News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation

Breaking barriers is a specialty at RIT. Our students, staff, and faculty are always at the forefront, developing innovative technical solutions to today’s problems.

  • May 4, 2013

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    Experiencing the future

    Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival drew a large and inquisitive crowd on May 4. More than 30,000 visitors explored the RIT campus during the festival.
  • May 3, 2013

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    Untying the secret of Celtic knots

    Fourth-year math major Benjamin Liu wrote a computer program to produce Celtic knots, and visitors to Imagine RIT can try out his program.
  • May 2, 2013

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    Students give new life to old books

    A class of industrial design majors turned old library materials and other reclaimed materials into pieces of furniture. Their work will be on display at Imagine RIT.
  • April 30, 2013

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    Invisible captioning is the Next Big Idea

    Four teams of students from NTID participated in Next Big Idea competition. First place and $5,000 was awarded to the team that created an invisible captioning system.
  • April 25, 2013

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    Saunders College hosts marketing lecture May 2

    Dwight Gould ’72, CEO of Aviatech LLC, will discuss “From Billboards to Blogs: A Journey of Marketing Innovation” as part of the 2013 J. Warren McClure Lecture in Marketing.
  • April 25, 2013

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    RIT receives increase in state funding

    The state budget includes a significant increase in funding for RIT’s Center of Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing, housed within Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
  • April 15, 2013

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    Come out to Imagine RIT today!

    The festival, now in its sixth year, returns with more than 350 examples of innovation and creativity, all showcased through exhibitions, demonstrations and live performances.