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A Surprising Ingredient Can Turn Cotton Into a Performance Fabric

May 13, 2024 Irina Ivanova College & Campus, Faculty/Staff

Cotton, the world’s most popular natural fiber, has a lot to recommend it. It’s lightweight, breathable, absorbent, and biodegradable. But […]

Female Science Professors Discuss Inclusive Classrooms at SUNY Conference

May 13, 2024 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Diversity, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

On April 25, two faculty members from the Department of Science and Math, spoke at the Vanguard Award Ceremony, held […]

Rebecca Hessel Cohen, Kenneth Cole, Norma Kamali, and Dr. Joyce F. Brown

Kenneth Cole, Rebecca Hessel Cohen, and FIT Alumna Norma Kamali Honored at 2024 Gala

May 13, 2024 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, Events, Top Stories

On Wednesday, May 8, FIT held its Annual Awards Gala, which included the Future of Fashion Runway Show presented by Macy’s, […]

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FIT Invests in Energy-Efficient Infrastructure

April 29, 2024 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

In the fight against climate change, individual action is important, but upgrading infrastructure makes a much larger impact. This spring, […]

panelists from Latinx Networking event in 2024

Creating a Latinx Networking Event for the FIT Community

April 22, 2024 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, Events, Museum

When Dana Flores, Advertising and Marketing Communications ’22, arrived at FIT, she had three specific goals in mind: to meet […]

A Journey Through American Fragrance with Michael Edwards

April 22, 2024 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Events, Top Stories

Most of us remember the first scent we ever wore, our high school or college fragrance, and the one we […]

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FIT’s Sustainability Conference Looks to the Future

April 15, 2024 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

At the 18th annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference, April 9 and 10, innovators across the sustainability spectrum shared their […]

Jennifer Shloming Honored with SUNY Teaching Prize

April 8, 2024 Irina Ivanova College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, SUNY

Jennifer Shloming, associate professor and assistant chair, Science and Math, recently won SUNY’s FACT2 Award for Excellence in Instruction: Community […]

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Key Lessons From DTech’s AI Symposium

March 25, 2024 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Events, FIT + Industry, Innovation, Top Stories

On Thursday, March 21, FIT’s DTech Lab hosted an AI Symposium for the creative industries to discuss how the rapidly […]

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Women Workers in NYC’s Garment District Deserve Better, These Speakers Say

March 25, 2024 Alex Joseph Alumni, College & Campus, Events, Faculty/Staff, Top Stories

At its peak, from about 1920 to 1980, New York’s Garment District employed about 46% of the city’s industrial labor […]