Photo Spotlights

Alva Redfield ’41 (chemistry) started his co-op at Eastman Kodak Co. on his 18th birthday in 1939. After graduation he landed a full-time job in the pulp-testing laboratory at Kodak and retired there in 1982.

Students in the International School of Hospitality and Service Innovation took on a very different kind of project this fall. The group of undergraduates created a variety of tasty treats using Dove chocolates. The one-of-a-kind desserts were part of the school’s Product Development course. When completed, the students’ recipes and design concepts are presented to Dove. Third-year nutrition major Jillian Doty, left, explains the nutritional values of the ingredients in her biscotti with chocolate sauce, walnuts and toffee nougats to faculty members Carol Whitlock and Ed Ganster. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49630.

Construction workers install a fuel cell, left, and cooling unit outside RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability on Dec. 20. As the primary energy source for the “green” building, the UTC Model 400 Purecell System will produce 400 kilowatts of continuous electric power; heat generated as a by-product of electrical generation will help heat this and other buildings on campus. Any excess electricity will go into the campus grid.

Delta Sigma Pi, RIT’s co-ed business fraternity, organized RIT Cares: A Walk Against Violence to honor the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 20. The walk took place from the Infinity Quad to the Sundial, where a vigil was held.

The kindergarten class from Margaret’s House Child Care Center at RIT worked hard to sell handmade snowman bookmarks Dec. 19 in the Student Alumni Union. Margaret’s House partnered with the RIT Leadership Institute and Community Service Center to sell the bookmarks for $1 to help raise money for the American Red Cross to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. The children raised a total of $200 from two sales on campus.

RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability has received $5 million in capital funding as part of the $96.2 million award given to the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council today. The money will be used to equip laboratories and test beds at the Golisano Institute.

Several customers had their heads shaved Dec. 8 at Shear Global Hair Salon on campus in support of Robin Wilson, left, who is undergoing breast cancer treatment. Howard Ward, right, assistant vice president of student auxiliary services, was one of them. “Robin works for me as a salad worker and she is highly respected and loved by her colleagues at Crossroads,” Ward says. “I lost my mother to breast cancer and I am dedicated to doing whatever I can as a man to step up and support causes to defeat this awful disease.”

Elizabeth Goins, assistant professor of museum studies, works closely with student Jason Ferriera to help create virtual worlds that will engage users as they play interactive learning games inside museums and in classrooms. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49631.

Barnes & Noble @ RIT hosted a meet and greet with the RIT men’s hockey team on Dec. 15 to support Hockey Coaches Care, the official charitable foundation of the American Hockey Coaches Association. The event featured autographs, auctions, team photos and special-edition ornaments for sale.

Dorrene Brown isn’t letting her guard down. She stays well-rounded as president of the Society of Software Engineers and president of the RIT Fencing Club. Brown is a fifth-year software engineering student from Rockledge, Pa. To read more about RIT club sports, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49633.

A television crew from SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) visits the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies on Dec. 13. The crew was here as part of the production of a documentary, The Great Rebirth. Scheduled to air Jan. 27 on the national TV and radio network for South Korea, the documentary reports how the lack of raw materials and a struggling global economy are driving remanufacturing worldwide. In addition to filming a variety of labs inside CIMS, the TV crew interviewed Nabil Nasr, director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, which is recognized as a world leader for applied research in remanufacturing.

A reception honoring Todd Pagano, associate professor and director of NTID’s Laboratory Science Technology program, was held Dec. 13 at the Dyer Arts Center. Pagano was named 2012 U.S. Professor of the Year at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., last month. Pagano, center, said he shares his award with his students. About 200 students, faculty, staff, relatives and government representatives attended.