News by Topic: Faculty
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February 2, 2021
2021 Trends: Skilled Cybersecurity Professionals Are Crucial for Remote Work
EdX Blog features a piece by Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security.
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February 1, 2021
Electronic waste in the US is changing
Essay co-written by Callie Babbitt, associate professor in Golisano Institute for Sustainability, published by The Hill.
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January 27, 2021
WHO did not say PCR tests grossly inflate positive test numbers
The Poynter Institute's PolitiFact talks to Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about PCR COVID-19 tests.
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January 27, 2021
Say Goodbye To 2020 With The Year’s Top 10 Hubble Photos
Forbes features work by Joel Kastner, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and program faculty in the astrophysical sciences and technology graduate program, in its 10 most important Hubble photos from 2020.
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January 26, 2021
RIT professor developing drone imaging systems to help farmers monitor grapevine nutrients
RIT Professor Jan van Aardt from the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science is receiving more than $357,000 in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture to help grape growers make data-driven nutrient-management decisions.
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January 23, 2021
Black, Deaf and Extremely Online
The New York Times interviews Joseph Hill, associate professor in NTID’s Department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education, about Black American Sign Language.
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January 21, 2021
Professor wins USAF Research Program Young Investigator Award
RIT engineering faculty-researcher Panos Markopoulos recently received an Air Force Young Investigator Program award to develop a more robust sensor analysis system to better evaluate data simultaneously from sources such as cameras, oscilloscopes, and other sensors.
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January 20, 2021
What is the circular economy all about and why are companies adopting it
The Economic Times talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost for Academic Affairs and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about the difference between remanufacturing and refurbishing.
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January 20, 2021
Asteroid or alien? RIT professor breaks down Harvard professor’s claim
WROC-TV talks to Michael Richmond, professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about observing objects in space.
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January 19, 2021
Top of Mind with Julie Rose: Electronic Waste
BYU Radio talks to Callie Babbitt, associate professor in Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about the problems with recycling today's thinner, lighter devices.
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January 15, 2021
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information about how they develop their dramatic features. Researchers from RIT and Green Bank Observatory presented new findings about the Butterfly Nebula and the Jewel Bug Nebula at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society on Friday, Jan. 15.
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January 15, 2021
Podcast: Documenting the Black Experience through Photography
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 42: Joshua Rashaad McFadden, an award-winning and internationally recognized assistant professor of photography, talks with Todd Jokl, dean of RIT’s College of Art and Design, about how his artwork transcends the genres of fine art, street photography, and photojournalism to bring forward powerful stories about the realities of the injustices Black people in America are still facing today.