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Recent photography graduate gained confidence and experience by spending a semester working in New York City thanks to the RIT in NYC study away program.

City profiles Tanvi Asher '10 MFA (industrial design), whose new wine business blends boutique retail principles with a curated selection of wines and spirits designed to foster discovery, community, and connection.

Sports Video Group names Teddy Batkin '26 (motion picture science) to its Students To Watch list, highlighting his work with the RIT Sports Network, contributions to the broadcast infrastructure at Judson Stadium, and his transition to a full-time engineering role with Game Creek Video.

Fingerlakes1 highlights an RIT-created dinosaur reconstruction by Andrew Bovenzi '26 (studio arts) that has been selected for display at the Museum of the Earth, showcasing the intersection of art and paleontological science.

Twenty-three students from RIT's graphic design and visual communication design programs were recognized in the 2026 Graphis New Talent Awards, a juried showcase of emerging creatives around the world. A number of the honored projects from RIT designers will also be featured in the awards' companion publication. 

WIVB-TV reports on the Floating Garden project in Medina, featuring collaboration from students at RIT who contributed architecture, engineering, film, and industrial design expertise to the floating edible art installation on the Erie Canal.

When the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute needed an animated short film explaining the climate impacts of food waste, they utilized the talent inside a budding student-run design studio within the College of Art and Design.

The first woman of color to go into space reminded the Class of 2026 at Academic Convocation to be fully present in the world—observing, wondering, and “looking up” rather than moving through life with the shades down in apathy or fear. 

When Juan Hernandez-Guerrero's '26 seven-year Army service concluded, like many veterans, he searched for ways to “clear my head and find some peace.” He found serenity in photography, and he's showing fellow veterans how it helped him. 

A rewarding co-op experience, coupled with a laser-focused ambition while studying in RIT's one-of-a-kind photographic sciences program, led to a full-time position after graduation for Melanie Ng '26. 

Emily Ohl '26 (industrial design) was the steady hand behind many of the award-winning costume designs in RIT theater performances the last couple years.

Graduates from RIT's Class of 2026 share what's next for them. From jobs with national and global companies to prestigious graduate programs and life-changing careers, these students have amazing futures ahead.