News Stories

AdvisorSmith talks to Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about cyber insurance for business owners.

Consumer Reports talks to Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, about alternatives to traditional Christmas trees.

Time magazine talks to Daniel Johnson, chair of the Department of Packaging Science, about the mechanics behind reuse programs.

EdScoop talks to Derek Sylvester, director of building environmental services and infrastructure, about RIT's three floor-cleaning robots.

Spectrum News features Eric Kunsman, lecturer in the Department of Visual Communications Studies and adjunct professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, and his project photographing payphones in the Rochester area.

Scientific American talks to Callie Babbitt, professor of sustainability, about the scale of the e-waste problem and how researchers want to solve it.

WXXI talks to RIT President David Munson and Thomas Warfield, director of dance, about a new bust of singer and actor William Warfield.

Although they may not be shaking hands this year, Rochester Institute of Technology students will once again be making in-person connections with potential employers for spring co-ops and full-time employment as the university-wide career fair is held Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gordon Field House.

A new fundraising effort at NTID will aid in eliminating financial roadblocks for sign-language interpreters of color registering for the national certification exam.

Essay by Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.

Registration is open for Mechanics’ Institutes Worldwide 2021, a free virtual conference on Oct. 15 honoring the 200th anniversary of the founding of the first Mechanics Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. RIT's Corinna Schlombs and Liz Call will virtually join experts from around the world as they share knowledge on the start of the Mechanics’ Institute movement in the 19th century and what the movement represents today.

A new platform designed specifically for the RIT community is creating a professional development bridge between students and alumni. Tigers Connect, a ‘flash mentoring’ platform that officially launched Sept. 27, serves as a one-stop shop where users can create profiles, set preferences, and customize any information that they want shared.