News Stories

WHEC-TV speaks with Julie Purpura, visiting lecturer of hospitality and tourism management at RIT, about the university’s wine and beverage courses, which offer students hands-on learning experiences that can lead to careers in the beverage industry or foster a lifelong appreciation for wine.

Spectrum News speaks with Kathryn Cilano, director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about RIT's Roar the Vote campaign, which helps students access reliable voting information, navigate the registration process, and participate in elections.

News Radio WHAM 1180 talks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer of cybersecurity at RIT, about the cyber hacking of French grocery store freezers. (Interview starts at 1 minutes, 42 seconds.)

Sports Business Journal features the book Ralph C. Wilson Jr., The Conscience of the NFL, published by RIT Press, by sports historian Greg D. Tranter. The book explores the Buffalo Bills founder’s influence on Buffalo and his role in shaping the NFL.

RIT President Bill Sanders will make his first appearance of the fall semester on WITR-FM (89.7) radio at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22.

WROC-TV highlights RIT’s Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend, which featured a special appearance by renowned science educator Bill Nye.

Daily Mail interviews RIT software engineering professor Ashique KhudaBukhsh about AI safety vulnerabilities and how image-generation models can reproduce stereotypes associated with sexual orientation, race, and criminality.

Tigers of Geographic Information and Research is more than a geography club, although its members do love maps. Geographic information systems technology is used to analyze and visualize location-based data, with applications varying from urban planning and environmental management to crime analysis. 

ABC27 speaks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer of cybersecurity at RIT, about the cyberattack disrupting GIANT Food Stores’ online services, the challenges of restoring complex retail systems, and the potential role of AI in cyberattacks.

RIT Professor Christina Goudreau Collison has received an award for excellence in teaching from a branch of the American Chemical Society.

Spectrum News speaks with Garret Arcoraci, principal lecturer in the School of Information, and students in RIT's artificial intelligence program about AI ethics, potential risks, government oversight, and preparing students to develop and use the technology responsibly.

The Mercer Island Reporter interviews 2025 RIT game design and development graduate Brandon Korn about Space Raccoons: Raccoons in Space, a game he and fellow RIT students developed while at RIT.