News by Topic: Faculty
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October 30, 2023
RIT scientists receive grant to expand work on a sign language lexicon for chemistry
A team of scientists at RIT will expand its work after receiving a large grant from the National Science Foundation to make chemistry more accessible for students who rely on American Sign Language interpreters in class. The team has been awarded nearly $380,000 for its proposal to transform chemistry for deaf and hard-of-hearing students via the design, implementation, and evaluation of a descriptive sign language lexicon.
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October 27, 2023
RIT professor co-authors research on biochar accelerating pathway to global decarbonization
Groundbreaking new research published this month—co-authored by research faculty at RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability—shows that carbon-removal solution biochar can play a significant role in emissions reductions at the global and national levels.
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October 26, 2023
Engineering faculty-researcher awarded grant to decrease computer chip vulnerabilities
Michael Zuzak, a faculty-researcher at RIT, is one of a growing field of engineers looking to improve computer chip security during manufacturing. Zuzak received a two-year National Science Foundation grant to use the developmental practice of logic obfuscation to enable system-wide security during the manufacturing and testing of integrated circuits.
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October 26, 2023
Technology takes a prominent role in Rochester’s health care higher ed programs
The Rochester Business Journal features the Human Movement Lab and talks to Jason Rich, lecturer in the exercise science program. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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October 25, 2023
Weed dealers in Rochester NY still leaving trail of death and destruction, 'gangs' or not
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Irshad Altheimer, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and director of the Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about gang-related violence.
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October 24, 2023
RIT’s Campanelli receives award for work in gravitational wave science
Distinguished Professor Manuela Campanelli has been honored with the American Physical Society’s (APS) 2024 Richard A. Isaacson Award in Gravitational-Wave Science for her extraordinary contributions to and leadership in the understanding and simulation of merging binaries of compact objects in strong-field gravity.
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October 23, 2023
An astrophysicist explains why even if you were right next to the Voyager probes 15 billion miles from the sun you could still see them
Business Insider talks to Michael Zemcov, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about how bright light from the sun would be at 15 million miles away.
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October 22, 2023
Don't expect the government to save us from misinformation
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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October 19, 2023
Scientists Found the Speed Limit of Merging Black Holes
Popular Mechanics talks to Carlos Lousto, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, about research on what happens when black holes collide.
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October 18, 2023
RIT Lecturer creates “HoloComix,” a new kind of graphic novel
WROC-TV features Jake Adams, lecturer in RIT’s School of Interactive Games and Media, and his digital holographic comics, or holocomics.
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October 15, 2023
Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? We asked 7 global experts
The Conversation asks Andre Hudson, dean of the College of Science, whether we will have antibiotics 50 years from now.
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October 13, 2023
Saunders College of Business nears completion of massive building project
RIT business students and faculty have experienced a number of major enhancements to Max Lowenthal Hall since the start of the fall semester, as the home of Saunders College of Business nears completion of a multi-million dollar expansion and renovation project.