RIT In the news
Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs
May 2012
- Majority says college degree is worth the ballooning cost
Rochester Business Journal, May 25 (Web Link) - RIT to recognize 4,000 graduates during commencement weekend
Henrietta Post, May 25 (Web Link) - Sensors determine effects of explosions on military personnel
Design News, May 25 (Web Link) - Artisan: Woodworker Ben Rauch makes his magic from fallen trees
Ben Rauch ’08 (woodworking and furniture design) featured, Times Union, May 24 (Web Link) - RIT Dubai to seek new president
Jeremy Haefner, provost, quoted, Rochester Business Journal, May 23 (Web Link) - Zipping up isn’t always easy
E. Philip Saunders College of Business students cited, Democrat and Chronicle, May 23 (Web Link) - Energy: Power to the people
Gabrielle Gaustad, assistant professor, and Thomas Trabold, associate research professor, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, quoted , City Newspaper, May 22 (Web Link) - Indian company bringing up to 750 Columbia jobs
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, The State, May 22 (Web Link) - Innovative internships: Designing careers for youth
Linda Deng, second-year industrial design major, quoted, The Boston Globe, May 21 (Web Link) - Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris visiting Rochester today
Henrietta Post, May 21 (Web Link) - Focus on selling a home
Willie Osterman, professor, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 20 (Web Link) - At the Peabody Essex: Photographer Jerry Uelsmann
Jerry Uelsmann ’57 (imaging science) featured, The MetroWest Daily News, May 20 (Web Link) - Students encouraged to plot careers early
Democrat and Chronicle, May 20 (Web Link) - Abandoned beauty: Making art from America’s past
Matthew Christopher Murray, imaging arts graduate student, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, May 20 (Web Link) - The arts and crafts movement
Bruce Austin, professor of communication, cited, The Sun, May 20 (Web Link) - Helium shortage has NY museum scrambling to fill replica of Civil War reconnaissance balloon
Malcolm Spaull, professor, School of Film and Animation, cited, The Republic, May 19 (Web Link) - Rochester-area schools grapple with social media
Hinda Mandell, assistant professor of communication, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 19 (Web Link) - Passion for fashion leads Tanvi Asher to open new store
Hinda Mandell, assistant professor of communication, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 18 (Web Link) - School 5 memorial honors victims of Grape St. fire
Margaret Bartlett, senior manager, information services for research and instruction, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 18 (Web Link) - ‘Second-Story Man’ premieres at County and Ambler cinemas
Neal Dhand ’09 (MFA) featured, The Journal Register, May 18 (Web Link) - Dolgeville filmmaker to premiere ‘The Essentials’
Brendan Nagle ’10 (film and video) featured, The Telegram, May 18 (Web Link) - Venture Forum aids first impressions
Justin Hillery, fourth-year applied arts and sciences major, and Sean Petterson, fourth-year industrial design major, cited, The Buffalo News, May 18 (Web Link) - Arcadia University senior creates largest-known intaglio-type in U.S.
Keith Howard, associate professor, School of Art, and Justin Staller ’06 (MFA) cited, Bucks County Courier Times, May 18 (Web Link) - The creative class and economic growth in cities
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor in Economics, Rochester Business Journal, May 18 (Web Link) - RIT students push design innovation to ‘new level’ at Metaproject 02
Josh Owen, associate professor, School of Design, and Tom Zogas, third-year glass major, quoted, Henrietta Post, May 17 (Web Link) - Women for WineSense celebrates its roots
Lorraine Hems, lecturer in hospitality and service management, cited, St. Helena Star, May 17 (Web Link) - Art notes: Portraits that get beneath the epidermis
Hollie Heller ’86 (weaving and textile design) featured, The Star-Ledger, May 17 (Web Link) - Pop Star: Lynn Johnson, global photographer
Lynn Johnson ’75 (photography) featured, Pop City, May 16 (Web Link) - Student Oscar winners announced, AFI tops list
RIT student finalists referenced, Chicago Tribune, May 15 (Web Link) - The coolest (and most controversial) commencement speakers of 2012
RIT commencement referenced, College Bound, May 14 (Web Link) - Rochester area adding to bike trails
John Kennedy, fourth-year computer engineering major, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 14 (Web Link) - Linwood photography studio offers a professional’s touch
Rudy Foschi ’71 (photography) featured, The Press of Atlantic City, May 14 (Web Link) - Dots, spots and pixels: What’s in a name?
Guest essay by Jim Perkins, associate professor, School of Art, Scientific American, May 14 (Web Link) - Girls impress FIRST Championship with project that could save lives
Wired, May 13 (Web Link) - Art Buff: Michael Mulley
Q&A with Michael Mulley ’91 (photography), Buffalo Rising, May 12 (Web Link) - Delmonize Smith can’t stop
Delmonize Smith, assistant professor of management and international business, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, May 12 (Web Link) - Staunton parents’ deafness no barrier for kids
Erin (Hallet) Fernsler ’01 (applied arts and sciences), ’03 (secondary education) featured, The News Leader, May 12 (Web Link) - Aquin powers RIT to win in Division III Tournament
Democrat and Chronicle, May 12 (Web Link) - MAG commission latest of Paley’s projects
Albert Paley, the Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, May 11 (Web Link) - Local forum on bully abuse draws a crowd of about 100
Sam McQuade, graduate program coordinator, Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, cited, Webster Post, May 11 (Web Link) - Dr. Culhane receives nomination for Veterans’ Hall of Fame induction
Barry Culhane, executive assistant to the president, cited, Penfield Post, May 11 (Web Link) - A nod to excellence at RIT sustainability institute
Nabil Nasr, director, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 11 (Web Link) - Scene & Herd: The power of photography
Meg Landers ’80 (photography) featured, Lexington Minuteman, May 10 (Web Link) - Mom’s cookbook becomes reality with son’s help
Jared Lyon ’01 (information technology), Web developer, University Publications, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, May 10 (Web Link) - Boomerang business: Coming home to ROC
Victor Perotti, associate professor of management information systems, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, May 10 (Web Link) - ‘Undefeated’ to be topic of film discussion
Malcolm Spaull, professor, School of Film and Animation, cited, The Daily News, May 10 (Web Link) - Bob McVean Basketball to hold shooting camp July 2-3, 5-6
Bob McVean, men’s basketball head coach, featured, Webster Post, May 10 (Web Link) - Maintaining the university brand in a decentralized mobile environment
Natalie Stopko, manager of enterprise web applications development, quoted, Campus Technology, May 10 (Web Link) - Aspiring singer gets impromptu star turn at Kennedy Center Spring Gala
Jose Laguna ’04 (information technology) featured, The Washington Post, May 9 (Web Link) - Emerging artists directing festival (5/11-13)
City Newspaper, May 9 (Web Link)
