Alumni News

Computing researchers at RITare teaming up with Fortune 500 company JLL to explore augmented reality within the commercial real estate and property management space.

RIT appointed two members—both with connections to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community—to its Board of Trustees.

Transforming RIT: The Campaign for Greatness, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history, has reached a milestone. The $1 billion campaign has surpassed the $750 million mark.

RIT’s Tiger Spirit will soon be felt—and seen—on campus with the addition of a branded version of the year’s most essential accessory. About 25,000, three-ply cloth face coverings, emblazoned with the RIT logo and a roaring tiger image, will be delivered to all members of the RIT community starting the week of Feb. 1.

Dimple Joseph’s short-term assignment last year turned out to be a “really big start up.” As part of the healthcare company Abbott, Joseph contributed to the main manufacturing site’s readiness to produce the company’s new BinaxNOW Rapid Test, which meets the growing demand for testing options as pandemic cases rise.

Justine Raymond '12 (Film and Animation) has established a successful career in video game art that includes work on a variety of console, PC and mobile games.

Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has announced the appointment of Pamela Lloyd-Ogoke of Garner, N.C., as chairperson of the college’s National Advisory Group.

Between her work as an internationally exhibiting artist, in galleries and archives and as an appraiser, Melissa Huang ’14 (Fine Arts Studio) has fully immersed herself in the world of art.

Saunders College of Business ranked 58th in the list of business schools in the nation by Poets&Quants, a leading resource for coverage of business education. Saunders College was recognized for placing high in employment outcomes for graduates, fueled by a strong cooperative education program and employment rates.

Claudia (Owusu-Sampah) Fava ’14 MFA (Metals and Jewelry Design) has enjoyed an enriching career with the eminent jewelry retailer's stone-setting department.

Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information about how they develop their dramatic features. Researchers from RIT and Green Bank Observatory presented new findings about the Butterfly Nebula and the Jewel Bug Nebula at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Friday, Jan. 15.

RIT alumni continue to give back during the pandemic, helping people, companies, and health care facilities in need.