Alumni News

Chaos is the only constant in "That Damn Goat," a party, "anti-Covid" video game made by around 60 RIT faculty, students and staff. The project was led by School of Film and Animation faculty Brian Larson (creative director) and Jesse O'Brien (art director).

Foster’s Daily Democrat features alumna Sue Bicknell, who recently celebrated her 75^th wedding anniversary with her husband, Richard.

Patricia Moore, prestigious designer and gerontologist, will be the keynote speaker for RIT's Academic Convocation on Friday, May 10. Moore will share her vision for the Class of 2024 and its potential and responsibility for worldwide dignity, equity, and peace, by design.

WHAM-TV features RIT student Athena Lemon, a fourth-year School of Individualized Study student, who curated a new exhibit in RIT’s University Gallery featuring the photography of RIT alumnus Bernie Boston.

WROC-TV speaks to Daniel Durant, former NTID student, about signing the National Anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl.

For more than 30 years, Robert Rothman has led hundreds of RIT students on tours to the Galápagos Islands to observe the wildlife and landscape that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Rothman’s A Paradise for Reptiles, an homage to the 19th century scientist, is an accessibly written guide for anyone interested in Darwin, the Galápagos, and reptiles in general.

The speedy “elevator pitch” has become an essential component of selling one’s business idea to potential investors. RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship recently gave local entrepreneurs the opportunity to compete—in five minutes or less—for the grand prize in the Pull Up & ROC the Pitch competition.

RIT’s School of Film and Animation (SOFA) has been ranked among the top 50 animation schools in the country by Animation Career Review, a leading online resource of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals.

The ancient astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first scientist to document the theory that the sun is the center of the universe in his book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres). That first edition book, along with a delicate manuscript from astronomer Johannes de Sacrobosco, that is contrary to Copernicus’ groundbreaking theory, has now found a permanent home at Rochester Institute of Technology.

The latest Emmy Award captured by Jaclyn Pytlarz '14 (motion picture science) was for her role in developing the latest high-dynamic range (HDR) technology, which generates natural-looking quality on TV screens.

"40 Years in Motion" holds RIT student-made stop motion animations dating back to the 1970s, paired with a display of the original puppets and props used to make the films.

NASA features Julia Barsi '97, '00 MS (imaging science).