News Stories

PetaPixel reports that RIT alumni Katrina Willoughby and Paul Reichert trained Artemis II astronauts in photography, highlighting how their instruction helped astronauts capture high-quality images during the lunar mission.

WHAM-TV highlights New York state’s move to include American Sign Language in its language access law.

WHEC-TV reports on New York state expanding its language access law to include American Sign Language, highlighting efforts to improve access to government information through ASL-translated content.

WROC-TV speaks to Erin Finton, lecturer at NTID, about the Grammar Laboratory app she helped develop with Google to support deaf and hard-of-hearing students in learning English and ASL.

Reuters speaks to RIT alumni Katrina Willoughby and Paul Reichert about training Artemis II astronauts in photography techniques, highlighting how their instruction helped produce high-quality images during the lunar mission.

WHEC-TV speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer of cybersecurity, about Roblox’s new age-based accounts and parental controls aimed at improving child safety online.

The Conversation features research from Panteha Torabian, biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. student, examining how certain antibiotics can trigger bacteria to release particles that may increase inflammation, with implications for treating severe infections.

Democrat & Chronicle speaks to architect Michael Maltzan, performing arts scholar Jeffrey Gross, and President Emeritus David Munson about the design of RIT’s new performing arts center, highlighting its creative spaces and role in supporting collaboration and the arts.

Democrat & Chronicle speaks to Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology and Society, about the Climate Havens Symposium co-hosted with the University of Rochester, exploring the human impact of climate migration.

CITY speaks to Thomas Warfield, professor of practice in RIT/NTID’s performing arts department, about his final production “Pure Imagination: The Magical Candy Shoppe,” highlighting interdisciplinary collaboration and the role of creativity in student learning.

Fox Rochester speaks to Thomas Warfield, professor of practice, and performer Talayeh Delis about “Pure Imagination: The Magical Candy Shoppe,” a multidisciplinary performance that marks his final production after 28 years at the university.

The Conversation publishes a column by Christye Sisson, director and Gannett Chair for the photographic arts and sciences program, exploring how astronaut photography from the Artemis II mission highlights the importance of human perspective in an era of AI-generated images.