News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation

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  • September 26, 2018

    An artistic rendition of Leigh Rubin, the left half of the image looking to be illustrated while the other half looks like a normal photo. The split between illustration and real-image falls across the middle of Rubin's face.

    ‘Rubes’ creator named RIT’s first cartoonist-in-residence

    Syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin, the creator of Rubes, has been named the first cartoonist-in-residence at Rochester Institute of Technology and will meet with students in RIT’s College of Art and Design, School of Individualized Studies and College of Liberal Arts.
  • September 26, 2018

    A group of people gathered on a short foot-bridge leading into REDCOM Laboratories.

    RIT, alumni honor REDCOM milestone anniversary

    Saunders College of Business is honored to recognize the 40th anniversary of REDCOM Laboratories Inc., a local communications company with many ties to RIT. More than 30 percent of the employees at REDCOM—including the founders and several members of the leadership team—are graduates of RIT.
  • September 18, 2018

    Head-and-shoulders view of man wearing striped polo shirt

    RIT hosts seminar on quantum computing

    Robert “Bo” Ewald, president of D-Wave Computing’s global business and a member of the White House Information technology Advisory Council, presents “D-Wave Systems and Quantum Computing” on Thursday.
  • September 13, 2018

    Austin McChord, David Muson and Brandon Hudson stand together for a photo.

    RIT helps students take an entrepreneurial gap year

    Brandon Hudson is the first student selected for the Gap Year Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, which allows students with an ongoing enterprise to take a year to focus their full attention on the venture. He will receive $15,000 in support and mentoring while also making progress on his RIT degree.
  • September 11, 2018

    Graphic of city of Rochester elements to look like a blocky video game

    MAGIC Center co-sponsors Rochester Game Festival

    Forty tabletop and video game projects created by local college students, faculty and game developers from Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse will be available to play during the second annual Rochester Game Festival on Sept. 15.
  • September 10, 2018

    Learn about engineering leadership programs

    Engineers, scientists, technical managers and other professionals looking to move into mid- and senior-level management positions in high-tech industries can attain the needed product development and leadership skills through programs offered at RIT. Learn more at a webinar on Sept. 26.
  • September 4, 2018

    RIT to open gallery space in historic Sibley Square

    The College of Art and Design is moving its gallery space to the historic Sibley Tower Building in the heart of downtown Rochester, where the newly named exhibition venue will invite the public to engage with RIT through creativity.
  • August 30, 2018

    A woman in a yellow and white jumpsuit stands at a podium in front of a crowd speaking. There is a large projection screen showing a clip of Sesame Street.

    RIT Metaproject is heading to ‘Sesame Street’

    Metaproject 09 is brought to you by the Sesame Workshop and the letters R, I and T. Industrial design students learned today that they will spend the semester designing products for the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street.
  • August 24, 2018

    President Munson outlines RIT’s 2025 Strategic Plan

    RIT President David Munson said exciting changes are in the works in RIT’s revised 2025 Strategic Plan that will help the university get closer to becoming a top-50 university, yet unlike any other top-50 university in the nation.
  • August 17, 2018

    Austin McChord in front of podium microphone.

    RIT well represented at Digital Rochester awards

    RIT will be well represented at the 2018 Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievement in Technology Awards, presented by Digital Rochester Inc., which recognize individuals and organizations from the Rochester area who are making contributions to innovation and technology.