News by Topic: Interdisciplinary Studies

RIT students are teaching Tai Chi to older adults in the community as part of a research program to help improve their physical and mental health, support pain reduction, and enhance their quality of life.

Researchers in RIT's Tissue Regeneration and Mechanobiology Lab are investigating a new approach that could change how fibrosis is treated across organs in patients suffering from systemic sclerosis: targeting the protein TRPC6, a small ion channel—that can sense mechanical cues such as stiffness.

When Don Pettit, NASA’s most senior astronaut, sought a way to accurately capture his view from the International Space Station, alumnus Peter Blacksberg connected him with Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

RIT has launched a new decade-long strategic framework that will guide the university’s priorities, investments, inspiration, and aspirations through 2035.

As part of a collaborative capstone project, students from new media design and new media interactive development are creating interactive experiences with alternative controllers. Three of the projects will be exhibited at the Game Developers Conference Festival of Gaming next week.

The Tech Policy Press podcast interviews Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, and Albert Fox Cahn about their new book, Move Slow and Upgrade: The Power of Incremental Innovation.

When first-year student Phillip Minardo came to RIT, business wasn't part of his original plan—until a single class changed his mindset by mimicking a real-world workplace experience.

RIT Professor Zhongwang Dou recently received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for a five-year project to detail how blood flow within an aneurysm is affected by movement, and how physical exercise might affect the risk of aneurysm rupture.

Cartoon Brew interviews Christine A. Banna, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, about her creative process for animating Moira Smiley's "Haiku" music video.

Researchers have developed a solution to finding a compatible gel medium to host human cells and a device that can print the delicate cells safely.

RIT’s Pre-Health Advising Program helps students gain hands-on experience through a partnership with the Rochester Regional Health System.

Before coming to RIT, Jacob Brodeur didn’t know what other opportunities were available to him in the urbanism industry. But the skills and experiential learning opportunities he gained by studying humanities, computing, and design offered a new path.