News Stories

News Radio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the National Public Data breach that exposed 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers. (Interview starts at the 50-second mark.)

As an Adobe Creative Campus, RIT students, faculty, and staff will have free access to Adobe tools, as well as additional trainings and certifications that can enhance their digital literacy and skillsets.

More than 3,100 new RIT students got their official welcome Thursday, first parading past cheering faculty and staff in the annual Tiger Walk, then in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center for some friendly advice during this year’s Fall Convocation for New Students.

WROC-TV speaks to Karl Hirschman, professor, and Jing Zhang, associate professor, both in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the hands-on workforce development approach Upwards uses.

Fox Rochester talks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the Shark Tank-style challenge for local business owners.

Students will work with real-world data and industry-level software, and will leave the course with the knowledge and experience that the government and private sectors are looking for when recruiting new hires. Students also earn two industry-recognized certifications: Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification and Chainalysis Reactor Certification.

Each of the recipients will receive scholarships over the course of four years. The award was established in 2006 by E. Philip Saunders to provide four-year scholarships annually to graduates of designated Livingston County high schools who are enrolled in Saunders College of Business. Since then, he has donated more than $25 million to RIT.

INSIGHT into Diversity speaks with Jason Nordhaus, associate professor in the Department of Science and Mathematics, about teaching physics to d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

WXXI talks to Irshad Altheimer, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and director of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the three-year decline in shootings in the city of Rochester.

WROC-TV features the new LiveAbility Lab at Al Sigl Center, a space that will focus on developing solutions to real-world accessibility challenges, made possible through a partnership with RIT.

Stat talks to Priti Kalsi, associate professor in the Department of Economics, about the economic impact of pregnancy loss.

The Rochester Business Journal speaks to Daniel Johnson, professor in the Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science, about how packaging influences decision making in consumers.