News Stories
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October 18, 2024
More Solar Flares and Auroras Forecast As Sun Reaches 11-Year Peak
Newsweek speaks to RIT Professor Emeritus Roger Dube about how increased solar flares can cause geomagnetic storms and impact technology like GPS units on Earth.
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October 18, 2024
NASA engineer visits Rochester Prep classrooms
Rochester First highlights a visit from Clayton Turner '90 at Rochester Prep High School, where he discussed how his STEM education led him to his position at NASA.
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October 17, 2024
Brown bringing winning back to RIT women’s hockey
Pickin' Splinters speaks to RIT Women’s Hockey Head Coach Celeste Brown about her hope to revitalize the program by focusing on skill development, teamwork, and enhancing recruitment efforts to build a winning culture for the upcoming season.
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October 17, 2024
NASA space technology engineer visits Rochester Prep High School
WHAM-TV features RIT alumnus Clayton Turner '90, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, as he emphasizes the importance of STEM education and sharing his journey in the aerospace field.
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October 16, 2024
Repurposing pay phones to provide phone service for Rochesterians who can't afford it
WXXI News speaks to Eric Kunsman, assistant professor in the Department of Visual Communications Studies, about the GoodPhone Project, an initiative that repurposes pay phones into VoIP phones, providing essential phone services to people who cannot afford them. -
October 16, 2024
Local policy expert explains FEMA, national flood insurance program
Rochester First speaks to Qing Miao, associate professor in the Department of Public Policy, about the need for updated flood hazard maps and better preparedness to mitigate disaster damage. -
October 16, 2024
Rochester area cybersecurity experts weigh in on privacy technologies
The Rochester Business Journal speaks to Matthew Wright, endowed professor and department chair in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about the importance and emerging trends of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) in cybersecurity.
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October 14, 2024
From absentee ballots to free rides, local colleges break down barriers to get students voting
WHEC-TV speaks to Kathryn Cilano, director of RIT's Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about the university's efforts to engage students in the voting process through the “ROAR the Vote” initiative, which has registered over 500 students this year.
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October 11, 2024
Back to School 2024: 1.5M more students at higher education institutions worldwide gain access to Adobe Express
Adobe speaks to RIT President David Munson about RIT's designation as an Adobe Creative Campus and its commitment to equipping students with creative and digital skills for professional success.
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October 9, 2024
GCV&M offering new virtual tours of its historic village
Rochester First highlights the project put forth by Izzy Moyer '24 (museum studies), which will allow for student interns and co-ops to work across the museum’s departments.
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October 4, 2024
Is responding to work e-mails after hours a good or bad idea?
Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by the Rochester Business Journal. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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October 3, 2024
Four Upstate NY universities partner to form ‘Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine'
WBNG News 12 highlights a partnership between RIT, Binghamton University, Cornell University, and Syracuse University which aims to create the “Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine."