Alumni News
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January 19, 2017
Dyer Arts Center opens 2017 with three exhibits
The Dyer Arts Center hosts “(Re)Invention,” a traveling exhibition from the Kennedy Center; an exhibit with works from the personal collections of faculty artists from RIT/NTID’s Visual Communication Studies Department; and an exhibit on “Shakespeare in American Deaf History.” -
January 13, 2017
RIT to expand student anti-terrorism initiative
It’s Time: ExOut Extremism, an online initiative to combat violent extremism that started as a classroom assignment, has been awarded $149,000 from the Department of Homeland Security. -
January 11, 2017
RIT experiences ingenuity at CES
More than 170,000 tech enthusiasts gathered from around the globe to experience technology innovation at the 50th anniversary of the Consumer Electronics Show, including dozens of RIT alumni, faculty and students. -
January 10, 2017
Alumnus to receive Academy Award
Brian Cantwell ’99 (film and animation) is a member of the team at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) that will be recognized for its design and development of ILM’s facial performance-capture solving system. -
January 3, 2017
RIT alumnus named Forbes ‘30 Under 30’
RIT alumnus Sean Petterson landed on the prestigious 2017 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list in manufacturing and industry. Petterson, who graduated from RIT in 2013 in industrial design, is a founder of the industrial safety products company StrongArm Technologies Inc. -
December 12, 2016
NTID alumnus establishes student workshop series
Marc Roer of Chicago has established a fund to provide a series of workshops that focus on students’ “soft skills” and practical use of today’s technology for career success. -
December 9, 2016
Eight degrees of success for South African family
RIT has become an educational legacy for eight members of the Chhita family from Johannesburg, South Africa. -
December 8, 2016
Venture Creations welcomes two new companies
Empire Medicinals, a biotech manufacturer, and Dimension Technologies, a research and development company, have joined RIT’s business incubator, Venture Creations. -
December 7, 2016
RIT launches MicroMasters program in cybersecurity
Starting in March, learners can begin the RIT Cybersecurity MicroMasters program with edX, the leading nonprofit online learning destination. Upon completing the five-part program, learners can apply to RIT and may be awarded nine credit hours toward their degree requirements. -
November 30, 2016
Osher at RIT hosts preview session on Jan. 5
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT is offering a sneak peek of winter term classes for thinkers ages 50 and beyond. -
November 21, 2016
Ph.D. in computing and information sciences—Ken Wong
As a research staff member at IBM Research, Wong is teaching the artificially intelligent computer system Watson—made famous by its winning run on the quiz show Jeopardy!—how to identify specific features in X-rays, MRI scans and other medical images. -
November 21, 2016
Graduate works to educate through her artwork
Remy Glock ’11 (graphic design) is using typography as a medium to educate people on the overlooked challenges of the deaf community, particularly those that arise in professional environments.