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March 17, 2023
Voice deepfakes are calling – here’s what they are and how to avoid getting scammed
Essay by Matthew Wright, professor and chair, and Christopher Schwartz, postdoctoral research associate, both in the Department of Computing Security, published by The Conversation.
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March 16, 2023
High school teams get Charged Up! for 2023 FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional March 17-18
Robotics teams will take on the challenges of bringing energy to their communities in the upcoming FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional competition. The annual student robotics competition opens at the Gordon Field House at RIT on March 17.
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March 16, 2023
Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT accepting Community Grants Program applications
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is accepting applications for the organization’s 2023-2024 Community Grants Program. The program, founded in 2008, is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.
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March 16, 2023
RIT’s research division hosts PI Reception event March 21
RIT’s Principal Investigator Reception recognizes faculty and staff who have received external research funding, including the newest class of PI Millionaires, a group of faculty researchers that have surpassed $1 million in career funding at RIT.
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March 15, 2023
Understanding federal PFAs pollution proposal
WROC-TV talks to Charles Ruffing, director of the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, about PFAs in drinking water.
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March 14, 2023
'Quite an adventure': Cartoonist helps lifelong friend through heart transplant
KGW-TV features Leigh Rubin, cartoonist-in-residence, who helped his long-time friend through a heart transplant process.
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March 14, 2023
RIT professor conducts study on the pandemic’s impact on healthcare workers
WROC-TV features a research project by Anthony Jimenez, assistant professor in RIT’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic faced by regional healthcare practitioners.
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March 14, 2023
What if companies could read your mind? Neurotechnology is coming, and your cognitive liberty is at stake.
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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March 10, 2023
Academic Tip: Connect Learning to Life Goals
Inside Higher Ed talks to Glen Dornsife, peer education and academic coaching coordinator, and Chris O’Connor, career counselor, about academic success.
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March 10, 2023
RIT students recognized for hard-of-hearing community achievements
WROC-TV highlights students Anna Nack, Ethan Morrobel, and Gavin Morrobel, who were named Cochlear Foundation National Inspirers.
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March 10, 2023
RIT scientists develop technology to analyze police body-cam footage
WHEC-TV talks to John McCluskey, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, about a grant received by Ernest Fokoue, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, to study how to analyze body-worn camera footage. McCluskey is also part of the research project.
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March 10, 2023
First images released from JWST’s largest general observer program
Tech Explorist features the first images from the largest program in the James Webb Space Telescope, COSMOS-Web, co-led by principal investigator Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy.