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Five alumni innovators provide insight into changing landscapes Five RIT alumni gathered remotely for the Futurists Symposium during the May 1 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. Pictured are, top row from left to right: Emilio Schaffino, sign-language interpreter; RIT President David Munson; Jon Rodibaugh, executive director of RIT Alumni Relations. Middle row, from left to right: Gregory Smith ’06, head of Characters and Technical Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Brittney Lee ’06, visual development artist, Walt Disney Animation Studios; Ben Meunier ’03, Vice President of Global Product Strategy, Oakley. Bottom row, from left to right: Dimple Joseph ’18, frontline leader, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics; Matthew Peltier ’13, founder and CEO of Community; and moderator Evan Dawson, from WXXI. ....
More than 250 online exhibits in technology, art, design, and performing arts A. Sue Weisler Meghan Britt, right, and other members of ConcRIT 2.0 test out their 3D concrete printer, one of more than 250 virtual exhibits to be shown starting Saturday at this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. After a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19, the popular Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival returns virtually on Saturday, May 1, with more than 250 exhibits of projects, research and performing arts of students, faculty and staff at Rochester Institute of Technology. “We’re looking forward to sharing with the community what RIT students, faculty, and staff do best: create new things, solve problems, and inspire others,” said Ann Miller, director of Imagine RIT and Special Events. “This year we will have students from RIT’s international campuses participate. And the ability to explore these exhibits will be free for everyone who has ....