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School of Photographic Arts and Sciences

Michelle Bablitz '14 MFA (Photography and Related Media) owns and operates SAINY LUCY Represents, a full-service creative agency that supports photographers and directors in New York City.

RIT students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen. By using ultraviolet-fluorescence imaging, the students revealed that a manuscript leaf held in RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection was actually a palimpsest, a manuscript on parchment with multiple layers of writing.

"Alien Xmas," a 40-minute stop-motion animation special directed by Stephen Chiodo '76 (Professional Photographic Illustration), premieres Nov. 20 on Netflix.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features photojournalism student Cheyenne Boone.

Animation Magazine features a new Netflix holiday special by The Chiodo Brothers, including Stephen Chiodo ’76 (professional photographic illustration).

A one-credit workshop allowed RIT students to examine ways of sharing more accurate depictions of a complex topic. The class culminates in an exhibition that opens Nov. 5. 

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, a dedicated group of RIT faculty, staff, and alumni has come together to provide critical career guidance and insights to scores of recent College of Art and Design graduates beginning their careers at a most challenging time.

City Newspaper features work by Eric Kunsman, lecturer in the Department of Visual Communications Studies.

The Democrat and Chronicle reports on an online panel of Black journalists hosted by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion and journalism program in the School of Communication.

ExtremeTech talks to Frank Cost, the James E McGhee Professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, about tips for scanning images to make prints and enlargements.

RIT will host a virtual panel discussion focused on the unique challenges and opportunities facing Black journalists and why representation in the media matters. The event, titled Reporting While Black, will feature six Rochester-based Black journalists from TV, radio, and print media at both the local and national level.

TheGrio features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.