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April 21, 2025
RIT solidifies its place in LA
Each fall semester, RIT in LA students attend classes and gain work experience while living on the West Coast. Students come home with experiences that will help pave the way to a career in the entertainment industry.
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April 21, 2025
RIT alumni innovators to speak at Futurists Symposium on April 25
The annual Futurists Symposium features a unique collection of the university’s alumni innovators, all highlighting their expertise on a variety of topics. The event begins at 4 p.m. Friday in Ingle Auditorium.
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April 21, 2025
Vineyards in NY wine country push sustainability as they adapt to climate change
The Associated Press publishes a piece co-authored by third-year photographic and imaging arts student Natasha Kaiser, discussing the effect of climate change on wine production in the Finger Lakes region. This article was also republished by Fast Company.
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April 21, 2025
Earnest approach to animation leads to success for alumni trio
Friendships formed at RIT helped lay the foundation for Apartment D, an alumni-owned indie stop-motion animation studio. Apartment D specializes in content that packs a visual punch and evokes the unbridled joy of watching Saturday morning cartoons.
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April 21, 2025
Breaking the frame: Radical Cinema course pushes filmmaking limits
The School of Film and Animation's Radical Cinema Workshop class gives students an opportunity to focus on experimental and alternative filmmaking methods.
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April 18, 2025
Imagine RIT will have artificial intelligence around every turn
If festivalgoers have trouble exploring the more than 430 exhibits at this year’s Imagine RIT, they can now enlist the help of AI by using the Imagine RIT Bot—a generative AI chatbot that’s like ChatGPT with a focus on answering questions about the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival.
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April 18, 2025
Tigers take on New York City through a new study-away program
This is the first semester RIT in NYC was offered, and nine students jumped at the opportunity to gain work experience through internships, take in-person classes tailored to the program, and enjoy excursions around one of the largest creative industry landscapes on the East Coast.
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April 18, 2025
That’s a wrap! Munson’s movies mark an RIT era
RIT’s 10th president will be remembered for many things after he retires June 30—construction of the SHED, completion of the 2025 Strategic Plan, creation of the Performing Arts Scholarship program. But a key piece of David Munson’s legacy is the six playful and sometimes wacky videos that welcomed students each year to RIT.
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April 16, 2025
Plant-based chemistry
City talks to Joshua Thorson, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about lessons learned from visiting scholar Alice Cazenave.
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April 15, 2025
Future100 Interior Design Undergraduate Winners
Interior design student Troa Vimahi is named a top-100 interior design undergraduate student by METROPOLIS.
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April 14, 2025
Student Spotlight: Short film encourages a shift in perspective about Down syndrome
For his final capstone project, Snyder, a Rochester Native, directed a short film called Turn Table. The film spins a tale of a young man with Down syndrome who goes into a record store to find an album but keeps getting pulled in many directions by different people who don’t quite understand him.
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April 14, 2025
How the Science of Color Boosts Productivity at Work
The Wall Street Journal speaks to Kelly Jahn, adjunct faculty member in the College of Art and Design, about the impact of color on human psychology. (This content may require a subscription to view.)