News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation

The interdisciplinary and collaborative Studio 930 program asks students to apply what they know, learn what they don’t, and design products that make life, or a single task, more efficient and accessible.

Many college students spend their free time unwinding, but illustration major Kathryn Arbegast spent hers building a full-blown zombie outbreak. She recently published her debut novel, Infected. Read the full story from the Rush-Henrietta-Genesee Valley Penny Saver on pages 16-17.

The Finger Lakes Virtual Museum app is a digital storytelling platform that combines historical content with technology to create immersive visitor experiences.

Aayush Kulkarni is participating in the International Visiting Research Student Program through RIT Global, which offers students from around the world the opportunity to collaborate with distinguished faculty-researchers from RIT.

Universitywide reaccreditation teams reached new milestones this spring, including finishing the first draft of a self-study prepared by eight working groups. Three priority areas have also been identified as the focal points of the self-study: student success, research, and community well-being. 

RIT graduate Sebastian Nazario-Colon presented at the Cannes Film Festival. He says documentary filmmaking courses and the RIT in LA study away program paved the way to his success.

A research team at Golisano Institute for Sustainability is developing a fully automated system to identify, sort, and disassemble garments at high speed and in high volume to address a critical global waste problem.

The naming of the Dave and Nancy Munson Amphitheater, part of the new Music Performance Theater, was revealed at a celebration on June 12 in the SHED, surprising the couple before a crowd of students, alumni, dignitaries, board members, and family members.

The New York Times interviews Alex Lobos, director of the School of Design, about the product designs of appliances that consumers are looking for.

Yahoo interviews Associate Professor Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard and members of the Hot Wheelz racing team for a story about women taking on leadership roles.

Photographer and Professor Emeritus Denis Defibaugh was named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow and will return to Greenland in July to document native culture.

Former Oxford University professor Newton Howard is fueled by his fascination with quantum biology and neuroscience. This fall, Howard will bring his enthusiasm and expertise to RIT’s School of Individualized Study as a professor of practice.