Rochester Institute of Technology News

Dan Gabber, digital fabrication specialist in RIT’s College of Art and Design, has developed a creative solution for users of chemical respirators who also must protect against the spread of COVID-19: valve covers.

Michelle Bablitz '14 MFA (Photography and Related Media) owns and operates SAINY LUCY Represents, a full-service creative agency that supports photographers and directors in New York City.

Marty Pietras '17 (3D Digital Design) is a 3D materials artist for Sony, where he textures environments for PlayStation game titles.

Business Insider talks to Alexander-Joseph Silva, a first-year computer science student, about his experience with a mentorship program that connects high school students with corporate leaders and volunteers.

The Quietus reviews Neoliberal Nonfictions: The Documentary Aesthetic from Joan Didion to Jay-Z, written by Daniel Worden, associate professor in the School of Individualized Study.

Mashable features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.

WROC-TV talks to Steve Hoover, the Katherine Johnson Executive Director of the Global Cybersecurity Institute, about RIT's new facility.

WROC-TV talks to Michael Lam, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about his work with the second largest radio telescope in the world.

Sales from t-shirts designed by faculty Carol Fillip and Lorrie Frear are benefitting Music is Art, a non-profit organization founded by Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac.

The Smithsonian Magazine features a project in which students discovered lost text on 15th-century manuscript leaves using an imaging system they developed as freshmen.

WHEC-TV talks to Nathan Cahill, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences and director of the mathematical modeling Ph.D. program, about potential exposure to COVID-19.

WROC-TV talks to Lyndsay Herkimer, senior staff assistant in the School of Interactive Games and Media; David Schwartz, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media; and student Alexa Amoriello about the draw to video games.