Photo Spotlights

RIT held its Undergraduate Research Symposium Aug. 10. The symposium, designed to spotlight research conducted by undergraduate students at RIT, has seen a 30 percent growth in its number of participants since last year. Here, Kyle Edenson presents his research on polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

Twenty-five students, ages 14 and 15, primarily from the Rochester City School District, are participating in the RIT Summer Computer Science Camp. Over the course of the camp, students will build computers, install software, and learn about resume writing, preparing for a job interview and interpersonal communication.

Foundations and buildings emerge at Park Point, the $72 million retail and residential development at the corner of John Street and Jefferson Road. Apartments, restaurants, a bookstore and other retail stores will give RIT students and the Rochester community even more choices.

Stephen Kingston, RIT’s new executive chef for Brick City Catering and the Student Alumni Union cafeteria, is creating fresh, imaginative menus. Expect to see offerings such as roasted salmon with sauce Veronique, new wraps, salads and healthy choice selections.

RIT hosted Everyday Engineering Summer Camp for seventh- and eighth-grade girls, July 23-27, featuring daylong, hands-on sessions about the engineering behind common, everyday items such as cars, compact discs, sneakers and faucets. As part of the camp, the girls visited Strong National Museum of Play on July 26. Here, Sarah Winzenried works on a construction project with a team of three girls.

RIT hosted Everyday Engineering Summer Camp for seventh- and eighth-grade girls, July 23-27, featuring daylong, hands-on sessions about the engineering behind common, everyday items such as cars, compact discs, sneakers and faucets. As part of the camp, the girls visited Strong National Museum of Play on July 26 to learn the science of the butterfly habitat. Here, Imani Baker gets up close and personal with one of the specimens.

Charles Bigelow, Cary Professor at RIT, gives a keynote address at the 82nd Annual International Graphic Arts Educators’ Association Conference on July 24.

Clarice Lin, 14, works on her project from the “Paint Your Digital World” class, one of the offerings from the Kids on Campus program at RIT this summer. The two week program is geared towards students entering grades 5-9.

Angela Occhino, ’07, gives Jade Wilburn,13, some feedback on her project from the “Draw, Shoot, Animate!” class, one of the offerings from the Kids on Campus program at RIT this summer. The two week program is geared towards students entering grades 5-9.

Middle and high school students with visual impairments are part of a summer program at RIT called ImagineIT Program, hosted by RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. In a team-based hands-on environment, students from across the country are tackling real world computer applications by building and programming robots. Tommy White, 14, from Indiana, explains the process to Ernest Segura, another participant’s father, from Michigan.

Middle and high school students with visual impairments are part of a summer program at RIT called ImagineIT Program, hosted by RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. In a team-based hands-on learning environment, students from across the country are tackling real world computer applications and learning about career opportunities in the computing field. The four-day program is made possible by a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

RIT President Bill Destler and Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks join Nabil Nasr, director of RIT’s Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, to announce a new alternative-energy research partnership between the county and RIT on July 16. The project is part of the center’s Alternative Fuel and Life Cycle Engineering program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.