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  • April 20, 2018

    Headshot of Robin Cass.

    CIAS forms alliance with elite design school in China
    RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has formed a partnership with the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China’s premier art school, which has graduated some of the most famous and recognized contemporary visual artists in the world today.

  • April 10, 2018

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    Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers
    RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video.

  • March 29, 2018

    A selfie of Luis Reyes-Umana in an office at a hospital in Chile.

    Student Spotlight: Studying abroad in Chile
    Meet Luis Reyes-Umana, a fourth-year biomedical science major who traveled to Chile for the fall semester. From July to December, Reyes-Umana took classes and worked in local hospitals to get a taste of what international medicine is like.

  • March 19, 2018

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    Study-abroad options adapt to better serve students
    Study abroad at RIT has been undergoing a quiet transformation in the past five years with the growth of short-term international programs, an increase in faculty-led opportunities and a stronger connection to RIT’s global campuses.

  • January 25, 2018

    Man clearing a path with a rake at a nature preserve.

    RIT group helps recovery efforts in Puerto Rico
    While many of their fellow students relaxed with their families during the winter break, a group of seven honors students and four administrators or staff from RIT volunteered to spend a week in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, helping clear debris and distribute needed supplies.

  • January 22, 2018

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    Student leaders from RIT's global campuses meet in Dubai
    Student leaders from RIT's campuses in Rochester, Croatia, Kosovo and the United Arab Emirates met in Dubai during the holiday break to discuss their strengths and challenges and how they can better work collaboratively.

  • January 18, 2018

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    RIT offers new bachelor's degree in modern language
    A new bachelor's degree in applied modern language and culture will be offered to students at RIT this fall that will provide advanced studies of languages and cultures that directly apply to the global workplace and economy.