July 14, 2021

foundation of large constrution project on campus.

The SHED takes shape at the center of campus

Construction on RIT’s maker space and performing arts complex at the center of campus enters a new phase this summer, with finished architectural drawings, projects out to bid, and work beginning on the steel frame.

June 17, 2021

Tiree Walker shows sketches of his The New Statue design to archivist Ella von Holtum.

Student design added to RIT Archives

Tiree Walker '21 (Industrial Design) created a pedestal that collects suggestions from the community that drive informed discussion and decisions on monument construction. His process work will be preserved and studied by future generations.

April 30, 2021

rendering of library circulation desk and several small tables and chairs.

RIT Libraries moves to temporary home in Ritter Arena

RIT Libraries will move to the Frank Ritter Ice Arena for the duration of construction on the Student Hall for Exploration and Development, or “the SHED.” The multi-use space is expected to open in 2023 and will include extensive renovations to Wallace Library.

November 18, 2020

side-by-side images of a 15th-century manuscript, one showing regular text and the other showing text that had been erased.

RIT students discover hidden 15th-century text on medieval manuscripts

RIT students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen. By using ultraviolet-fluorescence imaging, the students revealed that a manuscript leaf held in RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection was actually a palimpsest, a manuscript on parchment with multiple layers of writing.

September 30, 2020

hands holding two Hebrew wood type letters that spell the word “wood.”

RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection preserves Hebrew wood type

RIT is preserving a rare collection of Hebrew wood types used by the Jewish-American press at the turn of the 20th century. RIT Cary Graphic Arts will print, digitize, and publish its collection of 30 different wood types of the Hebrew alphabet with a grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation’s Historic Preservation, Restoration, and Literature Fund. 

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