Alumni News
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumnus keeps the future in focus
Pano Spiliotis ’99, ’01 MBA turned his RIT foundation in imaging science and business into a fast-growing company advancing AI-enabled imaging.
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November 5, 2026
RIT alumna finds balance in science, sawdust, and chainsaw carving
For RIT alumna Liz Spry ’09, work-life balance comes with a chainsaw. The high school science teacher channels her love of science and creativity into a small business crafting intricate animal sculptures.
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November 4, 2026
Democrat Fiona Ma elected California lieutenant governor
CBS News San Francisco reports that Fiona Ma ’88 (accounting) has been elected California lieutenant governor, defeating Republican Gloria Romero.
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October 29, 2026
‘TheWrap’ names RIT No. 21 in its list of top 50 film schools
The ranking recognizes RIT’s mix of degree programs, emphasis on collaboration between creative and technical disciplines, hands-on production and research facilities, and partnerships with industry organizations.
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October 29, 2026
An app for fans of live local music
Rochester Beacon profiles RIT business management alumnus Antonio Calabrese '07 about hapjam, an app that helps music fans discover local live performances by connecting them with nearby bands and venues in Rochester, N.Y., and Tampa Bay, Fla.
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October 29, 2026
RIT biomedical sciences student assists neighbor with CPR
RIT biomedical sciences student Cassandra Kehler used her CPR skills to save a neighbor in distress.
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October 29, 2026
RIT alumna develops hands-free tech at Meta
As a technical program manager at Meta, Dorrene Brown ’13 (software engineering) leads software, firmware, and artificial intelligence teams developing cutting-edge devices.
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October 26, 2026
RIT students develop new career skills through graphic recording apprenticeship
Illustration and graphic design students worked with Bright Ink to learn the art of graphic recording, the practice of translating complex conversations at live events into hand-drawn characters, objects and text that, together, form a visual document. They then put their training into action during a live event held by RIT Certified.
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October 19, 2026
Science icon Bill Nye speaks at RIT’s homecoming
WROC-TV highlights RIT’s Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend, which featured a special appearance by renowned science educator Bill Nye.
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October 14, 2026
Korn having a blast with Space Raccoons card game
The Mercer Island Reporter interviews 2025 RIT game design and development graduate Brandon Korn about Space Raccoons: Raccoons in Space, a game he and fellow RIT students developed while at RIT.
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October 13, 2026
Biography of RIT coach and area running pioneer Pete Todd published
RIT track coach Pete Todd, who guided 49 All-Americans and 14 cross country teams to NCAA Division III finals in his 32-year career, is remembered in a new biography.
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October 12, 2026
RIT student’s designs will help power world’s first Electron-Ion Collider
When the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory needed multiple stands that could each support up to 45,000 pounds of superconducting magnets in limited space, an RIT student designed the solution.