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July 12, 2019
Professor honored with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
RIT computing professor Linwei Wang, whose research is advancing non-invasive personalized healthcare for heart diseases, is receiving the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.
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July 10, 2019
RIT scientists using technology to fight invasive plants
City Newspaper reports on work by Assistant Professor Christopher Kanan and Associate Professor Christy Tyler, both in the College of Science.
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June 24, 2019
Infrared imaging technology being developed to better detect breast cancer
Faculty and student researchers at RIT, and physicians from the Rochester Regional Health System (RRHS), developed a non-invasive process using infrared imaging to better detect cancerous tumors.
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June 21, 2019
RIT researchers among finalists for National Science Foundation Big Ideas Competition
A team RIT computing professors are finalists in the National Science Foundation 2026 Idea Machine competition for their proposal on Integrated Human-Machine Intelligence, beating out more than 800 other ideas.
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June 20, 2019
Artificial intelligence and Google Street View could hold the key to stopping invasive plants
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will award two RIT faculty members a grant to map roadside infestations of five key invasive plant species in the Finger Lakes and Adirondack Park over the next two years.
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May 20, 2019
Facebook's Face Recognition Privacy Setting Missing for Some Users
Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talks to Consumer Reports about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.
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May 15, 2019
RIT research helps artificial intelligence be more accurate, fair and inclusive
RIT has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to help make artificial intelligence smarter and more inclusive. The grant creates the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Computational Sensing for Human-centered AI and will allow a total of 30 undergraduate students from across the country to spend 10 weeks at RIT.
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May 13, 2019
Mobile apps give the blind and visually impaired a new sense of freedom
CNET features Kristen Shinohara, assistant professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies.
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April 27, 2019
Surprise spring snow doesn’t deter crowds at Imagine RIT
There’s always something new to experience at the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, which this year featured more than 400 exhibits, including a human hamster wheel, performances by student ensembles, cutting-edge video games and demonstrations to determine how color can affect your mood.
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April 17, 2019
Why You Can No Longer Get Lost in the Crowd
Guest essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published in The New York Times.
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April 12, 2019
RIT honors researchers
RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2018 at an April 11 reception. Also recognized were the 20 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 12 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires.
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April 6, 2019
Hey Google, sorry you lost your ethics council, so we made one for you
MIT Technology Review talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about Google's AI principles.