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The American Physical Society is recognizing RIT Professor Carlos Lousto for significant contributions to physics research and the advancement of underrepresented minority scientists.

WROC-TV features Tina Chapman DaCosta, Diversity Theatre Program director.

Organizers of RIT’s Photonics for Quantum Workshop discuss the future of quantum technology.

Futurism features Jason Nordhaus, an NTID assistant professor of physics and a program faculty member in RIT’s astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. program.

Site preparation is underway for RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute, a new wing of the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences that will help the university become a nexus of cybersecurity education and research.

Danielle Gonzalez, a computing and information sciences Ph.D. student at RIT, was one of only 10 outstanding doctoral students in North America selected to receive the 2019 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship.

The pioneering work of Abram Games, a prominent British graphic designer renowned for his inimitable wartime poster designs, is now on display at University Gallery in Booth Hall on the RIT campus through March 9.

RIT has received a $165,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support assessment initiatives that will inform and strengthen short- and long-term research goals and institutional planning at RIT’s Image Permanence Institute.

Meet Lawrence Lee, an electrical engineering dual-degree student from Yonkers, N.Y., who is passionate about promoting diversity and helping his fellow AALANA students succeed.

John Seely Brown, former chief scientist of Xerox Corp. and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), will be the keynote speaker for RIT’s annual commencement celebration.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 7: What becomes of unharvested crops, apples that grocery stores don’t sell, leftovers from a banquet? Food waste is a global issue with social, economic and environmental implications. Associate professors of sustainability Callie Babbitt and Tom Trabold discuss the problem and offer some practical and personal solutions that are helping influence public policy.

RIT Esports is joining a national collegiate league commission by the Electronic Gaming Federation and moving into a new space the university is designating for esports competitions.