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From building transformative research to enhancing the student experience and blending technology, the arts, and design, RIT’s leaders have impacted the university’s trajectory and transformed it throughout the decades.

The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are well equipped to document their journey around the moon because of training from Katrina Willoughby ’04 and Paul Reichert ’01. The flight operations imagery instructors gave the astronauts training for about two years before the launch on April 1.

WXXI speaks to Michael Yacci, senior associate dean in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about the university’s new artificial intelligence bachelor’s degree and its focus on ethics, law, and workforce preparation.

The Decoder reports on research by RIT that examines how many human evaluators are needed for reliable AI benchmarks, finding that more than 10 raters per example are often required to capture meaningful differences in model performance.

The president will field questions at WITR-FM (89.7) for the final time this academic year at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 9.

The Wall Street Journal writes about RIT computer science student Benjamin Brundage, who helped uncover the Kimwolf botnet that had internet experts baffled. (This content may require a subscription to view.)

The 747-seat venue is the first major theater project in the Rochester region in decades. It will provide a state-of-the-art performance hall, which will be used by students as well as community groups to hold concerts, talks, and other events.

Scientific American speaks to Benjamin Chin, assistant professor of imaging science, about new research showing how the human eye determines which color to focus on, with implications for vision science and virtual reality.

The Conversation features an essay by Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, discussing historical proposals to use nuclear explosives to build canals and their broader technological and environmental implications.

Recognizing faculty and staff who excel at the university’s experiential, interdisciplinary, and collective approach to education makes the Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship a highlight of the academic year.

Deborah Blizzard, who has taught in the College of Liberal Arts for 24 years, is a recipient of an Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. She is one of many faculty and staff members being recognized this year.

Daniel Worden, who teaches comics art and documentary media in the College of Art and Design, is the recipient of an Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. He is one of many faculty and staff members being recognized this year.