RIT In the news
Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs
April 2013
- Santosh Kurinec leading research on microchips, solar panels
Santosh Kurinec, professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 16 (Web Link) - US military academies take on NSA in cybersecurity competition
Bill Stackpole, professor of networking, security and systems administration, quoted, ComputerworldUK, April 16 (Web Link) - ConXion Close-Up: Destiney Fraguada
Destiney Fraguada ’11 (applied arts and sciences) ’12 (professional studies) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 15 (Web Link) - ‘Spider-Man 2’ filming a sign of steady growth for local industry
Malcolm Spaull, chair of the School of Film and Animation, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 14 (Web Link) - Reality Tour sheds light on lives of poor, homeless
Meaghan Malone, sustainable engineering graduate student, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 13 (Web Link) - What if we opened our eyes to the potential all around us?
Guest essay by dt ogilvie, dean, Saunders College of Business, Rochester Business Journal, April 12 (Web Link) - Sustainability Hall unveiled at RIT
Democrat and Chronicle, April 12 (Web Link) - Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest teaches business smarts
Video features Justin Hillery, multidisciplinary studies major, and Sean Petterson, industrial design major, Democrat and Chronicle, April 12 (Web Link) - RIT names director for School of Interactive Games and Media
Rochester Business Journal, April 12 (Web Link) - Silicon Valley pushes to hire more temporary foreign workers
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted , The Globe and Mail, April 12 (Web Link) - Tech Firms Push to Hire More Workers From Abroad
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, The New York Times, April 11 (Web Link) - Restaurants turn to smartphones, tablets for orders and more
Warren Sackler, associate professor hospitality and tourism management, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 11 (Web Link) - RFP issued for charging stations for electric vehicles
RIT referenced, Rochester Business Journal, April 11 (Web Link) - RIT to host “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Henrietta Post, April 11 (Web Link) - Remanufacturers share spotlight at Golisano Institute for Sustainability
Democrat and Chronicle, April 11 (Web Link) - New York announces electric vehicle charging stations
RIT referenced, Democrat and Chronicle, April 11 (Web Link) - Greece’s Ridgemont Country Club sold to private investor
Jim Cucinelli ’68 (business administration) featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 10 (Web Link) - Yale’s Stu Wilson chases a hockey dream, just like his dad
Wayne Wilson, head coach, men’s hockey team, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 10 (Web Link) - Rochester an ‘unexpected city’ for high-tech innovation
RIT referenced, Democrat and Chronicle, April 10 (Web Link) - Urban Entrepreneurship Center strives to address deaf talent drain
Scot Atkins, instructional/support faculty, NTID, quoted, WXXI.org, April 10 (Web Link) - NextBlogs: Innovation, entrepreneurship, and small business
Delmonize Smith, professor of management, featured, Democrat and Chronicle, April 9 (Web Link) - RIT to host Russian arts and culture symposium
Henrietta Post, April 9 (Web Link) - What JCPenney still needs to do, now that CEO Ron Johnson is gone
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, E. Philip Saunders College of Business, quoted, The Plain Dealer, April 9 (Web Link) - Thomas Richards, Lovely Warren: Rivals on the same team
Paul Ferber, professor of political science, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 9 (Web Link) - Maya Angelou's visit to RIT rescheduled for April 30
Henrietta Post, April 9 (Web Link) - RIT to host discussion with author Walter Bender
Henrietta Post, April 9 (Web Link) - RIT to host 2013 Workforce Innovations Conference
Henrietta Post, April 8 (Web Link) - Will the US follow Canada’s entrepreneur visa lead?
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, North Country Public Radio, April 8 (Web Link) - Maya Angelou rescheduled to speak at RIT
Democrat and Chronicle, April 8 (Web Link) - Morgan Management CEO winner of 2013 Vanden Brul Award
dt ogilvie, dean, E. Philip Saunders College of Business, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 8 (Web Link) - Taxes, a love story
Evan Selinger, associate professor of philosophy, quoted, The Boston Globe, April 7 (Web Link) - Fargo movie theaters offer features for hard-of-hearing, visually impaired
John Neiss ’09 (electrical engineering technology) featured, Inforum, April 7 (Web Link) - Campus stations keep the beat unique
Emily Ziemba, fourth-year professional and technical communications major; Jacob Walsh, second-year media arts and technology major; Arun Blatchley, fourth-year international studies major; and Michael Saffran ’08 (communication and media technologies) quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 7 (Web Link) - RIT honors Robert Morgan with 2013 Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award
Brighton-Pittsford Post, April 5 (Web Link) - Initiative Launched In UAE Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility At Grassroots Level
Tarun Yenna, first-year applied arts and sciences major, quoted , UAE Today, April 5 (Web Link) - Putting their talent to the (taste) test
Andy Harlan, assistant director for operations of the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, cited, Democrat and Chronicle, April 5 (Web Link) - H-1B visas predicted to go fast
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, The Boston Globe, April 5 (Web Link) - RIT professor, students begin work on PTSD awareness film
Henrietta Post, April 4 (Web Link) - More colleges ban smoking on campus, report finds
RIT referenced, Democrat and Chronicle, April 4 (Web Link) - Student jugglers create vibrant campus subculture
Peter LoVerso, third-year biotechnology major, and Jeff Peden, juggling club adviser, quoted, USA Today, April 4 (Web Link) - Google lets in local developers and entrepreneurs
Stephen Jacobs, associate professor of interactive games and media, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 4 (Web Link) - Plate Tissue by Liu
Kejia Liu, industrial design graduate student, featured, Design Milk, April 4 (Web Link) - Man made
Joe Allgeier, technician, 3-D design, and Adam Francey ’03 (illustration) ’11 (fine arts studio) featured, City Newspaper, April 4 (Web Link) - RIT students go bald for St. Baldrick’s
Henrietta Post, April 4 (Web Link) - Upstate universities to be NASA competition sites
RIT referenced, WXXI.org, April 4 (Web Link) - Astrophysicists to probe dark matter in sunny California
Sukanya Chakrabarti, assistant professor of physics, quoted, Space Daily, April 4 (Web Link) - Five Favorite Colleges who Teach Women Salary Negotiation Skills
Manny Contomanolis, director, Office of Co-op and Career Services, quoted , NerdScholar, April 3 (Web Link) - Remanufacturing: RIT awakens a giant
City Newspaper, April 3 (Web Link) - Locals draw ‘Lines’ for experimental film
Ryan Meadows, film production student, featured, Henrietta Post, April 3 (Web Link) - Four best U.S. professors give teaching tips at USF
Todd Pagano, associate professor and director of the Laboratory Science Technology program at NTID, quoted, Tampa Bay Times, April 3 (Web Link)
