Today’s Top Stories

Grad is ‘Music’s Hottest ASL Interpreter’
A video of Holly Maniatty ’00 working as a sign language interpreter at a Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop concert at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee has gone viral. more »

Venture Creations given state grant extension
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has given RIT’s business incubator, Venture Creations, a four-year, $1.2 million extension of its original $1.5 million grant in 2008. more »

For and About Alumni

RIT alumni collaborate on patriotic poster
Kevin Hall ’77 was inspired by a photo he took of the Statue of Liberty. He contacted alumnus and friend George Platt ’76, who is in the printing business. Together they created what they call the Freedom Poster. more »

RIT in the News

Bangor Daily News
Portland woman Internet famous for her sign language interpretation of rap stars
Holly Maniatty ’00 (ASL-English interpretation) featured more »

Yahoo
Sign Language Interpreter Lydia Callis: ‘Beautiful Language That is Silent’
Lydia Callis ’10 (ASL-English interpretation) featured more »

Trend Hunter
Leaf-Like Wooden Furniture
Nucharin Wangphongsawasd, woodworking and furniture design graduate student, featured more »

Apartment Therapy
A home office with wordly perspective
Blair Prietz ’13 (industrial design) featured more »

Rochester Business Journal
For city to thrive, we must attract the right businesses to Rochester
Column by dt ogilvie, dean, Saunders College of Business more »

Rochester Business Journal
Leader chooses an innovative path for college
James Winebrake, dean, College of Liberal Arts, featured more »