News Stories
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February 8, 2024
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Reframing history: RIT student links alumnus Bernie Boston's work with family archive
WHAM-TV features RIT student Athena Lemon, a fourth-year School of Individualized Study student, who curated a new exhibit in RIT’s University Gallery featuring the photography of RIT alumnus Bernie Boston.
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February 7, 2024
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Raising awareness on Safer Internet Day
Spectrum News talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, and Anthony Ioppolo, a fourth-year cybersecurity major, about Safer Internet Day and cybersecurity online.
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February 7, 2024
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All about deepfake technology
South Korean international broadcasting station KBS World Radio talks about deepfakes with Matthew Wright, professor and chair of the Department of Cybersecurity. The interview, on the daily current affairs show Korea24, starts at 19 minutes and 50 seconds and ends around 40 minutes and 45 seconds.
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February 6, 2024
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Former NTID student will sign the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
WROC-TV speaks to Daniel Durant, former NTID student, about signing the National Anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl.
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February 6, 2024
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Revolutionizing Design for a More Inclusive World
Core77 features Juan Carlos Noguera, assistant professor in the School of Design, about receiving the 2024 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design for his equitable approach to product design.
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February 5, 2024
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AI red teams see the internet's worst so we don't have to
WBUR talks to Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, about teams who identify and address harmful aspects of artificial intelligence by testing and providing feedback on AI responses.
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February 5, 2024
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Homicide in Rochester dropped last year. Can efforts get us to pre-pandemic levels?
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 the local impact of homicide prevention efforts.
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February 3, 2024
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Western N.Y. workforce training program helps refugees get jobs
Spectrum News talks to Jerrie Hsieh, professor, and Muhammet Kesgin, associate professor, both in the Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation at Saunders College of Business, about a new workforce training program aimed at refugees.
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February 2, 2024
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Centuries-old astronomy texts find new home at RIT
WHAM-TV features the donation of texts by early astronomers Copernicus and Sacrobosco to RIT's Cary Graphic Arts Collection.
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February 1, 2024
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Researcher proposes DNA-based computing platform
Blocks and Files talks to Amlan Ganguly, department head, Department of Computer Engineering, about his research on DNA-based computing platforms.
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February 1, 2024
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Meet the woman creating community for Black women in film
Good Morning America speaks to Chris Wairegi '14 (film and animation and advertising photography), founder of the organization 600 Black Women, about how the nonprofit focuses on uplifting black women in the film community.
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February 1, 2024
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RIT working on ‘De-Fake’ project to detect what’s real on the internet
WROC-TV talks to John Sohrawardi, a cybersecurity Ph.D. student, about the dangers of deepfake imagery.
