News by Topic: Faculty
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October 30, 2019
Photographing Rochester one pay phone at a time
City Newspaper features Eric Kunsman, lecturer in the Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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October 30, 2019
Could Congress reverse Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria?
Essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, published by The Conversation.
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October 30, 2019
Instacart shoppers planning strike, demand higher tips
WHAM-TV talks to Clyde Hull, professor of management, about gig economy workers.
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October 29, 2019
Bee-Friendly Companies Are Getting the Science of the Crisis Completely Wrong
OneZero talks to Kaitlin Stack Whitney, assistant professor in the science, technology and society department and the environmental sciences program, about the effect of corporations' efforts to protect honeybee populations.
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October 29, 2019
College of Liberal Arts earns 2019 Changing Hearts and Minds Award
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts received recognition for its success diversifying the university’s faculty ranks and helping to advance RIT’s overall commitment to diversity. The college earned RIT’s 2019 Changing Hearts and Minds Award, sponsored annually by RIT’s Office of the Provost and the Office of Faculty Diversity and Recruitment.
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October 28, 2019
An innovative approach to helping the homeless
The Rochester Beacon talks to Caroline Easton, professor in RIT’s School of Behavioral Health Sciences, about a new program to help the homeless with opioid addiction and mental illness.
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October 25, 2019
Shedding light on black holes
The Christian Science Monitor talks to Manuela Campanelli, professor and director of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation.
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October 21, 2019
RIT cybersecurity research recognized at top computing conference in London
RIT researchers are heading to London in November to share four of their top cybersecurity research projects at an Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) conference. The RIT research varies from studying new machine-learning cyberattacks to an analysis of Security Operations Center issues.
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October 21, 2019
Parenting app for mothers being developed at RIT
Research is underway at RIT to create an app that will serve as a resource to help young mothers answer questions about raising a child, connect them with programs and resources, as well as foster a virtual parenting community.
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October 21, 2019
RIT researcher receives NSF grant to help build a synthetic neuron and neural network
Researchers from RIT and six other universities are teaming up to build synthetic neurons and a programmable network of such neurons in an effort to better understand the rules of life. The project is part of the National Science Foundation’s “Big Ideas” initiative— 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering.
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October 20, 2019
Quilt honors victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
WROC-TV features Hinda Mandell, associate professor in the School of Communication, and her Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh project.
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October 18, 2019
At MAGIC Center, David Long balances student opportunities with professional work
The Rochester Business Journal features David Long, director of RIT's MAGIC Center and MAGIC Spell Studios.