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  • March 19, 2018

    Marvel-ous comic artist has luck of the draw

    He may not have superhero powers, but he certainly has a talent for drawing them. during his career as a comic artist, Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) has illustrated for DC Comics and now exclusively at Marvel Comics.

  • March 19, 2018

    John Butler sitting at a table with a cup of coffee.

    Graduate helped create memorable ad campaign

    John Butler ’80 remembers the time he performed his impersonation of William Shatner--to the William Shatner--for the creation of the witty Priceline Negotiator ad campaign.

  • March 19, 2018

    Carol Alderman and Hillary Clinton in front of microphones.

    Photojournalist finds passion producing podcasts

    Carol Alderman ’14 (photojournalism), an audio producer at The Washington Post working on podcast production and development, said she got to where she is today because she never turned down an opportunity.

  • March 19, 2018

    A headshot of Chris Haltigin.

    Former hockey captain beats cancer twice and becomes physician

    Dr. Chris Haltigin ’12 (biomedical sciences) had finished his second year of medical school and was studying for his first set of board exams when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He beat the cancer--twice--and is now an obstetrics-gynecology resident at Beaumont-Royal Oak Health System.

  • March 19, 2018

    Thomas Shillea standing on a dock with a camera.

    Alumnus becomes expert in type of photography

    Thomas Shillea’s years of dedication to perfecting his art have made him an expert in platinotype portrait photography and given him the opportunity to photograph notable individuals like Malcolm Forbes, Sissy Spacek and others for a USIA portrait project in 1986.

  • March 19, 2018

    RIT pep band in matching RIT Jerseys pose for picture at hockey game.

    Pep band grows as school spirit swells

    When the RIT men’s hockey team played during Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend last October, 140 people were in the pep band cheering the team on, marking the largest attendance the modern pep band has ever seen since forming in 2006 with fewer than 20 members.

  • March 19, 2018

    Two students dig through the snow to find mosses. One student looks up at the camera and smiles through her scarf.

    Study-abroad options adapt to better serve students

    Study abroad at RIT has been undergoing a quiet transformation in the past five years with the growth of short-term international programs, an increase in faculty-led opportunities and a stronger connection to RIT’s global campuses.