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.

July 27, 2017

RIT joins national arts research consortium a2ru

The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, known as a2ru, is an exclusive consortium of research universities committed to advancing interdisciplinary, arts-integrative research and education.
July 18, 2017

RIT researchers working on ‘wire revolution’

Researchers in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering won a Department of Energy award to develop more efficient, durable and cost-effective carbon nanotube technology in electronic components and systems that now use copper wiring.
July 13, 2017

Remanufacturing group honors Nabil Nasr

The Remanufacturing Industries Council has honored Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, with its ACE Award—given to an inspiring person recognized for leadership in creating positive change for the remanufacturing industry and sustainability.
July 10, 2017

AMPrint Center receives liquid metal 3D printer

High costs of powdered metals and the need for 3D printing/additive manufacturing equipment that can accommodate these materials are challenges that are being met by RIT and Vader Systems. RIT recently installed Vader’s first Mk1 liquid metal 3D printer in the AMPrint Center.
July 5, 2017

Students explore German video game industry

Ten RIT students kicked off their summer break in Germany, learning about and immersing themselves in the biggest video game market in Europe.
June 28, 2017

NTID names Gary Behm interim associate VP

Gary Behm has been named interim associate vice president for academic affairs at NTID and will oversee NTID’s academic departments, curriculum, course scheduling, degree certification, communication services and assessment, and faculty/staff professional development.
June 7, 2017

RIT students win top prizes at MIT hackathon

Archit Jha and Rohan Patel, human-computer interaction master’s students, took home top honors and cash prizes for creating apps that help those with epilepsy and mental health disorders during the MIT Hacking Medicine Grand Hack.
May 26, 2017

RIT hosts ‘Enabling the Digital World’ conference

RIT is expanding its partnership with ASM Systems focusing on next-generation electronics manufacturing, research and workforce development. The partners are highlighting projects underway during the “Enabling the Digital World: The Future of Electronics and Manufacturing” conference.
May 25, 2017

Alumni company makes Top 100 startups list

UNA Smart, touted by developers as an innovative way to brew coffee and tea anywhere and anytime and created by five RIT alumni, was recently named to Brazil’s Top 100 startups list.
May 22, 2017

RIT team creates high-speed internet lane

Researchers at RIT are developing a faster and more reliable way to send and receive large amounts of data through the internet. By creating a new network protocol, researchers are essentially developing a new high-speed lane of online traffic, specifically for emergency information.
May 15, 2017

RIT student entrepreneur wins business competition

Kailey Bradt, a student in RIT’s Master of Science in product development program from Corning, N.Y., won first place and $10,000 in the “Products” category at the eighth annual New York Business Plan Competition for OWA Haircare, a waterless shampoo product.
May 12, 2017

Nine-credit course pushes critical thinking

“The Meaning of Things—in Three Objects” encourages critical thinking/entrepreneurship—where students study three objects (the sail, the harmonica and the game) and reflect on their design, history, social and cultural past.

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