News
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July 17, 2020
![A New York Times spread of photos of the Chicks taken by Sam Cannon.]()
Inside a remote photo shoot with alumna Sam Cannon
Sam Cannon '14 got innovative to account for COVID-19 guidelines for a recent New York Times assignment, executing a photo shoot with the Chicks all over FaceTime.
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July 16, 2020
![Doug Chayka poses in his home office in New Jersey.]()
Alumnus illustrates current events while evolving with industry trends
Whatever the hot topic is in politics, technology, entertainment and more, chances are Doug Chayka '96 (Illustration) has created art on the subject for a big client.
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July 16, 2020
![statue of Frederick Douglass.]()
Statue of Frederick Douglass replaced in Maplewood Park
WHEC-TV interviews Olivia Kim, sculptor and adjunct faculty member in the College of Art and Design.
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July 9, 2020
![Professor Josh Owens sitting on sofa.]()
Josh Owen named director of RIT’s Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Josh Owen, an internationally renowned designer, author and faculty-researcher who has led RIT’s industrial design program to national prominence since coming to the university a decade ago, has been named the new director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies and the Massimo and Lella Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design.
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July 7, 2020
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Photojournalist Lacey Ann Johnson is using the downtime of the pandemic wisely
The Los Angeles Post-Examiner features Lacey Ann Johnson '07 (photojournalism).
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July 6, 2020
![graphic with portrait of RIT President David Munson.]()
Fall Update: Progress and Preparation
President David Munson reports on the progress in RIT's preparations to reopen for fall semester.
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July 2, 2020
![graphic that reads: workplace safety plan: guidelines for RIT employees.]()
Workplace Safety Plan in response to COVID-19 available
RIT's “Workplace Safety Plan in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic” focuses on the health and safety of our faculty, staff, student employees, visitors, and other invited guests, and is aligned with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
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June 30, 2020
![series of three man wearing cooling vest and putting on a shirt over it.]()
Local "ThermApparel" inventors hope to keep people cool amid COVID-19
FOX Rochester talks to Kurtis Kracke ’15 (industrial design), co-founder of ThermApparel, which created a cooling vest to help those who are sensitive to the heat.
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June 25, 2020
![Sue Butler and Tracy Till]()
RIT’s Saunders College of Business names Butler/Till co-founders recipients of 2020 Vanden Brul Award
Two visionaries in the fields of advertising, marketing and communications have been named co-recipients of the 2020 Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by RIT’s Saunders College of Business. Sue Butler and Tracy Till are the first joint female recipients in the award’s 35-year history.
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June 25, 2020
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New Student Government leaders set for 2020-2021 year
More than 20 RIT students have been seated for senators and representative student organization positions in Student Government for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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June 22, 2020
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Alumni, faculty document Black Lives Matter demonstrations across nation
From New York City to Seattle and Washington D.C. to Minneapolis, Minn., RIT photography alumni and faculty have captured powerful moments from the widespread protests calling for police reform and racial equality.
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June 21, 2020
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Rochester Native Documents Protests, Unrest Across the Country
Spectrum News features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences who is documenting Black Lives Matter protests.
