RIT in the Headlines
RIT in the Headlines
RIT is making headlines across the national and regional media landscape. Here are the highlights from February 2022.
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February 24, 2022
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YouTube's Captions Insert Explicit Language in Kids' Videos
Wired interviews RIT assistant professor Ashique KhudaBukhsh about his research studying the AI algorithms that create auto-captions on YouTube and Amazon.
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February 19, 2022
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Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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February 15, 2022
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DeLorean Wants to Go Back to the Future as an Electric Sports Car
The Street talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about challenges with breaking into the electric vehicle industry.
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February 11, 2022
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In the galleries: The art of looking inward to provoke societal change
The Washington Post features RIT/NTID alumni Youmee Lee ’13 (professional technical communications) and Laural Hartman ’05 (illustration), ’07 MS (secondary education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing), ’20 MFA (fine arts studio) and former Dyer Arts Center Director Tabitha Jacques.
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February 10, 2022
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As Cyberattacks Roil Colleges, Many Look to Faculty Members and Students for Help
The Chronicle of Higher Education talks to Ben Woelk, governance, awareness, and training manager, about RIT's programs to help strengthen campus cybersecurity. (This content requires a free subscription to view.)
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February 9, 2022
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Cyberattack Misinformation Could Be Plan for Ukraine Invasion
Scientific American talks to Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, about cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns.
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February 7, 2022
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Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show to be first to feature ASL performers, on NBCSports.com and NBC Sports app
The NFL and the National Association of the Deaf announce that Deaf musician Sean Forbes ’08 (applied arts and sciences) will sign the Halftime Show with Deaf musician Warren “Wawa” Snipe.
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February 1, 2022
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China has no plan for who will succeed Xi Jinping – leaving the nation and the world in uncertainty
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation. This article was republished by Business Insider and the Houston Chronicle, among others.
