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Snopes.com talks to Ted Kinsman, associate professor of photographic sciences, about how images are made with the scanning electron microscope.

After the shift to distance learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, RIT students like Daniel Bacon, a second-year photographic sciences major, had to seamlessly transition to classes in the virtual space. 

A multidisciplinary team of first-year students has been working to develop an imaging system that can reveal information hidden in historical documents for their Innovative Freshmen Experience project-based course. But with the shift to remote classes, the students left campus with the device nearly complete. Although disappointed, they shifted focus to the opportunities the new situation would create.

Sam Kang '19 (Photographic Sciences) organized a Facebook group where photography alumni are reviewing graduating seniors' portfolios.

John Pfahl, an influential landscape photographer, spent 17 years as a professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

The College of Art and Design's spring exhibitions are going virtual — they can be experienced on Instagram and a website. 

DIY animation equipment and paper microscopes are some of the course delivery solutions with classes shifting online.

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.

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.

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.

Assistant professor Bob Rose brings his vast industry knowledge and impact to his students. 

Lauren Alvarenga '10 (biomedical photographic communications) writes about the deconvolution image-processing technique in Photonics.com.