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Independent game developer Rami Ismail hired former Gap Year fellow Sam Magnolia and their cofounders at Aesthetician Labs — Noah Magnolia and Aidan Markham — to lead the development and production team for Australia Did It.

Hridiza Roy followed a summer internship at Disney Studios, with a fall position in the Gap Year Entrepreneurial Fellowship. The RIT program gave her a block of time and a stipend to advance her passion project—Painterly, an animation software tool.

When Don Pettit, NASA’s most senior astronaut, sought a way to accurately capture his view from the International Space Station, alumnus Peter Blacksberg connected him with Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.

Rochester Business Journal speaks to RIT President Bill Sanders about the university’s proposed 2035 Strategic Framework, outlining priorities such as student success, expanded research, and global impact.

Computer science major Emma Schmitt took a required co-op seminar class to help prepare for the internship search and what do to on the job, helping her land co-ops at Honeywell/LenelS2 and Microsoft.

Vogue Business highlights research at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability that is developing automated systems using AI and robotics to disassemble garments and enable large-scale textile recycling. (This content will require a subscription to view.)

Amelia Hunkele, now in her second year as a new media design major, is this year’s winning artist for the Imagine RIT poster, which depicts a Rube Goldberg machine.

City speaks to Amy Adrion, assistant professor of film and animation, about representation in Hollywood and the Academy Awards, including how limited diversity among filmmakers and decision-makers affects which stories are funded and recognized.

GRE Why Roc TV interviews Erica Haskell, director of the School of Performing Arts, about the new RIT Performing Arts Center, a 40,000-square-foot venue rooted in creative legacy and designed to expand performing arts opportunities for non-majors.

The Conversation publishes a column by André Hudson, dean of the College of Science, explaining how conflict involving Iran could disrupt global oil supplies and affect markets for petroleum-based products such as plastics, fertilizers, and chemicals.

CNET speaks to Blake Nitko, social media manager for RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, about how American Sign Language content on streaming platforms improves accessibility and creates a more inclusive viewing experience for deaf audiences.

National Today reports on comments from Bill Sanders, president of RIT, and Susan Puglia, chair of RIT’s Board of Trustees, about the university’s new 2035 Strategic Framework outlining priorities such as student success, research growth, and global impact.