At RIT’s makerspace you’re free to design, test, tinker, and build. Hatch utilizes The Construct to create 3D-printed mannequin hands for Genesee Country Village & Museum’s 19-century clothing exhibit. With the flexibility to shape her education around her professional and personal lives, Rivera has found the School of Individualized Study to be the pathway toward a fulfilling degree and a rewarding career that pays it forward. For Hedger, giving back is a special part of the RIT community that lets her impact the world, one service project at a time. It might be just a stool, but it represents more than reaching equipment in the Machine Shop. It’s a symbol of the heightened awareness and inclusivity of women in engineering at RIT.
Taleb argues that national research programs that implement the notions of serendipity and convexity are more likely to lead to useful innovations rather than administratively planned efforts. Initially, …