RIT in the Headlines

RIT is making headlines across the national and regional media landscape. Here are the highlights from June 2020.

June 23, 2020

Hubble Hubble: Telescope Provides Stunning New Images of Two Planetary Nebulas

How Stuff Works features work by Joel Kastner, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and School of Physics and Astronomy, and astrophysical science and technology Ph.D. students Jesse Bublitz and Paula Moraga.

June 25, 2020

A selective retreat from trade with China makes sense for the United States

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.
June 21, 2020

Rochester Native Documents Protests, Unrest Across the Country

Spectrum News features Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences who is documenting Black Lives Matter protests.
June 18, 2020

Why Oprah and Katy Perry invested in Apeel, a start-up trying to solve the food-waste crisis in the U.S.

CNBC talks to Carlos Diaz-Acosta, associate professor of packaging science, about consumer behavior and food-waste education.
June 10, 2020

IBM Exits Facial Recognition Business, Citing Concerns Over Racial Bias

Consumer Reports talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about the impact of IBM shutting down its facial recognition business.
June 10, 2020

Strained supply chains, resource scarcity drive heightened focus on circularity amid pandemic

Waste Dive features Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
June 6, 2020

How Should You Be Talking With Employees About Racism?

Entrepreneurship magazine talks to Donathan Brown, assistant provost and AVP for Faculty Diversity and Recruitment, about addressing the larger context of the current moment.
June 4, 2020

A Chat With Michee Smith, Google’s Security And Privacy Product Manager

Moguldom Nation talks with Michee Smith '03 (computer science), a security and privacy product manager at Google, about data privacy, her professional journey and inclusion in tech.
June 1, 2020

Game Design and Gaming During COVID-19

WXIR-FM’s “Evidence of Design” program interviews Owen Gottlieb, assistant professor of interactive games and media, about gaming during COVID-19.