RIT In the news
Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs
January 2019
December 2018
- Experts Reveal Their Tech Ethics Wishes For The New Year
Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, quoted, Forbes.com, Dec. 30 (Link)
- At home on campus
Guest essay by Nuzhet Nihaar Nasir Ahamed, microsystems engineering Ph.D. student, The Hindu, Dec. 29 (Link)
- An educational asset at risk
Jeff Cox, director, International Student Services, featured, Rochester Beacon, Dec. 27 (Link)
- Rochester 10: Rochesterians creating a wave
Irshad Altheimer, associate professor of criminal justice and deputy director, Center for Public Safety Initiatives, featured, City Newspaper, Dec. 26 (Link)
- Teen-run Santa Hat Society has helped more than 160 families
Mary Kate Brushafer, second-year marketing major, featured, The Livingston County News, Dec. 24 (Link)
- Not all consumers are equal -- in terms of what they save by using efficient appliances
Guest essay co-written by Eric Hittinger, assistant professor of public policy, and Eric Williams, professor of sustainability, The Conversation, Dec. 21 (Link)
- High school students take business plans to RIT
Rochester Business Journal, Dec. 19 (Link)
- Connections: The intersection of photojournalism and social media
William Snyder, professor and chair, photojournalism program, and Jenn Poggi, assistant professor of photojournalism, interviewed, WXXI.org, Dec. 19 (Link)
- Finger Lakes receives $86.5 million in state aid to fund projects
RIT mentioned, WHEC-TV, Dec. 18 (Link)
- Security 2019 Predictions
Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, cited, DZone, Dec. 13 (Link)
- Adam Interviews Former RIT President
WROC-TV, Dec. 13 (Link)
- RIT students launch Rochester-themed game
FOX Rochester, Dec. 12 (Link)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Announces New Grants
RIT mentioned, The New York Times, Dec. 12 (Link)
- How stereo was first sold to a skeptical public
Guest essay by Jonathan Schroeder, the William A. Kern Professor in Communications, The Conversation, Dec. 12 (Link)
- RIT's new City Art Space opens downtown
City Newspaper, Dec. 11 (Link)
- How one college hockey fan’s passion has taken him to nearly every D-I rink
Gene Polisseni Center featured, USCHO.com, Dec. 11 (Link)
- Signal Processing Leads to New Clinical Medicine Approaches
Gill Tsouri, associate professor of electrical engineering, featured, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, Dec. 11 (Link)
- Cloud 2019 Predictions
Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, cited, DZone, Dec. 10 (Link)
- Saunders College program named in Times Higher Education/The Wall Street Journal ranking
Messenger Post Newspapers, Dec. 10 (Link)
- Studying at RIT Croatia has impacted my professional journey
Croatia Week, Dec. 10 (Link)
- Debut of RIT City Art Space
WXXI.org, Dec. 7 (Link)
- RIT announces mental health task force
WXXI.org, Dec. 7 (Link)
- RIT unveils downtown art gallery
Rochester Business Journal, Dec. 7 (Link)
- Video game created by RIT students launches
WXXI.org, Dec. 6 (Link)
- Could a recession be just around the corner?
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, The Conversation, Dec. 6 (Link)
- How One University Uses ‘Sneaky Learning’ to Help Students Develop Good Study Habits
Kaitlin Stack Whitney, visiting assistant professor in the science, technology and society department and the environmental sciences program, quoted, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 6 (Link)
- Professors to Know in Business Programs Based in the Northeast
Robert Barbato, professor of management, featured, B Schools, Dec. 6 (Link)
- Harris Corporation to Create One of NASA's Next Powerful Telescopes
Don Figer, professor and director, Center for Detectors, interviewed, Spectrum News, Dec. 5 (Link)
- RIT's new digital media center brings the future to the classroom
City Newspaper, Dec. 5 (Link)
- Tracking Rochester shootings uncovers way to help predict and prevent crime
Irshad Altheimer, associate professor of criminal justice and deputy director, Center for Public Safety Initiatives, quoted, WHAM-TV, Dec. 4 (Link)
- How Deaf Children Are Being Locked Out of Language
Peter Hauser, professor and director, Deaf Studies Laboratory, quoted, OZY, Dec. 3 (Link)
- Microsoft makes real-time captions and translation standard in Office 365 PowerPoint
NTID mentioned, GeekWire, Dec. 3 (Link)
- Holiday toys could pose privacy concerns
Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, interviewed , WHEC-TV, Dec. 3 (Link)
- Festival of Lights: 9 Minimalist, Modern Menorahs for Hanukkah
Josh Owen, professor and director, industrial design, featured , Remodelista, Dec. 1 (Link)
- Former RIT President remembers President George H.W. Bush's trip to campus for commencement speech
WXXI.org, Dec. 1 (Link)
November 2018
- RIT student and family featured on 13WHAM-ABC's 'Great Christmas Light Fight'
WHAM-TV, Nov. 30 (Link)
- Mushrooming company Leep Foods a surprise result of an RIT lab mishap
Democrat and Chronicle, Nov. 29 (Link)
- Group aims to expand gaming industry in Rochester
Sam Cammarata, third-year game design and development major, and Rob Mostyn, Digital Games Hub Coordinator, quoted, WHEC-TV, Nov. 29 (Link)
- Top 10 Universities for Graphic Design Majors
RIT featured, College Magazine, Nov. 28 (Link)
- Connections: Was Oumuamua created by aliens?!
Brian Koberlein, senior lecturer of physics, and Evelyn Brister, professor of philosophy, interviewed, WXXI.org, Nov. 28 (Link)
- Agencies fund some truly brainy research
Dhireesha Kudithipudi, professor and graduate program chair, computer engineering, cited; written by Tom Temin ’77 (photography), Federal News Network, Nov. 28 (Link)
- Connections: How are world events impacting travel abroad?
Shahin Monshipour, adjunct instructor of anthropology and sociology, interviewed, WXXI.org, Nov. 27 (Link)
- Juul’s New Product: Less Nicotine, More Intense Vapor
Edward Hensel, associate dean for research and graduate studies and director of engineering Ph.D. program, quoted, The New York Times, Nov. 27 (Link)
- Connections: Discussing mindful eating for the holidays
Barbara Lohse, director, Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, WXXI.org, Nov. 26 (Link)
- Food waste is a major problem across the world, and RIT is working to fix it
WROC-TV, Nov. 24 (Link)
- A Clearer Message on Cochlear Implants
Kaitlin Stack Whitney, visiting assistant professor in the science, technology and society department and the environmental sciences program, quoted, The New York Times, Nov. 21 (Link)
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