Photo Spotlights

Construction continues on the building that will house MAGIC Spell Studios. The program is a first-of-its-kind effort in higher education and will link RIT’s internationally ranked academic programs with high-tech facilities needed to commercialize computer gaming, film and animation, and digital media projects.

At NTID’s TechBoyz camp, from left, Ethan Lippold, Gavin Laurore and Travin Nipper make a switch out of available materials—which can be something as simple as a clothespin. The camp caters to boys interested in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

As part of RIT’s partnership with Beijing Jiaotong University, 38 Chinese students majoring in Saunders College of Business management information systems are attending a summer program on campus. They are delving into American life while taking classes in English language and global business education. Saunders College lecturer Les Moore leads a class on “Improving ideas for innovation.” The BJTU students will participate in RIT‘s Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 4.

Peter Cetner, a 10th grader at Brighton High School, works at a digital audio workstation in the Electronic Dance Music Production class, one of the offerings in RIT’s Kids on Campus summer program. The in-depth workshop covers composing, editing, mixing, arranging and more.

Douglas Merrill, professor of biomedical sciences, introduces students to the art of suturing during NTID’s Health Care Careers Exploration Camp. The camp offers students from all over the United States the opportunity to sample future careers in health care.

At NTID’s TechGirlz camp, Jacqueline Williams, Emma Hancock and Kayla Peoples have a “MacGyver” moment as they work with information and computing studies instructor, Brian Trager, to make a switch out of available materials—which can be something as simple as a clothespin. The camp caters to girls interested in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

John Palermo, a fourth-year game design and development student from Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., seated, receives feedback on his game, ColorCoded, from experts at local game studio Second Avenue Learning. Pictured, standing from left to right, are Victoria VanVoorhis, CEO and founder of Second Avenue Learning; Brian Regan, lead game producer; and Bob Jeffrey, lead artist. ColorCoded, which was co-designed by RIT student Robert Bailey, is one of four summer projects in the third annual MAGIC Summer Co-Up program.

RIT jointly hosted a two-day international workshop on Urban Data Science with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Ali Raza, left, associate professor of network and system administration at RIT Dubai, met briefly with keynote speaker Ted Farnsworth, CEO and founder of RedZone, who discussed “Innovative Technology as a Mitigating Factor for Crime and Terrorism in Urban Areas.” The workshop, sponsored by RIT Global and the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, drew in more than 40 international experts in data science, social sciences, cloud and distributed computing, urban sustainability, public policy and software engineering.

Mariena Schneider from Canandaigua Middle School performs a blood test with Maricruz Vazquez of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics during the SMASH Experience for Girls. Forty middle-school girls learned how math and science are part of everyday life—and jobs those skills can lead to—during the Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-on Experience for Girls, held at RIT July 17-21. The SMASH corporate fair presented concrete examples of math and science in the workplace, such as blood testing and pulmonary function demos.

Eighth-graders, from left, Jaydah Reese, Sarah Kotz, Angela Bauschard and Angelina Fallone took turns doing a pulmonary function test at the SMASH Experience for Girls. Forty middle-school girls learned how math and science are part of everyday life—and jobs those skills can lead to—during the Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-on Experience for Girls held at RIT, July 17-21. The SMASH corporate fair presented concrete examples of math and science in the workplace, such as blood testing and pulmonary function demos.

The SMASH Experience for Girls puts math in context to real life and real jobs. Forty middle-school girls learned how math and science are part of everyday life—and jobs those skills can lead to—during the Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-on Experience for Girls held at RIT, July 17-21. The SMASH corporate fair presented concrete examples of math and science in the workplace, such as blood testing and pulmonary function demos.

RIT faculty members Christine Kray, Hinda Mandell and Tamar Carroll, who are writing a book, “Nasty Women and Bad Hombres: Historical Reflections on the 2016 Presidential Election,” spoke at a sold-out luncheon in Pittsford during VoteTilla, celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Voices and Votes in New York State, organized by the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House.