News
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January 28, 2025
Can Trump’s Move to Block Birthright Citizenship Survive the 14th Amendment?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Medium.
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January 28, 2025
Excommunication sounds pretty good about now
An essay by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 28, 2025
William H. Sanders named RIT’s 11th president
The dean of Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering is praised for his research credentials, success in global partnerships and entrepreneurship, and strong student engagement. He starts at RIT July 1.
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January 24, 2025
How Tariffs Can Impact Your Small Business: An Up-To-Date Guide
Nav speaks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, about the impact.
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January 24, 2025
The Ugliest Thing San Francisco Ever Built: Lessons for AI Infrastructure
An essay by Eryk Salvaggio, visiting lecturer in the College of Liberal Arts, published by Tech Policy Press.
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January 23, 2025
How engineers are working to solve the renewable energy storage problem
Yale Climate Connections speaks with Eric Hittinger, department chair in the Department of Public Policy, about renewable energy storage.
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January 23, 2025
Alm and Fitch awarded NSF grant to study visual prosody in ASL in collaboration with Gallaudet University
Linguists face a resource gap for studying visual prosody and its grammatical and emotional functions in sign languages, and for creating AI systems capable of processing visual prosody. Faculty members affiliated with RIT’s Ph.D. program in Cognitive Science aim to fill that gap through Deaf scientist-centered research.
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January 21, 2025
How to improve policing with evidence-based training
Rochester Beacon features an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability.
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January 21, 2025
Historic theater pipe organ destined for RIT
The first pieces of a massive, historic theater pipe organ built more than 90 years ago have been installed at RIT’s music performance theater, which is currently under construction.
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January 17, 2025
Industrial Policy: Why is it Criticized and is there a Role for it in the 2020s?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Medium.
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January 15, 2025
New program connects multidisciplinary student teams with faculty mentors
Spearheaded by RIT’s Division of Academic Affairs and Professor Joe Geigel, the rigorous program engages undergraduate and graduate students in long-term, large-scale, multidisciplinary projects led by faculty researchers.
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January 2, 2025
RIT trio triumphs in global trading challenge
The team, supported by faculty adviser and finance professor Hao Zhang, won the 2024 Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge.