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Connections with Evan Dawson includes Christy Tyler, professor of environmental science, in a discussion about what we need to know about microplastics and protecting our health.

WROC-TV highlights the second annual New York State High School Film Fest at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, where student filmmakers from across New York showcased their work and competed for awards in categories including drama, comedy, and horror.

Barron's examines Elon Musk’s vision for space-based AI data centers and includes insight from Seth Hubbard, professor and head of the School of Physics and Astronomy, who studies space solar power. (This content will require a subscription to view.)

The Conversation features analysis by Agamemnon Crassidis, professor of mechanical engineering, on how upcoming FAA regulations could accelerate the use of autonomous drones for package delivery, infrastructure inspection, agriculture, emergency response, and other commercial applications.

Rochester Business Journal reports that Hassan Aziz has been appointed dean of RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology, bringing extensive experience in healthcare education, research, and academic leadership to the role beginning Aug. 1. (This content will require a subscription to view.)

A team of RIT researchers, led by Professor Linwei Wang, is improving healthcare by creating hybrid AI digital twins of patient’s organs and diseases. The work will lead to real-time, physics-integrated digital twins of the liver and improved AI models that could assist doctors with heart surgery.

Rochester Beacon examines a new NextCorps innovation report and includes perspective from Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research, on Rochester’s strengths in research, patents, and entrepreneurship, while highlighting the need to better support startup growth, commercialization, and venture investment in the region.

Like Indiana Jones, researchers at RIT’s Interaction, Media, and Learning Lab hope to save pieces of history before they disappear so that people can learn from the designs.

Hassan Aziz will join RIT from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he currently serves as dean and professor of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. He starts on Aug. 1. 

Canary Media highlights research by Eric Hittinger, chair of the Department of Public Policy, showing that vehicle-to-grid technology could provide significant value to electric vehicle owners and the power grid by allowing EV batteries to store and return electricity when needed.

Inside Higher Ed speaks to Ben Woelk, governance, awareness, and training manager, on the importance of cybersecurity education for students, highlighting RIT’s efforts to prepare students for threats such as credential theft, job scams, and visa-related fraud.

The Chilean newspaper, El Mercurio, interviewed Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, about Anthropic’s recent call to slow or halt AI development if serious risks emerge, alongside the Trump administration’s executive order highlighting AI-related national security concerns. (This content is in Spanish and will require a subscription to read.)