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  • January 25, 2018

    The industrial engineering graduate students stand together for a photo at the Raymond Corp. office.

    Students test site operations skills at Raymond Corp.
    Five graduate engineering students participated in an intensive, three-day work experience at the Raymond Corp. and were challenged to find ways to improve one of the company's manufacturing workflow processes.

  • January 18, 2018

    The photo is split into three vertical sections. The left section features a red, Japanese Torii, the middle is a close up photo of colorful, embroidered Spanish fabric stacked on top of each other, and the third is a photo of a Chinese guardian lion.

    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.

  • January 2, 2018

    Students and faculty involved in the Character Mosaic project.

    RIT project addresses dearth of minority characters in 3D animations

    Discouraged by an underrepresentation of minority characters in 3D-animated works, two School of Film and Animation faculty launched the Character Mosaic Project. The initiative aims to build a library of ethnically diverse, well-built characters that are free of charge to independent animators/filmmakers and students around the globe.

     

  • December 11, 2017

    A headshot of Hamad Ghazle.

    Professor elected to sonography society board
    Professor Hamad Ghazle, director of the diagnostic medical sonography program, has been named to leadership positions within the national Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

  • December 5, 2017

    The teams who attended the Associated Schools of Construction annual design competition pose for a photo with their large checks and other awards.

    CAST students take top placements in competition
    For the second year in a row, RIT civil engineering technology undergraduates took top placements at the annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region I student construction management competition.

  • November 21, 2017

    Luvon Sheppard showing an illustration.

    Master's program 'like family' for artists who teach
    For nearly half a century, the School of Art in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has offered a unique, one-year master's program for highly motivated students seeking to become certified in teaching art to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • November 21, 2017

    student working on woodworking project.

    Graduate programs offer cutting-edge education
    Today, RIT offers 73 master's programs, with 14 new programs added in just the past 10 years. And the number of master's programs is likely to grow even more in the near future.

  • November 21, 2017

    Bill and Brenda Michaels pose next to the entrance of their Cider Mill, holding a jug of their cider.

    Couple turns cider mill into destination
    Bill and Brenda Michaels like to tell people that they have three children and their oldest child is never going to leave the house. That oldest child is their business, Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard in Central New York.