News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation

The annual Futurists Symposium, featuring a unique collection of the university’s alumni innovators, spotlights panelists highlighting their expertise on a variety of topics. The event begins at 4 p.m. Friday in Ingle Auditorium.

WROC-TV talks to Bob Finnerty, associate vice president of University Communications, about the innovation that will be on display at Imagine RIT this Saturday.

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.

The Rochester History journal's 21st-century makeover is turning heads and winning accolades and grant funding.

RIT’s Black Artists & Records Society builds community and opportunity for student creatives through live events and creative collaboration.

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.

Using their knowledge from classroom instruction, NTID information and computing studies students built equipment and applied for funding, culminating in the launch of five state-of-the-art, deaf-friendly point-of-sale systems that use interactive monitors for easy ordering and delivery of food and beverages.

The new space is steps away from the recently renovated Strong National Museum of Play, along with neighboring residences, restaurants, and live music venues.

RIT ranked 69th overall in the nation for the best graduate engineering school based on statistical indicators that measure the quality of faculty, research, and students. The programs rose four spots from last year.

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.

Graduate students Olivia Towne and Meghan Taylor gave back to the RIT community with their graduate research projects, which focused on the nutritional needs of student athletes and the challenges facing people with food allergies.

The annual awards are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity, while consistently demonstrating a strong commitment to student success.