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May 29, 2025
The 2025 Trailblazers in Higher Education
City & State featured Vanessa Herman, vice president for RIT Government and Community Relations, among notable leaders at colleges and universities in New York who are giving students a leg up and getting them to broaden their horizons.
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May 28, 2025
Separating the art from the artist
Thomas Warfield, director of dance and professor of practice at NTID's Department for Performing Arts, appeared on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss consumer's relationships with artists and their creative work, and whether one can truly separate the art from the artist.
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May 28, 2025
AI expert: ‘Use common sense’ as generative AI videos become more realistic
WROC-TV talks with Matthew Wright, endowed professor and chair of RIT's Department of Cybersecurity, about the capabilities of Google VEO 3 and other generative AI video platforms.
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May 26, 2025
We used AI for retirement planning advice and were surprised by what we found
Market Watch talks with James Mallory, professor at NTID, about how people could use artificial intelligence to handle complex financial calculations that previously required extensive spreadsheet work.
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May 26, 2025
He Went to Minneapolis and Never Really Left
Times Insider, a behind-the-scenes series published by The New York Times, interviews Assistant Professor Joshua Rashaad McFadden about his coverage of the protests in Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd; and how he's continued his coverage over the last five years.
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May 24, 2025
Rochester Prep celebrates college acceptances, $3.2M in scholarships
WROC-TV reports that all 100 students in Rochester Prep's graduating class will attend college, with some graduates heading to RIT.
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May 23, 2025
Global South Needs to Lower Its Guard On GM Crops
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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May 22, 2025
Habitat loss and climate change make it tough to be an amphibian. Some humans are helping
An article co-authored by photojournalism student Maryel Pryce, published by The Associated Press, discussing how amphibians in New York are facing significant threats from habitat loss due to development and the effects of climate change.
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May 22, 2025
Ahmed bin Saeed Attends Graduation of 300 Students from RIT Dubai
Emirates 24/7 speaks to RIT Dubai President Youssef Al-Assaf and RIT Dubai board member Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh about the graduation of 300 students from RIT Dubai, highlighting the university's role in advancing Dubai's knowledge economy and future-ready workforce.
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May 22, 2025
6 Innovative New Technologies NASA Is Exploring
SlashGear speaks to Stephen Polly, manager of operations for the Semiconductor Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory, about his Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator study being explored by NASA.
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May 22, 2025
RIT researchers develop self-healing photopolymers for 3D printing to enhance part longevity and sustainability
3D Printing Industry discusses the research of Christopher Lewis, associate professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology; graduate student Vincent Mei; and biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. student Kory Schimmelpfenning, which focuses on self-healing photopolymers for 3D printing that should enhance part longevity and sustainability.
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May 22, 2025
RIT and UR leads breakthroughs in quantum technology advancements
WROC-TV speaks to Stefan Preble, professor in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering, about the breakthrough in quantum technology advancements.