RIT in the news
Recent highlights of media coverage of RIT people and programs
May 2007
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Crackdown on Indian outsourcing firms
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, BusinessWeek, May 15 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Outsourcer's duties for Wachovia grow
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, Charlotte Observer, May 15 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Senators say offshore firms are H-1B visas' biggest users
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, Computer World, May 15 (Web Link) -
Colleges embark on virtual revolution
assistant professor Stephen Jacobs quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, May 14 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Visa program ripe for abuse, critics charge
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, The Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, May 13 (Web Link) -
Postage increase adds up to woes: Prices affected by size, weight, causing problems for businesses
assistant director of hub print postal services Scott Boone quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, May 12 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Students and teachers share Web space: MySpace, Facebook add another tool to education, but professionalism is key
associate professor Susan Barnes quoted, The News Journal (Wilmington, Del.), May 10 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT department notes 25th year
Professor Santosh Kurinec quoted, Rochester Business Journal, May 9 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Xerox gives colour prints a facelift
Professor Roy S. Berns quoted, Financial Express, May 7 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Santosh Kumari brings to RIT from India passion for physics
featuring Professor Santosh K. Kurinec, Democrat & Chronicle, May 6 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Local colleges line up orators: Relationships, connections help land graduation speakers
RIT staff member Susan Provenzano quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, May 4 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Area opens its heart on Day of Caring
director of study abroad Ty Stewart quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, May 3 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT aims to protect kids in cyberspace
Professor Samuel McQuade quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, May 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
'Credit Card Nation' author to address credit counseling industry
featuring Professor Robert Manning, eMediaWire.com, May 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Teaching the color printer the language of humanity and a palette of precision
Professor Roy S. Berns quoted, The New York Times, May 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
New York professor to track social networking habits of students
associate professor Susan Barnes quoted, Social Computing Magazine, May 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT retail, housing complex under way
chief communications officer Bob Finnerty quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, May 1 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Xerox making color easier
Professor Frank Cost quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, May 1 (Web Link) (PDF)
April 2007
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Jugglers bring focus, learning to RIT event
featuring RIT's 'Spring Juggle-in' charity fundraiser, Democrat & Chronicle, April 30 (Web Link) (PDF) -
'Indian IT firms misusing H-1Bs'
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, The Times of India, April 29 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Officials talk campus safety: Student mental health, better communications among topics
vice president for government and community relations Deborah Stendardi, Democrat & Chronicle, April 28 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Students brave stormy weather and 'lunar' terrain during NASA's 14th annual Great Moonbuggy Race
featuring RIT's moonbuggy race team, SpaceRef.com, April 28 (Web Link) (PDF) -
It's good to be green
Professor Eugene Fram quoted, Danbury (Conn.) News Times, April 28 () -
RIT trains for success: School dedicates center that offers biotech programs
President Albert J. Simone quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 27 (Web Link) -
U.S. Holds Lottery for 65,000 H-1B Visa Petitions
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, IndiaWest.com, April 27 () (PDF) -
Now legal immigrants fluster US politicians
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, Guardian Unlimited (UK), April 27 (Web Link) -
Text reveals more ancient secrets
Professor Roger Easton quoted, BBCnews.com, April 26 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Internet sites breach teacher-student barriers
Professor Susan Barnes quoted, FloridaToday.com, April 26 (Web Link) (PDF) -
New layer of Ancient Greek writings detected in medieval book
Professor Roger Easton quoted, National Geographic, April 26 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Some room with a view!
featuring RIT's space tourism program, Jewish Exponent, April 26 () (PDF) -
Show biz shows taste: Mendon theater is set amid culinary delights
Professor Warren Sackler quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 25 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Underground Railroad to be focus of conference in September
chief diversity officer Alfreda Brown quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 25 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Why the H-1B programme needs fixing
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, Rediff.com (India), April 23 (Web Link) -
Job hunt tests area graduates
director of cooperative education and career services Emanuel Contomanolis quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 22 (Web Link) -
Colleges try to quell conflicts
opinion article by interim ombudsperson Lee Twymann, Democrat & Chronicle, April 22 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Tech expression: Geek art
featuring photographs by RIT student Katharine Sidelnik, The New York Times, April 22 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Prices are lower, but profit is up at Xerox
Professor Patricia Sorce quoted, The New York Times, April 22 (Web Link) (PDF) -
High-tech dressing rooms become virtual reality
Professor Eugene Fram quoted, The Christian Science Monitor, April 20 (Web Link) -
Going green is good for area economy
featuring RIT's nanotechnology research, Democrat & Chronicle, April 19 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT wins breaks for housing, retail plan: Collegetown project 'imminent' with tax relief from COMIDA
featuring plans for RIT's Collegetown, Democrat & Chronicle, April 18 (Web Link) -
Debate revived on high-tech visas as US quota filled
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), April 18 (Web Link) -
New threat to skilled U.S. workers
Professor Ron Hira quoted, The Seattle Times, April 17 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT, industry partners keep students in area
featuring RIT's department of Networking, Security and Systems Administration, Democrat & Chronicle, April 17 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Parsing the truths about visas for tech workers
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, The New York Times, April 15 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Brighter days at Medley Centre?: Bon-Ton exit clouds mall's future, but hope is rekindled as a new owner takes over
Professor Eugene Fram quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 15 (Web Link) -
UR's new clinical institute means jobs
vice president for research Donald Boyd quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 15 (Web Link) (PDF) -
School 41 students to get down to business
assistant director at RIT's E. Philip Saunders College of Business Peter Rosenthal quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 15 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Rochester Institute of Technology triumphs over lunar terrain in college division of NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race
featuring RIT's moonbuggy race team, NASA.gov, April 14 () (PDF) -
'Big Shot' goes abroad to capture special image
featuring RIT photo project, Democrat & Chronicle, April 13 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Outsourcers corner market for U.S. skilled worker visas
assistant professor Ron Hira quoted, International Herald Tribune, April 12 () (PDF) -
Save public from drowning in red ink
opinion article by Professor Robert Manning, Democrat & Chronicle, April 11 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Green manufacturing: An inconvenient reality
CIMS director Nabil Nasr quoted, Industry Week, April 11 (Web Link) (PDF) -
'Big Shot' is a big deal
featuring RIT photo project, Brighton-Pittsford Post, April 10 (Web Link) (PDF) -
State grants RIT $550,000 to 'prevent' pollution
CIMS director Nabil Nasr quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 9 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Beer waste may become ethanol: County, High Falls Brewery discuss fuel proposal
featuring RIT's role in the alternative fuel proposal, Democrat & Chronicle, April 9 (Web Link) (PDF) -
My View:Three years of progress helps students in Middletown
featuring RIT's Project Lead the Way initiative, Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.), April 8 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Area is fertile ground for 'remote sensing'
featuring RIT programs and technology, Democrat & Chronicle, April 8 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Students 'leading the way'
featuring RIT's Project Lead the Way initiative, Middletown (Conn.) Press, April 8 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Tech workers, get ready for offshoring
Professor Ron Hira quoted, The Dallas Morning News, April 8 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT to offer classes in social computing
Professor Susan Barnes quoted, Monsters and Critics, April 6 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Worker visas in heavy demand
Professor Ron Hira quoted, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 6 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Sensor research site sets up in Perinton
vice president Deborah Stendardi quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 5 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Baseball, technology and immigrants
Professor Ron Hira quoted, CNN.com, April 5 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT lacrosse ranks second in nation
featuring RIT men's lacrosse, Democrat & Chronicle, April 4 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Does H-1B surge mean cap should be raised?
Professor Ron Hira quoted, CNET News, April 4 () (PDF) -
Colleges build for a greener tomorrow: Environmentally friendly building projects are on the rise
RIT director of campus planning, design and construction services James Yarrington quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
NTID group to taste fame on prime-time TV drama
Professor Luane Davis Haggerty quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, April 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Simone to address Gallaudet grads
President Albert Simone quoted, Rochester Business Journal, April 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Circuit City awards $775M IT outsourcing contract to IBM
Professor Ron Hira quoted, Computer World, April 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Who might buy Tops?: Other chains, equity firm seen as possibilities
Professor Eugene Fram quoted, The Buffalo News, April 1 (Web Link) -
Greening the World
featuring RIT's sustainability program, U.S. News, April 1 (Web Link) -
Tech firms scramble for visas
Professor Ron Hira quoted, San Francisco Chronicle, April 1 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Crime soils every inch of community
opinion article by Professor John Klofas, Democrat & Chronicle, April 1 (Web Link) (PDF)
March 2007
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CVS, Walgreens fight for customers
Professor Eugene Fram quoted, News Times Live (Danbury, Conn.), March 31 (Web Link) -
Yonkers teacher helps launch summer program in Italy for deaf people
director of study abroad programs Tynelle Stewart quoted, The Journal News (Lower Hudson, N.Y.), March 30 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Looking for ways out of the subprime mortgage crisis
Professor Robert Manning quoted, CNN.com, March 30 (Web Link) (PDF) -
The sciences: Greening the world
featuring RIT's environmental graduate programs, CBSnews.com, March 30 (Web Link) -
It's best to pay cash for your ticket
highlighting documentary film featuring professor Robert Manning, Democrat & Chronicle, March 30 (Web Link) (PDF) -
myTimeHero.com - Younger Generation Says 'Thank You'
featuring website developed by RIT students, PR Newswire, March 29 (Web Link) (PDF) -
For Toms River photographer, taking photos hardly a snap
featuring alumnus Tracy Harman, Asbury Park Press (New Jersey), March 29 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Visa window opens: Scramble Is about to begin
Professor Ron Hira quoted, The Wall Street Journal, March 28 () (PDF) -
RIT alters plans for convocation with ex-president
staff member Susan Provenzano quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, March 27 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Joy trumps woe in West Bank
opinion article by student Rebecca Nelson, Democrat & Chronicle, March 27 (Web Link) (PDF) -
A green way to keep on trucking
Professor James Winebrake quoted, The Los Angeles Times, March 26 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Jobs might be on block: Wachovia ACH may go abroad
Professor Ron Hira quoted, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal, March 24 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Entrepreneurial award honors Pictometry president and CEO
featuring RIT's Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, Rochester Business Journal, March 23 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Xerox online profile grows
Prefessor Neil Hair quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, March 22 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Pictometry announces master distributorship for wireless, self-contained internet remote camera
featuring imaging technology developed at RIT, GISuser.com, March 22 (Web Link) (PDF) -
West Seneca West's school of rock: After- school band project rocks the halls
Professor Carol Fillip quoted, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, March 21 (Web Link) (PDF) -
A CHEER...to William Destler
introduction of Destler as next RIT president, Henrietta Post, March 21 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Does Silicon Valley need more visas for foreigners?
Professor Ron Hira quoted, The Wall Street Journal, March 19 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Name that dish: Menu writing gets creative
Professor Warren Sackler quoted, USA Weekend, March 18 (Web Link) (PDF) -
New leader wants RIT, its students to innovate
incoming president William Destler quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, March 17 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Pinizzotto signs professional contract with NHL's Washington Capitals
featuring student Steve Pinizzotto, The Washington Times, March 17 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT starts growth program for firms
Professor Richard DeMartino quoted, Rochester Business Journal, March 17 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Running all the harder
Professor Eugene Fram quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, March 15 (Web Link) -
Hearing-impaired Hamill a fighter
featuring RIT alumnus Matt Hamill, Utica Observer-Dispatch, March 14 (Web Link) (PDF) -
3 robot-making teams Atlanta-bound
featuring FIRST competition, Democrat & Chronicle, March 13 (Web Link) (PDF) -
The green way to keep on trucking
Professor Jamie Winebrake quoted, Financial Times, March 12 () (PDF) -
Grocery war cranks up in South Asheville
Professor Eugene Fram quoted, Citizen-Times (Asheville, N.C.), March 11 (Web Link) -
Check, double-check and save big bucks
Six Sigma program director Don Baker quoted, Democrat & Chronicle, March 11 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Teams roll out the robots: Students test their mettle at third robotics competition
featuring FIRST robotics competition, hosted by RIT, Democrat & Chronicle, March 10 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Exposing RIT students to real world computer security threats
Professor Daryl Johnson quoted, Huliq.com, March 10 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Five honorees named for St. Patrick's Day parade
featuring staff member Barry Culhane, Democrat & Chronicle, March 9 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Firms push worker wellness
mentions RIT, Democrat & Chronicle, March 9 (Web Link) (PDF) -
It began with a severed head
Professor Bruce Austin quoted, Toronto Star, March 9 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Changing of the guard at RIT
featuring incoming president William Destler, Rochester Business Journal, March 9 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Forest Hills woman 'steps' onto 'Today Show'
featuring NTID student Lauren Joyce, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 8 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Rochester Institute provides policy advice to UN on sustainable development
CIMS director Nabil Nasr quoted, The Manufacturer, March 8 (Web Link) (PDF) -
One-man band
featuring incoming president William Destler, The Diamondback (University of Maryland), March 7 (Web Link) (PDF) -
California tech firm plugs in here
reference to RIT microsystems program, Democrat & Chronicle, March 7 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Destler to leave university for RIT presidency
Board of Trustees chair Michael Morley quoted, The Diamondback (University of Maryland), March 6 (Web Link) (PDF) -
New RIT president lauded for warmth, varied career
featuring incoming president William Destler, Democrat & Chronicle, March 6 (Web Link) (PDF) -
University of Maryland provost to lead RIT in New York
Board of Trustees chair Michael Morley quoted, Baltimore Sun, March 6 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Gates in DC as new H-1B battle shapes up
Professor Ron Hira quoted, Computer World, March 6 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Incoming RIT president eyes continued momentum
featuring incoming president William Destler, Rochester Business Journal, March 5 (Web Link) (PDF) -
'Albert Paley: In Search of the Sentinel'
featuring documentary on RIT landmark, Democrat & Chronicle, March 5 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Area wireless pursuits growing
featuring RIT's Rochester Digital Ripple project, Democrat & Chronicle, March 4 (Web Link) (PDF) -
Clinton is a coup
editorial on RIT's commencement, Democrat & Chronicle, March 2 (Web Link) (PDF) -
WhatTheyThink.com Educational Webinar with Frank Romano sets record-breaking attendance levels
featuring Professor Frank Romano, WhatTheyThink.com, March 1 (Web Link) (PDF) -
RIT's MBA adds China trip:
featuring RIT's Executive MBA program, Democrat & Chronicle, February 28 (Web Link) (PDF)