Antonella Lombardo, a fourth-year physician assistant student, was selected to receive a Rochester Regional PA Association Scholarship Award based on credibility, civic involvement, and academic success. 

Santosh Kurinec, professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering and extended faculty in Golisano Institute for Sustainability, presented “Solar Photovoltaics Growth from Farmlands to Waterfronts and the Impact on Energy Supply and Demand” at the IEEE Boston Electron Devices Society Distinguished Lecturer seminar on March 12 at MIT. Kurinec’s talk explored how solar panels can be integrated into farmlands and bodies of water to expand renewable energy production and discussed strategies for balancing the electricity grid as solar power continues to grow. Kurinec also presented “Atoms to Devices: Sustainable Semiconductor Engineering.” 

 

Dan Harel, adjunct professor of industrial design, wrote Network: An Inclusive Approach to Design with a Focus on Access Technologies and Health Care, published by RIT Press. The book offers suggestions, tools, and a flexible model for those engaged in solving problems.

Hamad Ghazle, professor and head of the Department of Clinical Health Professions, was elected as secretary of the Sonography Community of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). As secretary, Ghazle will help shape the direction of the AIUM.

The College Student—and His Cat Meme—Who Hunted the World’s Biggest Cyberweapon >
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.)

A curious secret of color vision revealed by scientists >
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.

Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s  >
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.

Going Solar: RIT prof offers pros/cons of installing panels  >
WROC-TV speaks to Eric Hittinger, chair of the Department of Public Policy, about the costs and benefits of installing solar panels, including guidance on net metering and staying connected to the electrical grid.

RIT to launch new AI bachelors’ program, first of its kind in Rochester area >
WROC-TV interviews Matt Huenerfauth, dean of RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and a cybersecurity student about the new bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence starting in 2026.

At RIT, a class on mending clothes pushes back on fast fashion >
WXXI News speaks to Hinda Mandell, professor of journalism, about her “Global Craftivism, Gender and Handwork” course, where students use sewing and mending as a form of sustainability and activism.