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Kiki Johnson '22 (film and animation) had demonstrated a commitment to communicating real-world issues in her storytelling. The latest example is her capstone film, The Walk to School.

Computer Science Department Scholarships and Annual Awards 2022

Say Cheese, a pioneering, heartfelt film directed and produced by two RIT students, took home the top prize in the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program announced during the final night of CinemaCon in Las Vegas late Thursday. The project featured the combined creative efforts of students, faculty, and staff in RIT’s School of Film and Animation and NTID.

The limitations of telecommunication relay services are being addressed with the development of a new program that explores how to make deaf and hard-of-hearing users’ experiences with cellular devices truly equal to those of hearing users.

Researchers at RIT and Texas Tech University will be incorporating more critical thinking and empathy skills into engineering curricula to prepare students to meet societal challenges today. The team, led by Iris Rivero, also includes Andrew Herbert and Michael Laver.

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the spring break trip for honors students in the College of Liberal Arts has returned in 2022. Ten students, accompanied by administrators from the college and university, spent the better part of a week in Washington, DC during spring break, networking with alumni, seeing the sights and gaining tips on possible internships and careers related to their degrees in liberal arts. 

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Vashti Anderson, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation in the College of Art and Design.

First-year computer engineering student Aidan Hyman ran his sixth marathon on April 18 in Boston. Originally from Los Angeles, Hyman has run marathons to raise money for research on a variety of life-threatening conditions.

After 20 years as a nationally-exhibiting ceramic artist, Adam Spector called a career audible, enrolling in RIT's visual arts-all grades MST program to become a K-12 art educator.

Rochester Institute of Technology will host a day of empowering workshops for Latina girls and young women. ¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina! will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 in the RIT Student Alumni Union.