News by Topic: Partnerships
Cooperation brings out the best in us, and that’s no different at the university level. RIT is proud to partner with multiple companies and fellow universities to find novel breakthroughs in technology and create exciting new experiences for students.
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March 19, 2025
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Vodacek helping to bring machine learning to Indigenous communities
Indigenous communities in Kenya and Ecuador have access to machine learning technology to help combat human-wildlife conflict and climate change thanks in part to a new partnership that includes RIT.
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March 17, 2025
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Camp Good Days inspires RIT physician assistant student
Deeply interested in how disease shapes children's lives, her experience interacting with pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and family members at Camp Good Days has enhanced her RIT education with interpersonal skills that are difficult to learn through textbooks.
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March 3, 2025
![Book cover for 'Thinking Made Visible: Movement, Narrative, and the Work of Saul Bass' by Jacob A. Dickerson. The left side has a black background with the title in bold white and red text, while the right side features a black-and-white photograph of Saul Bass smiling and gesturing. The cover includes design elements in blue and green.]()
Saul Bass’ iconic graphic designs are the focus of a new RIT Press book
Bass’ work ranges from the iconic movie poster and title sequences of the 1955 film noir, The Man with the Golden Arm, to familiar corporate logos for the Girl Scouts, United Way, Special Olympics, Exxon, AT&T, and more.
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February 26, 2025
![A man with white hair and glasses shows an old document to a woman wearing glasses and a red cardigan, as they sit at a table with archival materials in a modern office setting.]()
Sculptor Albert Paley gives personal archive to RIT
The Albert Paley Collection in the RIT Archives preserves the legacy of a celebrated working artist, entrepreneur, and educator. Paley is known around the world for his large-scale municipal works, sculptures, gates, architectural pieces, furniture design, and decorative arts.
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February 26, 2025
![Empire AI logo with bold blue and black text, featuring a small blue crown above the letter 'A' in 'AI'.]()
UR, RIT join artificial intelligence consortium
Rochester Beacon talks to Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research, and Chris Collison, Jane King Harris Endowed Professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, about how joining will increase the computing power of Empire AI.
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February 21, 2025
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RIT joins statewide Empire AI consortium
RIT has joined New York state’s Empire AI consortium, a partnership of leading public and private universities to advance responsible artificial intelligence.
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February 21, 2025
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Overleaf now available to RIT researchers
RIT faculty, staff, and students now have full access to Overleaf, an intuitive online platform that makes it easier to write, edit, and collaborate on scientific documents. The software is used by leading academic institutions around the world.
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February 21, 2025
![NASA's SPHEREx space telescope in a cleanroom, partially enclosed in a rocket payload fairing, with intricate wiring and thermal insulation visible under blue and red lighting.]()
NASA mission to explore the origins of the universe ready to launch with help from RIT
Associate Professor Michael Zemcov is a co-investigator of NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory, which will provide an all-sky spectral survey of galaxies and stars providing scientists with data never before received. SPHEREx also will explore the origin of water in planetary systems.
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February 19, 2025
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RIT app on Steam brings 19th-century printing to life
RIT students are using a new technology to capture an old experience. Their virtual reality app simulates printing on a 19th-century cast iron hand-press that once belonged to British designer William Morris. -
February 17, 2025
![Rochester City Ballet promotional poster for 'Visionary,' featuring a male dancer lifting a female ballerina in an elegant pose with one leg extended, set against a minimalist background.]()
Rochester City Ballet and RIT present ‘Visionary’
Rochester City Ballet is teaming up with RIT to present “Visionary,” a four-piece showcase of classical and contemporary movement, including a world premiere version of Boléro.
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February 17, 2025
![Five young professionals in formal attire stand on a stage holding small trophies, smiling. Behind them, multiple flags are displayed. The stage has a dark backdrop, and a blue chair is visible to the side.]()
Collaboration between RIT and Griffiss Institute fosters the STEM workforce pipeline
RIT is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to get high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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February 14, 2025
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Graduate student creates educational guide about chemotherapy side effects for Colorado children’s hospital
Cancer-free for nearly 20 years, RIT graduate student Bryona Hamilton seeks to educate patients, survivors, and family members about potential chemotherapy side effects that can occur decades after treatment.
