News by Topic: Faculty
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December 28, 2020
Coronavirus has been with us for a year. Here's what we still don't know
CNN talks to Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about the information that scientists still don't know about COVID-19.
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December 23, 2020
New study finds electronic waste on the decline
Waste Today reports on a study co-authored by Callie Babbitt, associate professor in Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
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December 21, 2020
Live birds, management for introverts, and creating new foods among classes awaiting RIT students
There are several unique classes being offered in the spring across RIT's colleges. While some of the classes are for specific majors or require prerequisite classes, some of the courses are being offered as general education classes.
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December 16, 2020
World’s best cybersecurity colleges face-off in offensive-based competition Jan. 7-10
The world’s best white hat cybersecurity students will be crowned at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals Jan. 7–10. The event is the culmination of the world’s largest offensive-based collegiate cybersecurity competition and will be run virtually through RIT.
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December 16, 2020
Visualizations help make COVID-19 spread models more accessible
Computer science researchers at RIT want to make it easier for people to understand how COVID-19 can spread. The researchers have turned complicated predictive COVID models into interactive visualizations for the general public.
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December 16, 2020
Scientists complete yearlong pulsar timing study after reviving long-dormant radio telescopes
While the scientific community grapples with the loss of the Arecibo radio telescope, astronomers who recently revived a long-dormant radio telescope array in Argentina hope it can help modestly compensate for the work Arecibo did in pulsar timing.
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December 14, 2020
Faculty from four RIT campuses collaborate to teach global business class
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted education at all levels across the globe, but Professor Zhi Tang said that one silver lining is that it has made people more comfortable with remote teaching and learning tools, opening the doors for new virtual intercultural experiences.
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December 11, 2020
RIT imaging scientist receives funding to improve how LiDAR can be used to study forests
Imaging scientists at RIT have several new projects in the works to improve the way waveform LiDAR can be used to study forests. LiDAR currently does a good job of outlining the top portion of forests, but by using a more complex form of LiDAR, it can reveal much more detail about what lies beneath the forest canopy’s surface.
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December 10, 2020
Slit-Scan Technique Presents a Twist on Flowery Photography
Scientific American features work by Ted Kinsman, associate professor in the photographic sciences program.
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December 9, 2020
Former South Carolina Representative Bakari Sellers to keynote RIT’s Expressions of King’s Legacy
New York Times bestselling author Bakari Sellers will deliver a talk titled “Education, Civil Rights and Equality: Cornerstones for Our Future” at the 39th Expressions of King’s Legacy. The virtual event is free and open to the public, taking place on Zoom from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28.
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December 8, 2020
Outer Space Just Got a Little Brighter
The New York Times talks to Michael Zemcov, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about a new study on light outside of known galaxies.
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December 8, 2020
Dell Technologies and TACC Fuel Great Innovations
CIO Magazine mentions Manuela Campanelli, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, and her work with the TACC Frontera supercomputer.