RIT In the news

Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs

February 2019

• 5 Tips to Improve Your Corporate Cybersecurity
  Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, quoted, EdX for Business, Feb. 8 (Link)
• RIT institute doing its part to make industry more sustainable
  Rochester Business Journal, Feb. 7 (Link)
• Change your screen habits from time-wasting to money-saving
  Mike Johansson, a senior lecturer in communication, quoted, The Associated Press, Feb. 7 (Link)
• Perfect Fifths
  Laura Lentz, adjunct professor, Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture, featured, City Newspaper, Feb. 6 (Link)
• This toilet seat checks your heart health
  Project by postdoctoral fellow Nicholas Conn featured, Boing Boing, Feb. 5 (Link)
• What’s next for ‘China’s Super Bowl’?
  Xiao Wang, associate professor, School of Communication, quoted, Inkstone, Feb. 5 (Link)
• Commencement Speakers Announced: Bucknell, Norwich, Penn State Lehigh Valley, RIT, U of Denver
  Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 5 (Link)
• Mitchell named president of Corporate Communications
  Matthew Mitchell '96 (biomedical photographic communications) featured, Rochester Business Journal, Feb. 4 (Link)
• ‘Baby brain’ does exist, scientists claim
  Bonnie Jacob, assistant professor of mathematics, quoted, The Sunday Times, Feb. 3 (Link)
• More consumers switching to 'smartphone only' internet
  Raj Murthy, the J. Warren McClure Professor of Marketing, quoted, WHAM-TV, Feb. 3 (Link)
• RIT goaltender getting it done on and off the rink
  WHEC-TV, Feb. 3 (Link)
• RIT-led study says GRE in physics is biased
  Rochester Business Journal, Feb. 1 (Link)

January 2019

• E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says
  Risa Robinson, professor and department head, mechanical engineering, cited, The New York Times, Jan. 30 (Link)
• Connections: How to combat climate change through policy and individual actions
  Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability advisor to the president, and Kimie Romeo, adjunct professor of environmental management, interviewed, WXXI.org, Jan. 30 (Link)
• Igloo Building, Petition Circulating, Bundling Up
  RIT mentioned, Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 30 (Link)
• How Apple's FaceTime glitch allowed eavesdropping
  Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer of computing security, interviewed, WHAM-TV, Jan. 28 (Link)
• Norm & Company with E. Philip Saunders
  E. Philip Saunders featured, WXXI.org, Jan. 28 (Link)
• U.S. graduate entry exams not a predictor of PhD success, says study
  Casey Miller, professor and associate dean for research and faculty affairs, College of Science, featured, Physics World, Jan. 28 (Link)
• Connections: How to make veganism accessible to all communities
  Liz Hill Ruder, assistant professor, Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, interviewed, WXXI.org, Jan. 28 (Link)
• Two-Factor Authentication Might Not Keep You Safe
  Guest essay by Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security, The New York Times, Jan. 27 (Link)
• RIT Wounded Warriors Game
  WHEC-TV, Jan. 26 (Link)
• Vital economic data was likely lost during the shutdown -- here’s why it matters to all Americans
  Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, The Conversation, Jan. 25 (Link)
• RIT physicist wins national award
  Rochester Business Journal, Jan. 25 (Link)
• The Importance of Cyber Insurance for Businesses
  Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security, quoted, Albawaba, Jan. 24 (Link)
• Connections: Discussing Governor Cuomo's proposed ban on single-use plastic bags
  Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability advisor to the president, interviewed, WXXI.org, Jan. 23 (Link)
• Race to develop quantum computing featured at RIT this week
  Rochester Business Journal, Jan. 22 (Link)
• Innovative research scientist to give RIT’s 2019 commencement address
  Messenger Post Newspapers, Jan. 22 (Link)
• RIT commencement speaker an ‘inspiring thought leader’
  Rochester Business Journal, Jan. 22 (Link)
• Adam Interviews Special: Race in Rochester
  Tina Chapman DaCosta, Diversity Theatre Program director, featured, WROC-TV, Jan. 22 (Link)
• This Scientist Is Hunting for Planets That Orbit Dead Stars
  Jason Nordhaus, an NTID assistant professor of physics and a program faculty member in RIT’s astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. program, featured, Futurism, Jan. 21 (Link)
• Business Report: RIT quantum workshop preview
  WXXI.org, Jan. 21 (Link)
• RIT’s Legacy of King program features politics, dance and vocals
  Rochester Business Journal, Jan. 15 (Link)
• 'Bandersnatch' Was a Hit Made by Humans. The Sequels Could Be Made by A.I.
  David Schwartz, associate professor and director, School of Interactive Games and Media, quoted, Inverse, Jan. 15 (Link)
• Connections: Understanding new technologies and concerns about privacy
  Stephen Jacobs, professor of interactive games and media, and Larry Torcello, associate professor, Department of Philosophy, interviewed, WXXI.org, Jan. 14 (Link)
• Many Voices, Many Visions, " Douglass Legacy, Mt. Hope Cemetery"
  Richard Newman, professor of history, and Olivia Kim, adjunct professor, School of Art, interviewed, WHAM-TV, Jan. 12 (Link)
• Ed Vidler, the face of Vidler's 5 & 10 store in East Aurora, dies at 90
  Ed Vidler '50 (business administration), The Buffalo News, Jan. 12 (Link)
• United States Economy: Beguilingly Calm Period Before Proverbial Storm?
  Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, The Globe Post, Jan. 10 (Link)
• RIT Upgrades Productions With Panasonic UC3000 4K/HD Cams
  SVG News, Jan. 9 (Link)
• RIT's Brown and Valenzuela close in on Century Club
  Democrat and Chronicle, Jan. 9 (Link)
• Girls Who Code: Canandaigua coding club fosters STEM
  Alex Livings, fourth-year computer science major, featured, Messenger Post Newspapers, Jan. 2 (Link)
• 2018 #HigherEd Holidays Video Selection by Karine Joly
  RIT mentioned, Higher Ed Experts, Jan. 1 (Link)

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)

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