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Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 28: Since 2010, Metaproject has paired RIT student designers with a client in what has become a signature project for the university’s internationally-ranked industrial design program. Distinguished professor Josh Owen, director of RIT’s industrial design program and founder of Metaproject, talks with distinguished professor Roger Remington, director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, about a decade of connecting students to industry.

"Craft in America," a documentary series on handmade objects and the artists who make them, will feature furniture maker Wendy Maruyama '80 MFA (woodworking and furniture design). The episode is scheduled to air at 10 p.m. Dec. 27 on WXXI-TV.

Assistant professor Bob Rose brings his vast industry knowledge and impact to his students. 

R. Roger Remington, RIT’s longest-serving faculty member, will retire in May after 57 years at the university. In addition to building a nationally recognized graphic design program in the College of Art and Design, Remington transformed RIT into an international archival resource for design, earning many of the industry’s most distinguished awards along the way.

Animation Magazine reports on a new Netflix holiday special, to premiere in the fourth quarter of 2020, by The Chiodo Brothers, including Stephen Chiodo ’76 (professional photographic illustration).

Lauren Alvarenga '10 (biomedical photographic communications) writes about the deconvolution image-processing technique in Photonics.com.

Dwell features Patricia Moore ’74 (industrial design), an internationally renowned designer, gerontologist, and leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviors

RIT Photographic Sciences alumni Teri Zgoda ’17 and Teresa Kugler ’19 captured a stunning photomicrograph of a fluorescent turtle embryo that took first place in Nikon’s 2019 Small World competition. 

Nine RIT College of Art and Design students showcased wearable sculpture made through the creative use of various materials at Rochester’s annual Maker Faire. 

Steve Sasson, a longtime engineer at Kodak, engaged students with the story of his life-changing work in Kodak research labs — from the technical challenges to how a prominent world news event helped push the technology to market. 

Aya Oki '14 MFA (Glass) is a globetrotting glass artist who has exhibited and taught all over.

After years of working in commercial photography, Rob Goldman ’84 (professional photography) decided he needed to change his routine and focus on something new. Goldman quit commercial photography and embarked on several independent projects that focused on the reality, struggles, and beauty of life.