RIT In the news

Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs

June 2013

Local filmmakers win NYS Emmy Awards for baseball documentary
Don Casper, former NTID employee, cited, Henrietta Post, June 17 (Web Link)
Paley sculpture coming to RIT
Democrat and Chronicle, June 17 (Web Link)
Deaf rapper Sean Forbes brings music and message to White’s Bar in Saginaw
Sean Forbes ’08 (multidisciplinary studies) featured, Mlive.com, June 16 (Web Link)
Despite being hearing-impaired, local girl graduates with honors
Brittany Austin ’12 (psychology) featured, Port Orchard Independent, June 15 (Web Link)
Paley Sculptures Installed This Weekend In NYC
Albert Paley, the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, featured, WXXI.org, June 15 (Web Link)
Victor Family Meets President Obama at the White House
Kevin Williams, lecturer in interpreting, featured, RochesterHomepage.net, June 13 (Web Link)
RIT’s Selinger: Poll shows trust level in e-surveillance
Democrat and Chronicle, June 13 (Web Link)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn warns against ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to NSA spying
Evan Selinger, associate professor of philosophy, cited, The Tennessean, June 13 (Web Link)
Poughkeepsie Day School graduates 22: ‘We can achieve anything’
John Whelan, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, quoted, Poughkeepsie Journal, June 13 (Web Link)
Father’s Day restaurant freebies on the rise
Warren Sackler, assistant professor of hospitality management, quoted, USA Today, June 13 (Web Link)
Imagine RIT wins national award
Democrat and Chronicle, June 12 (Web Link)
On this Day in Rochester History: Rochester Athenaeum, later RIT, is founded
Democrat and Chronicle, June 12 (Web Link)
Access technology development also has strong economic potential
Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research; Ferat Sahin, associate professor of electrical engineering; and Stephen Jacobs, associate professor of interactive games and media, quoted, WXXI.org, June 12 (Web Link)
Woodshop is ready to build again
Jamal Campbell, third-year criminal justice major, featured, Catholic Courier, June 11 (Web Link)
Imagine RIT festival wins national honor
Rochester Business Journal, June 11 (Web Link)
20-foot-tall Paley sculpture to reside at RIT
Rochester Business Journal, June 11 (Web Link)
Campus safety in Eric Irish’s future
Eric Irish ’12 (information technology), MBA student, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, June 11 (Web Link)
NCSD designer lets his imagination flow
Sam Moss ’88 (applied art and computer graphics) featured, The News-Herald, June 11 (Web Link)
Hot jobs: Signs show growth in careers for interpreters
Daron Ladson ’08 (ASL-English interpretation), associate interpreter, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, June 10 (Web Link)
Ibero presents scholarships to students
Erick J. Sauri, incoming interactive media and design student, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, June 7 (Web Link)
Deaf swimmer going for the gold
Scott Farrell, fourth-year computer integrated machining technology major, featured, The Buffalo News, June 7 (Web Link)
Rochester focuses on inventions for disabled
Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research, and Elizabeth DeBartolo, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, June 7 (Web Link)
Lacrosse ‘Moscow Rebels’ Gather Momentum as Team
Eugene Arkhipov ’09 (business administration) featured, The Moscow Times, June 6 (Web Link)
Capturing the Stark Beauty of Rochester and Its Suburbs
Helen Luo ’12 (professional photographic illustration) featured, The Atlantic, June 6 (Web Link)
Gaming and socializing with EGS
RIT's Electronic Gaming Society featured, Henrietta Post, June 6 (Web Link)
RIT to host Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program
Henrietta Post, June 6 (Web Link)
RIT to host “Engineering Leadership Programs at RIT” webinar
Penfield Post, June 6 (Web Link)
Grad student watches his design come to life at Corning Museum of Glass
David Strauss, industrial design graduate student, featured, Star-Gazette, June 5 (Web Link)
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College of Imaging Arts and Sciences project featured, Domus, June 5 (Web Link)
Palmyra’s Hill Cumorah pageant inspired ‘Book of Mormon’ creators
Gerald Argetsinger, associate professor of performing arts, quoted, The Buffalo News, June 5 (Web Link)
RIT study examines ‘perception of murder’ in Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle, June 5 (Web Link)
Effective technologies put Rochester ahead
Guest essay by Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research, Democrat and Chronicle, June 5 (Web Link)
Infographic: Top colleges and highest salaries in gaming industry
B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences mentioned, GamesBeat, June 4 (Web Link)
Examining the Pipeline: Demographics of Undergraduate Students Studying Games
Guest essay by Adrienne Decker, assistant professor of interactive games and media, Gamasutra, June 4 (Web Link)
Midtown Tower renovation to begin this year, Glazer says
dt ogilvie, dean, Saunders College of Business, cited, Rochester Business Journal, June 4 (Web Link)
Senate set to sniff ‘stinky onion’ immigration bill
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, Computerworld, June 3 (Web Link)
Matt Hamill inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Matt Hamill '99 (electromechanical technology) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, June 1 (Web Link)
Albert Paley prepares 13 massive sculptures for New York City
Albert Paley, the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, June 1 (Web Link)
Rochester Dragons breathing life into league
David Wheeler ’13 (computer science) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, June 1 (Web Link)