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December 4, 2025
RIT grad students inspire young minds at John Williams School Number 5
WHAM-TV features the interactive art stations set up by students in RIT's Visual Arts for All Grades master's program.
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December 4, 2025
RIT education students bring holiday cheer to School No. 5 with arts and crafts ‘takeover’
WHEC-TV speaks to students in RIT's master's in visual arts for all ages about the importance of giving back to the community.
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December 3, 2025
Opening of new Research Building will position RIT at the ‘forefront of discovery’
RIT’s new Research Building officially opened its doors Dec. 2, and inside, faculty and students are gearing up to usher in a new era of discovery on campus.
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November 14, 2025
Blythe takes digital user experience to next level
As a design leader in the tech sector, Jason Blythe has built a career anticipating and enhancing the way in which people use technology to search for information, shop online, and stream sports and entertainment.
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November 13, 2025
McCarthy develops groundbreaking mammography tool
Mammography screening for breast cancer is recommended for all women over 40 years old in the United States, which is roughly 25 percent of the population. But, when it comes to learning the procedure, there is a lack of simulation tools to help train practitioners.
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November 12, 2025
RIT student brings the action of ‘Predator: Badlands’ to the streets of Los Angeles
Lucy Ray, a fourth-year medical illustration and psychology dual-degree student, spent her summer working as a contracted artist for Drissi Advertising, working on ads for movies like Predator: Badlands.
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November 10, 2025
Grad's thesis film educates about women's rights issues
Tehran Is Ours by HamideH Azimi '24 MFA (film and animation) was honored by CILECT as the recipient of the 2025 SCEDI Award (Standing Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) for Best Animation. The film, through a combination of 2D, 3D, and experimental animation, challenges the ongoing repression of women’s rights in Iran.
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October 30, 2025
‘TheWrap’ recognizes RIT as one of the nation’s top film schools
Forward-thinking faculty; curriculum that fuses technology, the arts, and design; and a legacy of priming students with a maker mentality helped RIT’s School of Film and Animation maintain its place on TheWrap’s list of Top 50 Film Schools of 2025.
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October 24, 2025
4 leading art schools inspiring creativity across mediums
RIT's College of Art and Design is named in Study International as a top spot for students who seek to push creative boundaries and develop expertise in their fields.
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October 22, 2025
RIT preservation specialist empowers cultural heritage institutions to adopt sustainable practices
Emily Bernal and her colleagues at RIT’s Image Permanence Institute are dedicated to helping museums, libraries, and archives adopt more eco-friendly methods for managing climate control systems.
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October 22, 2025
Construction begins for Rochester’s City Skatepark expansion
WROC-TV speaks to Erich Lehman ’97, ’99 MS, systems administrator in the College of Art and Design, about the opportunities the skatepark will offer the community.
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October 22, 2025
How 6,500 People Lit an Incredible 360° Nighttime Panorama of an NFL Stadium
PetaPixel speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the logistics of planning an event like Big Shot.