Kernels of creativity lead to new concepts for popcorn packaging
Going to the movies isn’t the same without popcorn. Fresh, innovative ideas on packaging the buttery treat popped for a class of RIT graphic design and industrial design students. The top designs went up for a vote before moviegoers at the Little Theatre on
Michael Riordan, professor in the School of Print Media, is the recipient of the 2008 Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation Educator of the Year Award. The annual award recognizes excellence in educational instruction for graphic communication and printing. Students nominate the candidates.
Wall Street visit takes students inside America’s crisis
The financial crisis on Wall Street has hit home for many Americans, but eight students from RIT gained a unique perspective as their learning experience shifted from classrooms to New York City executive suites.
“At every firm we visited, the discussion tended to gravitate
RIT engineers use nature to enhance performance of micro devices
When a drop of water or piece of debris lands on a lotus leaf it would appear to the naked eye that nothing unusual was occurring. However, if one were to look under a microscope, the surface of the leaf appears to spring into
RIT authors SPOTLIGHT: Italian-American fascism scrutinized
It has been previously theorized by a number of American historians that Italian-Americans in the 1920s were aligned politically with Mussolini and sought the overthrow of democracy in the United States.
However, new research by RIT professor Pellegrino Nazzaro paints a different picture of fascist
The RIT chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America hosts PR Now!, a daylong symposium featuring public relations professionals offering their insight about the field and “life outside the classroom.”
In an effort to build a greater sense of community among graduate students, the Graduate Studies Office regularly hosts graduate teas. The next reception is 5-6 p.m. Dec. 10, College of Liberal Arts, room 1251. All graduate students are welcome to attend. RIT has
The Imaging Science Hall of Fame inducted its newest members Oct. 29. New inductees are Sir Isaac Newton, William H.F. Talbot, Robert Rines, Sir Peter Mansfield and Paul Lauterbur. Horace Becker, retired vice president of engineering at Xerox Corp., gave the keynote speech, “Chet
The oldest, largest and most prestigious computer programming competition in the world was held at RIT Nov. 1. More than 300,000 students worldwide competed in the earliest rounds of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest.
in the shoes of international United Nations delegates, modeling global citizens at the 2008 National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. The forum provided a window into the challenges facing today’s world leaders.
Members of the Model United Nations club at RIT, along
RIT's Student Alumni Union morphed into a sandwich shop Oct. 29 as the Center for Religious Life and Hillel sponsored PB Jam, an annual event
designed to raise awareness about hunger in our community. Volunteers made more than 2,000 peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches that were distributed to various shelters throughout the area.
"It is our hope to not only address the pressing needs of the hungry and the needy, but also to educate our own students that hunger is just a five or 10 minute drive from campus," says Jeff Hering, director of the Center for Religious Life.
