RIT in the Headlines
RIT in the Headlines
RIT is making headlines across the national and regional media landscape. Here are the highlights from September 2021.
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September 27, 2021
![a USB-C cable on top of a white keyboard.]()
All Small Electronics Should Have the Same Charging Port, New E.U. Rule Says
Scientific American talks to Callie Babbitt, professor of sustainability, about the scale of the e-waste problem and how researchers want to solve it.
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September 25, 2021
![a vial of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.]()
New Johnson & Johnson data shows second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19 – but one dose is still strong against delta variant
Essay by Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.
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September 15, 2021
![side-by-side covers of Time magazine featuring Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and Billie Eilish.]()
How We Chose the 2021 TIME100
Time mentions Pari Dukovic '06 (professional photographic illustration), who took two of the 2021 Time 100 covers (Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and Billie Eilish).
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September 10, 2021
![side-by-side images of the Veiled Virgin statue, with the right side color-coding what looks like the veil and what looks like the face.]()
Unveiling the Illusion
Scientific American references Flip Phillips, professor in the School of Film and Animation, and his work studying how sculptors create the effects of multiple materials, and how viewers can mentally separate the layers.
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September 10, 2021
![graphic illustration of city buildings and trees and people walking in the street.]()
Q&A: What’s dumb about smart cities
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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September 8, 2021
![stacks of shipping containers.]()
Shipping Storm Hastens Drive to Automate Supply Chains
Bloomberg featured the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) co-created by Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management at Saunders College of Business, and other leading supply chain researchers.
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September 7, 2021
![black and white image of a school building.]()
The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools
New York Times piece features photography by Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.
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September 6, 2021
![two people sitting on a bench talking.]()
Reimagining the face-to-face encounter in the time of COVID
CBC's Ideas podcast features Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, talking about facial recognition technology. Selinger's portion starts at the 33-minute mark.
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September 1, 2021
![three screenshots demonstrating how Apple alerts users to potentially explicit photos.]()
The slippery slope of surveillance is real
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
