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.

  • April 13, 2018

    The RIT student team poses for a photo with their Game Dev Challenge first place certificate.

    RIT students take top awards at Game Dev Challenge

    Teams from RIT won first and second place in the student category of the second annual New York State Game Development Challenge, hosted by RIT’s MAGIC Center and sponsored by Empire State Development.

  • April 9, 2018

    Bradley Dunn and Kurtis Kracke in front of table of their cooling garments.

    ThermApparel partners with MS Foundation

    ThermApparel, a company in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, is partnering with The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation to provide its lightweight cooling vests free of charge to people living with multiple sclerosis who meet certain income requirements. Read more and watch a video.

  • March 29, 2018

    Two people working on a astronomical imaging system.

    Using cinema technology for space missions

    RIT scientist Zoran Ninkov is developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system. The RIT astronomical imaging system is competing with other technologies for deployment on future NASA space missions for surveying star and galaxy clusters.

  • March 27, 2018

    Image of RIT building.

    Federal funding for REMADE Institute secured

    Federal funding has been secured for the RIT-led coalition of leading national universities and companies forging new clean energy initiatives deemed critical to keeping U.S. manufacturing competitive.

  • March 21, 2018

    Team of RIT cybersecurity students poses for picture in front of staircase.

    RIT takes second at cyber defense competition

    A team of RIT students took second place at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The annual event is part of the nation’s largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts.

  • March 20, 2018

    image by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit.

    University Gallery hosts exhibit of prints from space

    An exhibition of otherworldly photographic images taken during NASA astronaut Donald Pettit’s time aboard three space flights will canvas the walls of RIT’s University Gallery through the end of April. An opening reception will be held Thursday.

  • March 19, 2018

    Lady Bird Johnson shaking hands with Bill Ingraham.

    NTID celebrates 50 years

    Since its establishment in 1968, NTID has become a catalyst for diversity and inclusion on the RIT campus, creating a post–secondary learning environment never before seen in this country.

  • March 15, 2018

    Brandon Hudson standing behind his thermostat system.

    Student dedicated to changing energy landscape

    Fourth-year applied arts and sciences student Brandon Hudson is CEO of Connexus, a heating and cooling control and monitoring company that offers a suite of products designed to simplify the installation of any HVAC system.

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