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April 17, 2019
Imagine RIT Preview: Virtual Bugs
When the Seneca Park Zoo Society needed a way to create detailed 3D computer models of rare insects from Madagascar, they turned to RIT’s imaging science program for help. A multidisciplinary team of first-year students designed and built a new system to tackle the problem and will showcase the final product at the Imagine RIT festival.
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April 17, 2019
RIT Tiger snaps Tiger’s roar after historic win
Tiger Woods captured his fifth Masters championship on Sunday, and Jason Getz ’98 (photojournalism) captured the image of a lifetime.
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April 15, 2019
First-ever ‘futurists’ symposium features alumni trailblazers at Imagine RIT
“The Future of Technology, the Arts and Design,” a futurists symposium, takes place at 11 a.m. April 27 during Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. Four RIT alumni will share their visions of the future as it relates to RIT’s core disciplines.
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April 5, 2019
Film and animation MFA student wins Wacom contest
Based on quality of work, Ting Chu won a Wacom Cintiq Pro in a contest entered by more than 70 College of Art and Design students.
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April 5, 2019
How to Photograph Flowers Splashing in Milk with an Infrared Laser
Blog post by Ted Kinsman, an assistant professor of photographic technology, published in PetaPixel.
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April 3, 2019
Student visually preserves historic Rochester site with Kodak project
Justin Scalera '19 (fine art photography) had an all-access pass to document Eastman Business Park's architecture and history through large-format film photography. A selection of his work will be featured in a solo exhibition on April 12 at Kodak Center.
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April 1, 2019
Cracking down on poachers with imaging
Elephant and rhino poachers in South Africa can run, but they can’t hide from drones. An imaging system created by a team led by Elizabeth Bondi ’16 automatically detects illegal hunters infiltrating national parks at night. Bondi’s deep learning system alerts the monitoring team who notifies park rangers or law enforcement of a potential threat to the animals under their protection.
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April 1, 2019
Top academic achievers honored as RIT Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars
More than 100 RIT students were honored Thursday as Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars. The students were also able to invite the high school or community college teacher that made the most impact on their education.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Alumnus who fled hurricane directs film that took Toronto film festival by storm
Ali Vatansever ’08 MFA (film production) screened his film at The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), one of the world’s largest publicly attended film festivals.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Company helps musicians find rehearsal space
What do you get when you combine a love of music with a degree in film and animation and a strong background in internet technology? Gabriel Isserlis ’16 (film and animation) used the combination to create a company called Tutti.
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April 1, 2019
Alumni Update: Suzanne Farrell finds her place at Dolby Laboratories
There is an RIT graduate behind the enhanced image quality of movies viewed with Dolby Laboratories’ technology.
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March 27, 2019