News by Topic: Faculty
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November 4, 2026
Thousands of Capital Region Water customers’ information leaked in emails
ABC27 interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer of cybersecurity at RIT, after the personal information of thousands of Capital Region Water customers was leaked in an email.
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November 2, 2026
RIT receives grant to expand access to computing education
RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to expand access to computing and information technology education for secondary and post-secondary students.
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November 2, 2026
What new research tells us about attracting and retaining effective educators in high-poverty schools
Rochester Business Journal features an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, examining research showing how performance-based financial incentives can help disadvantaged schools attract and retain effective teachers, improve student achievement, and offer lessons for Rochester’s public schools.
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October 30, 2026
SUNY ESF’s 5 new bird murals double as artistic expression, bird protection
The Daily Orange speaks with Richard Fadok, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology in the School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Sciences, about the dangers of bird collisions with buildings, and the significance of student-led efforts at SUNY-ESF to install bird-friendly murals that help prevent window strikes.
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October 29, 2026
‘TheWrap’ names RIT No. 21 in its list of top 50 film schools
The ranking recognizes RIT’s mix of degree programs, emphasis on collaboration between creative and technical disciplines, hands-on production and research facilities, and partnerships with industry organizations.
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October 27, 2026
RIT students, scientist work toward ear infection vaccine
A partnership between RIT and Rochester Regional Health is bringing students into the lab to help advance an ear infection vaccine and launch careers in science and medicine.
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October 27, 2026
Viruses obey the laws of physics – studying how can help researchers understand why they infect people differently and lead to better treatments
The Conversation features an essay by Tori Russell, biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate; Karin Wuertz-Kozak, Harvey J. Palmer Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; and Maureen Ferran, professor of biology, exploring how physical forces and tissue stiffness influence viral infections and how this research could lead to better treatments.
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October 23, 2026
RIT research reveals why women stay silent in rude workplaces
Research from an RIT professor shows that rudeness in the workplace keeps good ideas from being shared, and that women are most likely to hold back because of it.
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October 21, 2026
RIT researchers find everyday vaping delivers more nicotine than expected
RIT researchers are studying real-world e-cigarette use to better understand nicotine exposure and inform future testing standards.
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October 21, 2026
Not just for hospitality majors: RIT wine classes can lead to careers or a lifelong hobby
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.
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October 20, 2026
RIT cybersecurity expert explains French grocery store hack
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.)
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October 19, 2026
Can you pick which face is 'gay' or 'criminal'? Professor sounds alarm over creepy way Google assigns characteristics
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.