News Stories
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April 9, 2021
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The James Webb Space Telescope’s First Year of Extraordinary Science Has Been Revealed
Scientific American talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about the program she is leading to use the James Webb Space Telescope to study thousands of the earliest galaxies in the universe.
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April 7, 2021
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RIT grad Tisa Zito talks new documentary, 'ForeverMoore'
Fox Rochester talks to Tisa Zito '09 (film and animation) about her directorial debut with the documentary ForeverMoore; The Angelo Project.
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April 7, 2021
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What We Watched and Facebook Data Breached
The Earl David Reed, Megan and Pat radio show, on WAIO-FM (95.1), features Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, discussing the recent Facebook data breach. The segment begins at the 14-minute mark.
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April 5, 2021
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Health Care A.I. Needs to Get Real
Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, talks with Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad '06 (computer science), principal research scientist at KenSci Inc., about using artificial intelligence in the medical field. Selinger has published six pieces on Medium’s OneZero platform about the intersection of technology and liberal arts.
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April 1, 2021
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Far out, but up close and personal with pot
City Newspaper highlights work by Ted Kinsman, associate professor from RIT's School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, photographing microscopic parts of the cannabis plant.
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March 29, 2021
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RIT supply chain expert on Suez Canal blockage: Economic impact in 2-6 weeks
WROC-TV talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about what to expect following the Suez Canal blockage.
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March 29, 2021
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If everyone on Earth sat in the ocean at once, how much would sea level rise?
Tony Wong, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, explains volume and displacement for the "Curious Kids" series published by The Conversation.
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March 28, 2021
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RIT to develop new solar technology
WROC-TV talks to Seth Hubbard, professor of physics, about developing low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells.
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March 25, 2021
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American Sign Language Finds Its Spotlight
The New York Times interviews and features artwork by Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences).
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March 25, 2021
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3 sectors that could be impacted by the battery boom
Market Watch talks to Matt Ganter, assistant research professor, about how better batteries will impact the electric vehicle, energy, and clean energy industries.
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March 24, 2021
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Job preparedness key to RIT’s game design and development receiving Princeton recognition
WROC-TV talks to David Schwartz, director of Interactive Games and Media, and Coehl Gleckner, fifth-year interactive games and media student, about RIT’s game design and development programs.
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March 24, 2021
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Integrating diverse satellite images sharpens our picture of activity on Earth
Essay by Amanda Ziemann ’10, ’11 MS (applied mathematics), a remote sensing scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, published by Space.com.
