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Packaging Science BS

The DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Research Internships in Science and Engineering provide fully funded summer opportunities in Germany for RIT undergraduate students to gain practical research experience.

When the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute needed an animated short film explaining the climate impacts of food waste, they utilized the talent inside a budding student-run design studio within the College of Art and Design.

Printing Impressions covers an update to the packaging science program.

RIT’s print and graphic media technology curriculum is being integrated into the packaging science program to align with growing and evolving industries.

Club sports are a big part of student life at the university. Every year, about 2,000 students are involved with the nearly 50 different club sports. For many, it scratches that competitive itch. For others, it’s a chance to try something new, find a community, and stay active.

Four RIT alumni and former student-athletes have turned locker-room bonds and an entrepreneurial drive into a growing company.

Anna Valentine ’17 (packaging science) is acquiring a rich package of skills as a principal scientist on the Research and Development Breakthrough Development team at Keurig Dr Pepper.

Lia Grammer and Julia Carreras found that juggling the logistics of a major student conference in the middle of a busy academic season is proving to be both exciting and challenging.

Spectrum News highlights the team behind the packaging for Grovey Garlic, a sustainable hexagon-shaped structure created without glue.

Undergraduate students at Rochester Institute of Technology took top placements at the Flexographic Technical Association Flexo Forum in Kansas City this Spring. Their project, Aş Evi, was part of the Phoenix Challenge, an annual student design competition, and was recognized for Excellence in Research, Excellence in Graphics, and Excellence in Execution categories.

Five students from RIT combined talents and designed a packaging campaign for garlic that will be among the finalists for the Paperboard Packaging Student Design Challenge.

The Rochester Business Journal speaks to Daniel Johnson, professor in the Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science, about how packaging influences decision making in consumers.