News Stories

August 3, 2016

Film featuring alumnus Brian Nice available online

A documentary film following alumnus and brain injury survivor Brian Nice as he traveled across the United States to photograph the American landscape is now available.
August 3, 2016

Friendship turns to love three decades later

Paul Schechtman ’81 and Pam Evans Schechtman ’81 became good friends at RIT but lost touch in the 1980s. They reconnected in 2011 and married in 2013.
August 3, 2016

Alumnus turns personal pain into purpose

After two bouts with cancer, David Fuehrer founded his own company and joined Stupid Cancer, the largest U.S.-based charity that supports young adult cancer patients.
August 3, 2016

Tapping leads to True Authentic Power

Joanne Jaworski ’80 realized she was suffering from emotional “dis-ease,” and found a way to change her life through her fingertips.
August 3, 2016

Graduate helps create movement of hope

The Hope Is Project is a transmedia art experiment that uses photography and film to discover hope in people’s lives and spark change.
August 3, 2016

Learning is lifelong pursuit for alumnus

Kurt Kreckel may have graduated from RIT more than 40 years ago, but that hasn’t stopped him from coming back to learn a thing or two.
August 3, 2016

Entrepreneur’s latest venture stops robocalls

Aaron Foss developed technology that stops robocalls from telemarketers and has blocked more than 109 million automated calls.
August 3, 2016

‘Bra fairy’ helps support homeless women

When Dana Marlowe was a student at RIT, she studied women who took off their clothes in strip clubs. Today, she devotes her free time to helping women get dressed.
August 2, 2016

2007: President Destler’s inauguration
August 2, 2016

Grand challenges, convergence and retirement
August 2, 2016

Destler plans busy year before retirement

Bill Destler will retire at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year, after accomplishing his vision of turning RIT into one of the most innovative universities in the world.
August 2, 2016

Alumni capture sights and sounds of rock legends

William Snyder ’81 and Trevor Waite ’99 are more than just die-hard fans of The Who: Snyder is the band photographer and Waite is the monitor technician.