this summer.
It was subtle, but still noticeable, that for the first time, more young women served as research assistants and co-ops in his laboratory than in the past. And four in particular— Preethi Gopalan, Valentina Mejia, Camila Gomez and Carmen Azzaretti—have connected in such a way that Kandlikar says, “There is nothing outside the bounds ... (more)
New technology transforms hand movements into words
By Greg Livadas
Five RIT/NTID students who hope to make it easier for deaf and hearing people to communicate have completed the Saunders Summer Start-up Program intended to help promising new businesses focus on development.
Their team, MotionSavvy, is developing applications for the Leap Motion 3-D sensor, which was released July 22 and recognizes the slightest hand movements. MotionSavvy has developed an application that will ... (more)
Cuba trip inspires photographic masterpieces
By Rich Kiley
While Fidel Castro, hardline communism and the missile crisis come to mind when many people think of Cuba, a group of RIT professors and students has a much more benevolent perspective.
After exploring the streets of Habana Vieja, or Old Havana, and much of the rest of the island of more than 11 million people for a week this past spring, RIT ... (more)
Summer campus enhancements keep RIT active
Barnes and Noble @ RIT, MAGIC Center among campus upgrades
The Gene Polisseni Center
Construction has continued on the future home of RIT hockey, the Gene Polisseni Center. Upon completion, the arena will be approximately 105,000 square feet, or about three times the size of Ritter Arena. All pile driving is complete after about 5 miles of metal was put into the ground. The construction crews are now working on the next ... (more)
J. Fernando Naveda: RIT’s calendar-conversion mastermind
By Matt Gregory
The start of this academic year marks the beginning of the new semester calendar at RIT. Leading the university through the three-year-long process of calendar transition has been J. Fernando Naveda.
Born in Toluca, Mexico, Naveda sought out the position of calendar conversion director with the motto “If it ain’t worth failing at, it ain’t worth doing.” RIT Provost Jeremy Haefner named ... (more)
‘Tall Paul’ stands out as next Student Government president
By Scott Bureau
At 6 feet 4 inches tall, Paul Darragh, RIT’s new Student Government president, certainly stands out in a crowd. But on campus, the aptly nicknamed “Tall Paul” fits in as an involved RIT Tiger who hopes to shift the focus of Student Government back onto the student body.
Darragh, a third-year software engineering student from North Attleboro, Mass., became involved with student ... (more)
