News by Topic: Faculty

The number of satellites launched into space reached an all-time high in 2025, and that number is expected to increase exponentially within the next decade.

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.

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.

Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, joins WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson to explain what surveillance pricing is and what should be done about it.

For many scholars of history, having conversations with their chosen figure of study is nothing but a dream. For assistant professor Ellen Tani, that dream became a reality.

Researchers at RIT have developed a new computer chip design approach that allows electronic systems to automatically adapt to real-world conditions, improving how devices manage power in everyday use.

A new cohort of faculty researchers is representing how the university continues to grow its research ecosystem. RIT offers a robust suite of proposal-development workshops and seed-funding programs that help researchers generate preliminary results and strengthen future proposals.

WHEC-TV features Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the Department of Photographic Arts and Sciences, whose camera mount was used on the International Space Station, with NASA astronaut Don Pettit highlighting how it enhances space photography.

WHAM-TV speaks to Don Pettit, NASA astronaut, about a camera mount designed by Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, used to capture images from the International Space Station and support storytelling through space photography.

WROC-TV highlights a camera mount designed at RIT and used on the International Space Station, featuring comments from NASA astronaut Don Pettit about how the device improves space photography and storytelling.

RIT computing researchers are fusing physics and AI to transform healthcare.

In the RIT President’s letter from the spring 2026 RIT University Magazine, Bill Sanders introduced RIT’s Strategic Framework for the next decade.