News
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January 6, 2026
‘You can’t change your face’: Experts sound alarm over Wegmans biometric data
RochesterFirst speaks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about companies using biometric data.
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January 6, 2026
Wegmans’ use of facial recognition technology in stores raises questions
WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about data privacy concerns and Wegmans’ use of facial recognition technology in stores.
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January 5, 2026
Dying man – with even less time than most of us to waste – begs for scam calls to stop
WHTM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about tactics to avoid telephone scams.
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December 16, 2025
Man plants suspicious hosta seeds, discovers they’re not hostas at all
WHEC-TV speaks to Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, about how AI-generated ads can be deceptive.
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December 15, 2025
Top stories that shaped RIT in 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community.
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December 12, 2025
Digital Twins Are Changing University Campus Operations
Government Technology speaks to David Schwartz, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media, about digital twins—virtual versions of real-world spaces.
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December 11, 2025
Immersive tech transforms nursing and cyber education
Rochester Business Journal highlights the Cyber Range at RIT's Global Cybersecurity Institute in an article about immersive technology in the classroom.
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December 8, 2025
How pro bono services from cybersecurity students are helping secure community organizations
Modeled after free clinics at medical and law schools, RIT’s Cybersecurity Clinic provides free cyber assessment services to community groups, including nonprofits, small businesses, municipal organizations, and school districts.
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December 4, 2025
RIT computing Ph.D. graduate honored for contributions to supercomputing
Dr. Avinash Maurya, a recent computer science Ph.D. graduate, has been recognized with the ACM SIGHPC Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention award for his dissertation which advanced HPC simulations and AI computations in supercomputers.
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December 3, 2025
Opening of new Research Building will position RIT at the ‘forefront of discovery’
RIT’s new Research Building officially opened its doors Dec. 2, and inside, faculty and students are gearing up to usher in a new era of discovery on campus.
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December 2, 2025
Move Over, Computer Science. Students Are Flocking to New A.I. Majors.
The New York Times speaks to Andy Meneely, associate professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about the popularity of new artificial intelligence undergraduate majors.
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December 2, 2025
Neo-Nazis are weaponizing AI
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette references RIT research and findings on the toxicity rabbit hole of large language models. The RIT research team included Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering. (This content will require a subscription to view.)