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RISD students in every department present their work to peers, faculty members and visiting critics.
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Students in a cross-disciplinary fall studio interpret cultural history and use geo-textiles to restore what was once described as “America’s hardest-working river.”
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Big Think reports on high-tech textiles research with foundations in RISD’s Textiles department.
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Architectural Digest reflects on how some of the institution’s best and brightest faculty members came together in the midst of the pandemic to work on the collection.
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Four graduating seniors discuss how the pandemic influenced their RISD experience and fueled their very personal degree projects.
RISD participates in a Microsoft virtual reality study aimed at developing an immersive classroom environment that meets the needs of artists and designers.
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Students and faculty partner with Hyundai Motor Group to improve the way people move through—and live in—the world.
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From film premieres to the grad thesis show, graduating students are turning to alternative outlets for showcasing their work.
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RISD makers are helping to address the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment.