Newsmakers

Highlighting the professional and academic accomplishments of College of Liberal Arts students, faculty, and staff.

Newsmakers are a quick and easy way to acknowledge the professional and academic accomplishments of RIT students, faculty, and staff, such as publishing an article in a scholarly journal, presenting research at a conference, serving on a panel discussion, earning a scholarship, or winning an award. Newsmakers appear in News and Events as well as the "In the News" section on faculty/staff directory profile pages.

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November 2025

  • November 7, 2025

    Richard Fadok, assistant professor of anthropology, was interviewed by University of Rochester’s student newspaper, Campus Times, about how humans shape our architectural environment.

  • November 7, 2025

    Katrina Overby, assistant professor in the School of Communication, co-presented “The Postdoc and Beyond: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities” at the Southern Region Education Board Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. The talk offered attendees advice and showcased best practices for securing and navigating the unique opportunities and challenges of a postdoctoral fellowship. 

  • November 7, 2025

    Natalie Crowell and Olivia Croteau, fourth-year humanities, computing, and design students, presented the paper “AI-Driven Data Fusion for Humanitarian Visual Analytics: Integrating Multimodal Social Media Insights on Ukrainian Refugee Displacement” at the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference on Oct. 23 in Golden, Colo. Their work expands on Fulbright-supported research led by co-author Brian Tomaszewski, professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media, focusing on applying AI-enabled social media analytics to better understand Ukrainian refugee displacement in Poland.

  • November 7, 2025

    As part of an ongoing collaboration with computer scientists at Virginia Tech, Shaun Foster, professor in the School of Design, and Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, contributed to a paper titled “Visceral Notice and Privacy Mechanisms for Eye Tracking in Augmented Reality.” The paper received an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper Award at the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality. The paper was co-authored by Nissi Otoo, Kailon Blue, G. Nikki Rameriz, Selinger, Foster, and Brendan David-John.

  • November 5, 2025

    As part of an ongoing collaboration with computer scientists at Virginia Tech, Shaun Foster, professor in the School of Design, and Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, contributed to a paper titled “Visceral Notice and Privacy Mechanisms for Eye Tracking in Augmented Reality.” The paper recently received an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper Award at the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality. The paper was co-authored by Nissi Otoo, Kailon Blue, G. Nikki Rameriz, Selinger, Foster, and Brendan David-John.

  • November 5, 2025

    Evelyn Brister, professor in the Department of Philosophy, delivered “Philosophical 'Fieldwork:’ Public Engagement through Research” at the Public Philosophy Network conference in Hamilton, Ontario. The talk examined the value of participatory research in the humanities and encouraged philosophers to develop skills in community-engaged methodologies.

  • November 5, 2025

    Eun Sook Kwon, associate professor in the School of Communication, has joined the Journal of Advertising Research as an associate editor.

  • November 3, 2025

    Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, gave the keynote address titled “The Business Case for AI Ethics” at the 2025 Ethical Business in the Age of AI conference at the University of North Florida. His keynote addressed common challenges and frustrations business leaders face relating to AI and tech ethics and emphasized ethics as a strategic asset that can help companies reduce risk and build trust.

October 2025

  • October 30, 2025

    Yuhan Huang, assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, participated in a roundtable discussion with journalist and activist Shiori Ito, following a screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary Black Box Diaries on Oct. 25 at Hamilton College.

  • October 30, 2025

    Hinda Mandell, professor in the School of Communication, delivered two talks and a filmed performance on “Democratizing craft knowledge in the U.S. university classroom” for the Bicentennial International Conference on Craft Sciences, Oct. 22-24 in Mariestad, Sweden.