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The Conversation publishes a column by Christye Sisson, director and Gannett Chair for the photographic arts and sciences program, exploring how astronaut photography from the Artemis II mission highlights the importance of human perspective in an era of AI-generated images.

Spectrum News speaks to Christye Sisson, director and Gannett Chair for the photographic arts and sciences program, about how alumni trained Artemis II astronauts to capture space imagery and the importance of human perspective in photography.

New York Post reports that RIT alumni Katrina Willoughby and Paul Reichert trained Artemis II astronauts in photography techniques, preparing them to capture high-quality images during the lunar mission.

Ava Guarino '26 (illustration) brought a toy robot to an interview — and got the job. She originally made an eye-catching 2D animation of a food delivery robot before using 3D software to translate it into a 3D-printed form that helped land a full-time position with Fisher-Price.

Seventeen graduate degree programs at Rochester Institute of Technology and the graduate schools in business and engineering are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings.

The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are well equipped to document their journey around the moon because of training from Katrina Willoughby ’04 and Paul Reichert ’01. The flight operations imagery instructors gave the astronauts training for about two years before the launch on April 1.

Recognizing faculty and staff who excel at the university’s experiential, interdisciplinary, and collective approach to education makes the Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship a highlight of the academic year.

Daniel Worden, who teaches comics art and documentary media in the College of Art and Design, is the recipient of an Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. He is one of many faculty and staff members being recognized this year.

For many scholars of history, having conversations with their chosen figure of study is nothing but a dream. For assistant professor Ellen Tani, that dream became a reality.

WHEC-TV features Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the Department of Photographic Arts and Sciences, whose camera mount was used on the International Space Station, with NASA astronaut Don Pettit highlighting how it enhances space photography.

WROC-TV highlights a camera mount designed at RIT and used on the International Space Station, featuring comments from NASA astronaut Don Pettit about how the device improves space photography and storytelling.

WHAM-TV speaks to Don Pettit, NASA astronaut, about a camera mount designed by Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, used to capture images from the International Space Station and support storytelling through space photography.