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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: Esports country club founder
Ben Garvey founded Great Lakes Gaming, a downtown Rochester complex that he sees as a country club for local gamers, where people can compete and socialize.
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: Life cycle assessment manager
Hema Madaka provides clients with suggestions to redesign supply chains, set goals with their suppliers, and helps clients build supplier engagement programs around renewable energy.
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: Cybersecurity incident commander
As an incident commander, Laura Faria helps lead investigations, coordinates response efforts, and works alongside forensic engineers to understand how attackers gained access and moved through a network.
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: 3D heart mapper
As a service engineer for Abbott in Detroit, Michael Kormos provides electrical anatomical mapping to locate and navigate heart arrhythmias and tissue damage.
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: Concierge nursing executive
Olivia Svrchek has followed a career path outside of traditional healthcare. She is reframing her profession in an era of unprecedented health technology, remote nursing opportunities, and personalized healthcare options for aging well.
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: Agentic AI engineer
Sohil Shah leads development of an agentic AI system that is helping PayPal’s reliability engineering team operate at a new level.
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: Cannabis food scientist
Food scientist Lauren Tamburro is making sure cannabis gummies live up to their marketing tag line of being soft, bouncy, and delicious.
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November 9, 2026
RIT alumni are shaping new careers: 3D-workflow and technology specialist
As a 3D-workflow and technology specialist, Malcolm Zale tests and integrates new technology and software into the company’s workflows and rolodex of offerings.
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November 9, 2026
The Toronto lab using new science to unlock the secrets of old books
CBC highlights RIT's multispectral imaging system, MISHA, that researchers at the University of Toronto’s Old Books New Science Lab use to reveal hidden text, faded images, and other previously unseen details in ancient manuscripts and historical artifacts.
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November 9, 2026
Lower nicotine vapes can lead to higher risk: RIT study
WROC-TV speaks with Risa Robinson, professor of mechanical engineering at RIT, about research showing that e-cigarette users may vape more frequently and take deeper puffs when using lower-nicotine products, potentially increasing their exposure to harmful chemicals and raising questions about nicotine regulation. -
November 9, 2026
RIT alumnus keeps the future in focus
Pano Spiliotis ’99, ’01 MBA turned his RIT foundation in imaging science and business into a fast-growing company advancing AI-enabled imaging.
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November 6, 2026
Reconnect with your roots through higher education
Croatia Week highlights RIT Croatia’s American and Croatian degree programs, hands-on co-op opportunities, and scholarships for students in the global Croatian diaspora.