News
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April 7, 2019
RIT alumnus behind iconic baseball photo
Ron Sherman ’64 (photography) can tell you exactly what he was doing on April 8, 1974. And now so can baseball fans. Sherman was at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium with more than 100 photographers capturing the moment Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s 39-year-old Major League record.
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April 5, 2019
Film and animation MFA student wins Wacom contest
Based on quality of work, Ting Chu won a Wacom Cintiq Pro in a contest entered by more than 70 College of Art and Design students.
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April 5, 2019
How to Photograph Flowers Splashing in Milk with an Infrared Laser
Blog post by Ted Kinsman, an assistant professor of photographic technology, published in PetaPixel.
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April 4, 2019
RIT names Todd S. Jokl as new dean of College of Art and Design after nationwide search
RIT Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Ellen Granberg made the announcement today. Todd S. Jokl begins his new leadership role on Aug. 5.
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April 3, 2019
Student visually preserves historic Rochester site with Kodak project
Justin Scalera '19 (fine art photography) had an all-access pass to document Eastman Business Park's architecture and history through large-format film photography. A selection of his work will be featured in a solo exhibition on April 12 at Kodak Center.
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April 1, 2019
The Deliberately 2-Dimensional Photographs of Brian Nice
Chronogram features Brian Nice ’84 (professional photographic illustration)
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April 1, 2019
Designing better care for sick newborns
A multidisciplinary contingent of RIT faculty, students and alumni is creating awareness and innovative design solutions to improve the quality of medical care and education for some of the most vulnerable in Central America.
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April 1, 2019
Top academic achievers honored as RIT Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars
More than 100 RIT students were honored Thursday as Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars. The students were also able to invite the high school or community college teacher that made the most impact on their education.
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April 1, 2019
Tiger Love: Love at first double-take
Shortly after Marcy (Thurman) Brenner ’87 (new media marketing) arrived at RIT in the fall of 1984, she caught a glimpse of Chris Brenner ’87 (graphic design) skateboarding down the Quarter Mile. They later learned they lived on the same floor in Community Service Clubhouse.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Alumnus who fled hurricane directs film that took Toronto film festival by storm
Ali Vatansever ’08 MFA (film production) screened his film at The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), one of the world’s largest publicly attended film festivals.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Company helps musicians find rehearsal space
What do you get when you combine a love of music with a degree in film and animation and a strong background in internet technology? Gabriel Isserlis ’16 (film and animation) used the combination to create a company called Tutti.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Suzanne Farrell finds her place at Dolby Laboratories
There is an RIT graduate behind the enhanced image quality of movies viewed with Dolby Laboratories’ technology.