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Twelve RIT alumni have been honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards for the 2023-2024 year. The Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented annually by each of RIT’s nine colleges, the School of Individualized Study, and the RIT Graduate School to alumni who have performed at the highest levels of their profession or who have contributed to the advancement and leadership of civic, philanthropic, or service organizations.

The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Irshad Altheimer, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and director of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about gang-related violence.

On October 24, gun-ink maker and artist Thomas Little presents workshop and demo.

The earliest written record of hearing loss is believed to date from 1550 BC in ancient Egypt, and written evidence for early sign language and changing attitudes toward deaf individuals comes from Plato in 350 BC—but, according to Sophia Williams ’23, there isn’t much that reflects the significance of these findings in archaeological scholarship. Williams received a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to fund her graduate education at University of York so she can help fill this gap of knowledge.

WXXI reports on a potential partnership between the city of Rochester and RIT to study data related to shootings.

Vincent Alban, a fourth-year photojournalism student, coupled human connection and visual storytelling to craft an emotional capstone project about families and community organizations celebrating fallen loved ones and advocating for change.

WHEC-TV talks to John McCluskey, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, about a grant received by Ernest Fokoue, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, to study how to analyze body-worn camera footage. McCluskey is also part of the research project.

Professor Ernest Fokoue from RIT’s School of Mathematical Sciences is teaming up with the Rochester Police Department (RPD) to use statistical machine learning to analyze body-worn camera footage and help improve police training.

Rochester Beacon talks to Mike Green, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, about the dangerousness standard.

Spectrum News features an RIT panel on police body camera footage and talks to John McCluskey, professor of criminal justice, and student Peyton D'Anthony.

WHEC-TV talks to Michael Green, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, about the dangerousness standard, related to holding suspects without bail.

The Democrat and Chronicle interviews Professor Irshad Altheimer, director of RIT's Center for Public Safety Initiatives, and Victor Davidson, program director of Upward Bound, about anti-violence youth programs. (This content requires a subscription to view.)