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  • February 6, 2026

    two students work together manipulating clay on a pottery wheel in a clay studio

    ArtEx students find community by leaning into creativity

    ArtEx creates opportunities for students outside of RIT’s College of Art and Design to participate in creative and collaborative experiences by granting special access to engage with the studios, resources, and expertise available within the School for American Crafts and School of Art.

  • February 6, 2026

    RIT student Lauren Anderson prepares to photograph a slide from the Beaversprite archive of conservationist Dorothy Richards.

    Democrat and Chronicle speaks to Daniel Swinton, assistant director of University Video Productions; Juilee Decker, director of museum studies; and museum studies students Lauren Anderson and Elise Noyes about the project and the process of cataloging and digitizing the materials.

  • February 4, 2026

    Three students collaborate around a tablet at a classroom table, reviewing digital artwork alongside sketchbooks and a laptop.

    Illustration student learns from a pro through annual workshop

    Observing the work of other artists is one of the many ways an illustrator can grow and hone their own skills. Presto, an annual workshop series offered by RIT’s illustration program, aims to facilitate this type of peer-to-peer learning.

  • January 22, 2026

    a group of people stand in a radio studio

    WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson includes Josh Meltzer, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, on a panel discussing a photojournalism collaboration at the Special Olympics New York winter games.

  • January 20, 2026

    four women and a man stand in front of a building in Prague.

    RIT launches exchange program with Prague film school

    Recognizing the growing demand for globally fluent creatives, RIT has partnered with Prague’s Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts to launch a new student exchange program designed to prepare students for the realities of globalized creative industries.

  • January 12, 2026

    Side by side photo works by Jim Porto — one made in 2024, the other in 1989.

    Campus exhibition highlights photo faculty's career evolution

    "Evolve or Devolve" in University Gallery is a solo exhibition tracing Assistant Professor James Porto’s artistic journey from early innovations with analog photorealistic composites through the adoption of emerging digital tools. It's on view through Feb. 6.

  • December 16, 2025

    A luxury kitchen design.

    RIT alumni network sparks high-end design collaboration

    A chance interaction between old classmates led to a rewarding design collaboration for the alumni-run furniture design studio Edgewood Made (George Dubinsky '11 and David Short '13) and Gunther Jacobson '12. Edgewood Made designed millwork and kitchen cabinetry for a luxury home that they then trusted Jacobson to install in the Miami area home.

  • December 15, 2025

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    Top stories that shaped RIT in 2025

    As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community. 

  • December 15, 2025

    Faculty Josh Meltzer and Jenn Poggi smile in a selfie.

    Faculty duo highlights global health equity with documentary series

    Associate Professors Josh Meltzer and Jenn Poggi worked with Special Olympics and the Golisano Foundation to produced videos celebrating health leaders dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.