News by Topic: Faculty
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May 19, 2026
Examining AI's role in New York's data center controversy
Spectrum News speaks to Ke Xu, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about the growing demand for data centers as artificial intelligence use expands and the debate over their economic and environmental impact in New York state.
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May 19, 2026
Is India’s Teacher Knowledge Gap Quietly Undermining Learning?
Basis Point Insight features a column by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how gaps in teacher subject knowledge in India may be affecting classroom learning outcomes and educational equity.
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May 19, 2026
Political Pulse: What suspending the federal gas tax means
WHAM-TV speaks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, about the impact a gas tax suspension would have.
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May 18, 2026
Dimah Dera and students to develop trustworthy AI through NSF CAREER Award
RIT imaging science endowed assistant professor Dimah Dera has received an NSF CAREER Award to engage students to develop trustworthy AI.
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May 18, 2026
Ke Xu earns NSF CAREER Award to research edge computing and AI technology
RIT assistant professor Ke Xu received a NSF CAREER Award to work with students to build AI hardware using edge computing technology.
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May 18, 2026
Professor earns NSF CAREER Award to defend AI models from attackers
RIT computer science professor Weijie Zhao has earned a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to defend machine learning from adversarial threats.
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May 18, 2026
You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows
The Conversation features a column by Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, examining how conversational pressure can cause AI chatbots to accept and reinforce false information, revealing vulnerabilities in large language models.
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May 14, 2026
COSMOS-Web team releases the most detailed map ever of the cosmic web
Nearly one year ago, the COSMOS-Web research team released the largest view ever of the universe. Now, scientists have released a map showing more detail on the density of galaxies in the universe.
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May 12, 2026
Bribes, Bureaucracy and the Case for a Universal Basic Income
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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May 11, 2026
RIT design lab turns student talent into real-world results
When the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute needed an animated short film explaining the climate impacts of food waste, they utilized the talent inside a budding student-run design studio within the College of Art and Design.
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May 11, 2026
RIT receives positive feedback on reaccreditation after campus visit
RIT is in the homestretch of its reaccreditation process, and all signs are very favorable after a spring site visit by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education evaluation team.
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May 11, 2026
What Will It Take to Modernize the US Power Grid?
Gizmodo features insights from Eric Hittinger, chair of the Department of Public Policy, on the challenges of modernizing the U.S. power grid, including rising electricity demand, AI-driven energy use, and the costs of upgrading aging infrastructure.