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Louisa Duchin '26 MFA (film and animation) has been a licensed practical nurse, worked in theater production management, and tried her hand at being a psychic, librarian, clown, and standup comic. But to her, nothing compares to being a filmmaker, a title she is using to blend her life experiences into stories that have been recognized at film festivals around the country.

WHEC-TV highlights Tom Brenner '16 (photojournalism), who captured widely circulated photos of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secret Service agents, and includes comments from William Snyder, professor of photographic arts and sciences.

Robots, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and performing arts were just a sampling of what visitors experienced at the 2026 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 25.

RIT’s School of Film and Animation has been continuously recognized as being among the best film and animation schools in the country. The latest recognition comes from Variety magazine’s 2026 Education Impact Report.

TJ Hampton, a new media design major who will graduate in May, was hired as a product designer at Duolingo after completing two successful internships with the company.

WHEC-TV speaks to RIT alumni Paul Reichert and Katrina Willoughby, along with Christye Sisson, director and Gannett Chair for the photographic arts and sciences program, about training Artemis II astronauts to capture space imagery during the lunar mission.

First-year imaging science and motion picture science students receive immediate hands-on, collaborative experiences as they start their college careers through the Freshman Imaging Project.

Design Magazine speaks to Josh Owen, director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, about his approach to minimalist design, sustainability, and teaching through design archives.

Among a legion of Imagine RIT attendees who regularly visit the facial casting exhibit, Phil Broikos is the booth's No. 1 fan. The exhibit allows visitors to have realistic, feature-rich casts of their faces made, and Broikos makes sure to sign up every year. 

PetaPixel reports that RIT alumni Katrina Willoughby and Paul Reichert trained Artemis II astronauts in photography, highlighting how their instruction helped astronauts capture high-quality images during the lunar mission.

Triennale di Milano, a museum of art and design in Italy, is hosting the first major retrospective on Lella and Massimo Vignelli’s contributions to international design and graphic culture.

Reuters speaks to RIT alumni Katrina Willoughby and Paul Reichert about training Artemis II astronauts in photography techniques, highlighting how their instruction helped produce high-quality images during the lunar mission.