RIT In the news
Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs
April 2013
- 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) - Robert Morgan wins Vanden Brul award
Bill Destler, president, quoted, Democrat and Chronicle, April 16 (Web Link) - Senate’s big immigration bill seeks to crackdown on offshore outsourcing
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted, PC Advisor, April 16 (Web Link) - 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)
