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Photographic Sciences BS
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February 26, 2020
POSTPONED: RIT’s nighttime community photo project focuses on women’s rights icon
Rochester, N.Y.’s notable histories as the birthplace of the women’s rights movement and photography will come together for RIT’s Big Shot next month. Organizers of the longtime community photographic project will capture a dramatic nighttime image of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, 17 Madison St., and surrounding neighborhood on March 22.
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January 29, 2020
Student magazine to launch new issue alongside retrospective exhibition
The release event and exhibition for Draft, a publication annually executed by photography students, is set for April 3 at George Eastman Museum’s Peristyle Gallery. This year marks the 16th edition.
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January 28, 2020
Graduate student’s research in identifying image manipulation can help lead to media literacy
Print media graduate student Emily Shriver headed a project to assess how individuals recognize manipulated images used in news. She found that most people are skeptical about images seen in print or online news, but only half can tell which images actually are altered.
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December 5, 2019
Assistant professor wins technical education award
Assistant professor Bob Rose brings his vast industry knowledge and impact to his students.
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November 27, 2019
Deconvolution Helps Break Down Imaging Barriers
Lauren Alvarenga '10 (biomedical photographic communications) writes about the deconvolution image-processing technique in Photonics.com.
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November 25, 2019
Alumni duo wins Nikon's prestigious photomicrography competition
RIT Photographic Sciences alumni Teri Zgoda ’17 and Teresa Kugler ’19 captured a stunning photomicrograph of a fluorescent turtle embryo that took first place in Nikon’s 2019 Small World competition.
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November 8, 2019
Podcast: Scientific Photography
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 26: From objects that are barely visible under a microscope to snowflakes and the massive RIT Big Shot, professor Michael Peres has made scientific photography a major focus, with his images appearing on CNN, The Weather Channel, and Mashable. Peres talks with colleague Ted Kinsman of RIT’s photo sciences program about how one masters such specialized photography.
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November 6, 2019
Hundreds attend RIT's National Portfolio Day
In support of the college admission process, prospective students from around the country received portfolio reviews from RIT faculty and reps from other leading art and design colleges.
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October 31, 2019
Teri Zgoda and Teresa Kugler: A Love of Art, Science and Microscopy
Nikon Small World's "Masters of Microscopy" series features Teri Zgoda '17 (photographic sciences) and Teresa Kugler '19 (photographic sciences), winners of the 45th Nikon Small World photomicrography contest.
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October 21, 2019
See The Year's Best Pictures Of The Hidden Microscopic World
National Geographic features work by Teresa Zgoda '17 (photographic sciences) and Teresa Kugler '19 (photographic sciences).
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October 21, 2019
Photo Sciences faculty wins prestigious lifetime achievement award
Assistant professor Ted Kinsman's successful career of blending photography and science was recognized with him winning the prestigious Louis Schmidt Award, the highest honor given by the BioCommunications Association.
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October 11, 2019
Do fake images need to look convincing to be convincing?
The Marketplace Tech podcast features Christye Sisson, associate professor of photographic sciences.