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  • November 21, 2016

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    Graduate works to educate through her artwork

    Remy Glock ’11 (graphic design) is using typography as a medium to educate people on the overlooked challenges of the deaf community, particularly those that arise in professional environments.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Grads shift gears from roommates to more

    Danyelle Greene ’13 and Steve Skurski ’15 weren’t always a package deal. In fact, they started out far from one when they met as housemates in 2012. The couple was married in October.

  • November 21, 2016

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    ‘Esquire’ raises a glass to graduate’s restaurant

    Chuck Cerankosky ’03 (industrial design) had never served a dinner table or bartended when he opened Good Luck restaurant in Rochester eight years ago. Recently, the restaurant was named one of the 18 best bars in America, according to Esquire magazine.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Graduate’s company wins Apple Design Award

    After graduating from RIT, John Traver ’10 began working for a post-production company and soon became frustrated with video collaboration offerings for the creative industry. So he and the post-production company’s owner set out to build a better solution.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Ph.D. in microsystems engineering—Archana Devasia

    Devasia is a research associate with NASA’s Center for Research in Space Science and Technology (CREST) and is part of the team developing custom detectors that span the entire electromagnetic spectrum for astrophysics applications.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Program helps Native American scholars thrive

    The Future Stewards Program is the reason why RIT is recognized as one of the top schools in the country for Native American students. Through the program, Native scholars are recruited to RIT, supported while on campus and encouraged to be active in the future of their tribal communities.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Alumni awarded highest rating for snowboard

    Former roommates Zhenya Grinshteyn ’09 and Ben Beisler ’10 built a company out of building custom snowboards. The duo’s company, Empire Grown, was recognized for producing one of the best snowboards for 2017, according to the online publication Board Insiders.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Program encourages NTID students to pursue Ph.D.s

    The Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate program helps eligible students enrolled in master’s programs at RIT prepare and apply for doctoral programs in behavioral or biomedical science.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Ph.D. in sustainability—Xue Wang

    Wang is a project coordinator on the advisory team at Underwriters Laboratories’ Northbrook campus in Chicago. The 122-year-old company’s business unit helps manufacturers capture value for their sustainability efforts.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Tiger Talk: Anne R. Haake

    Anne R. Haake became dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences on April 1.