News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation

RIT once again made The Princeton Review Best Colleges list and was ranked among the top 50 schools for “Colleges that Create Futures” in its Best 392 Colleges 2027 edition.

RIT industrial design student Maggie Wagner applied her problem-solving skills to the miniaturized world of fingerboarding during an internship at Teak Tuning, a leading professional fingerboard designer and manufacturer.

Nathaniel Bartsch, a dual-degree student studying history and film production, uses interdisciplinary expertise in history and film to get his an internship at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

RIT's MAGIC Spell Studios' Maker program provides students with the funding and support to manage their own digital media projects, and prepares them for publication and investment-readiness.

New advances in bioprinting by RIT researchers are pointing the way to nearly human capabilities for finger prosthetics.

Multidisciplinary teams of RIT students collaborated on eight projects during the Studio 930 internship program, designing accessible healthcare solutions for children and adults with disabilities.

The Bernard Kozel StartUp Program is a 12-week immersive summer experience open to students from across the university and run through Saunders College of Business.

VermontBiz Magazine reports on an incoming RIT electrical engineering student who became Vermont's first-ever Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship recipient, receiving $40,000 and an internship offer.

WCAX-Vermont interviews an incoming electrical engineering RIT student who has become the first Vermont student to win the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship.

A research project that began with a student’s idea in an engineering laboratory at Rochester Institute of Technology is now Casana's Smart Seat, a commercial product that measures cardiovascular health metrics during one of life’s most routine activities.

The Floating Pavilion, part of a Floating Garden food forest envisioned by New York-based interdisciplinary artist Mary Mattingly, was created by RIT students.

Alumnus Bing Liem is invested in supporting the next generation of photography experts, and he’s leveraging his industry connections to make a tangible impact.