RIT In the news
Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs
May 2013
- It doesn’t add up
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, Columbia Journalism Review, May 1 (Web Link)
April 2013
- In Saudi Arabia, advocating peaceful change leads to lengthy prison terms for two dissidents
Maha al Qahtani, second-year management information systems major, quoted, Star-Telegram, April 30 (Web Link) - RIT’s Baja race team places at first competition
Henrietta Post, April 30 (Web Link) - RIT to showcase work from student artists
Henrietta Post, April 29 (Web Link) - Immigration Reform Splits Tech Industry Afflicted by Outsourcing
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, Bloomberg.com, April 29 (Web Link) - Group announces recipients of design awards
Adam Stoker, architecture graduate student, featured, Rochester Business Journal, April 29 (Web Link) - Seven new deacons to be ordained
David Kepler ’91 (electrical engineering technology) featured, Catholic Courier, April 29 (Web Link) - ‘Supersizing,’ marketing claims may have links to increased obesity
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Star-Gazette, April 29 (Web Link) - Far Future Of The Living Room
Josh Owen, associate professor of industrial design, quoted, Forbes.com, April 29 (Web Link) - A Launching Pad for Innovation
Guest essay by Bill Destler, president, The Huffington Post, April 29 (Web Link) - Solutions: Reaching out to those in need
Bill Destler, president, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 27 (Web Link) - Students show power that words wield at poetry slam
Stephanie Paredes, Coordinator Cultural & Programmatic Initiatives, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 26 (Web Link) - RIT’s Center of Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing to receive increase in state funding
Henrietta Post, April 25 (Web Link) - Big Brain Awards 2013
Justin Katz ’08 (film and video) featured, Phoenix New Times, April 25 (Web Link) - RIT’s cyber defense team places first at National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
Henrietta Post, April 24 (Web Link) - Canadian activist to speak at MCC, RIT
Democrat and Chronicle, April 24 (Web Link) - Young Entrepreneur Academy's scholarship competition returns
Jason Shanley, second-year business management major, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 24 (Web Link) - Garlock engineer introduces science of sealing to RIT students
Wayne Post, April 24 (Web Link) - Amitrajeet A. Batabyal receives Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize
Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, featured, Henrietta Post, April 24 (Web Link) - Zuckerberg Unbound
Evan Selinger, associate professor of philosophy, quoted, The New York Times, April 24 (Web Link) - Poetry slam set for Friday
Alexis Harris, third-year sociology and anthropology major, and Jjvon Hardware, fifth-year computer engineering technology major, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 24 (Web Link) - New York cyber sleuths win 8th annual Alamo Cup
RIT team featured, San Antonio Business Journal, April 23 (Web Link) - Maya Angelou visit to RIT canceled
Rochester Business Journal, April 23 (Web Link) - RIT receives $1.1M grant from NASA
Rochester Business Journal, April 23 (Web Link) - US immigration bill could slow Indian outsourcers
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, The Seattle Times, April 23 (Web Link) - Are MOOCs the future of U.S. higher education?
Guest essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Business Journal, April 22 (Web Link) - Return of the the Fly Room; Time, Explained
Interdisciplinary project AstroDance mentioned, The New York Times, April 22 (Web Link) - RIT partners with New York Power Authority to bolster energy efficiency
Henrietta Post, April 22 (Web Link) - Emerging Designers Fashion Show
Vignelli Center for Design Studies referenced, Her Rochester, April 22 (Web Link) - Senators try to find balance in immigration debate
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, USA Today, April 22 (Web Link) - IT companies may be fall guy in work visa debate
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, Politico, April 22 (Web Link) - Facebook Home Propaganda Makes Selfishness Contagious
Guest essay by Evan Selinger, associate professor of philosophy, Wired, April 22 (Web Link) - Students blog on Imagine RIT festival
Democrat and Chronicle, April 21 (Web Link) - Air Force hackers win NSA’s 13th annual Cyber Defense Exercise
Bill Stackpole, professor of networking, security and systems administration, quoted, NetworkWorld, April 21 (Web Link) - Pitches pay off for Canandaigua students
E. Philip Saunders College of Business referenced, Daily Messenger, April 20 (Web Link) - Advanced Video Processing Could Help Law Enforcement
Eli Saber, professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, and David Messinger, associate research professor of imaging science, quoted, WXXI.org, April 19 (Web Link) - Guest essay: Will you dare to take a stand?
RIT referenced, Democrat and Chronicle, April 19 (Web Link) - NTID’s effectiveness boosts Rochester’s economy, visibility
Rochester Business Journal, April 19 (Web Link) - Author Kathy Johncox to read tales about food
Kathy Johncox, communications, marketing and multimedia services specialist, NTID, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 18 (Web Link) - RIT to host screening of ‘United in Anger’
Henrietta Post, April 18 (Web Link) - RIT to host Gallery r Benefit
Henrietta Post, April 18 (Web Link) - Designs That Help Redefine ‘Craft’
John Liston ’99 (metalcrafts and jewelry) featured, The New York Times, April 18 (Web Link) - Calling all animal lovers at Imagine RIT
Democrat and Chronicle, April 18 (Web Link) - As MCC move looms, High Falls hopes for revival
Warren Sackler, associate professor hospitality and tourism management, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 17 (Web Link) - RIT opens Golisano Institute for Sustainability
Henrietta Post, April 17 (Web Link) - From our cold, dead minds
Guest essay by John Klofas, professor of criminal justice, City Newspaper, April 17 (Web Link) - Can Technology Recreate - or Solve - the Marathon Bombing?
Rick Mislan ’91 (professional and technical communications), professor of computing security, quoted, BostInno, April 17 (Web Link) - Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers at RIT
Henrietta Post, April 16 (Web Link) - RIT to host The Rod Blumenau Quartet
Henrietta Post, April 16 (Web Link) - RIT to host production of “Uncle Vanya”
Henrietta Post, April 16 (Web Link)
