André O. Hudson, PhD

This Memorial Day, @RITscience honors and remembers the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. We extend our deepest gratitude to all who have served and continue to serve. Thank you for your courage, dedication, and sacrifice.

@tavissmiley @CornelWest where are you guys? It would be great to hear from you both! Isn’t it fascinating that you two are as quiet as church mice but were very vocal and critical of #44, cat caught your tongues?

Please join me in congratulating @RITscience faculty member, Dr. Anthony Vodacek on being named a 2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar for the Africa Regional Research Program! Through this prestigious award, Dr. Vodacek will lead research to develop sensor networks to support regional lake monitoring across the African Great Lakes. Building on prior research and existing datasets, the project will identify opportunities to strengthen long-term environmental monitoring capacity, helping inform sustainable lake management and responsible regional development. His work reflects the College of Science’s commitment to global collaboration, impactful research, and the advancement of scientific solutions to complex environmental challenges. Congratulations, Dr. Vodacek, on this outstanding achievement! We wish you all the best!

The "Meet the Plastics" fact sheets created by our Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP) are a featured material for the @NIH Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Resource Center. urmc.rochester.edu/environmental-… @UofR @URochester_SMD @RITPlastics #microplastics #LOMP

PBS American Masters’ W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause is an outstanding documentary. It is powerful, timely, and beautifully produced. As my fraternity brother in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Du Bois’s brilliance, scholarship, and enduring impact are powerfully captured in this film. Kudos to director Rita Coburn for such an exceptional and important work. Highly recommend watching. pbs.org/wnet/americanm… #AlphaPhiAlpha #WEBDuBois #PBS #AmericanMasters

This summer, @RITscience (COS)is bringing our community together with a series of engaging workshops, socials, and professional development events! From collaboration and abstract writing workshops to ice cream socials and research symposium prep, there’s something for everyone. We invite all COS scholars, students, faculty, and colleagues to join us, connect, and grow together throughout the summer. Be sure to RSVP using the QR codes on the flyer! #RITScience #CollegeOfScience #SummerScience #ResearchCommunity #COSCommunity #RITResearch

Congratulations to all three @RITtigers faculty members! NSF CAREER Awards spotlight RIT research shaping the future of AI rit.edu/news/nsf-caree… via @RITTigers #RIT

Congratulations to all three @RITtigers Faculty members! NSF CAREER Awards spotlight RIT research shaping the future of AI rit.edu/news/nsf-caree… via @RITTigers #RIT

Huge congratulations to @RITscience faculty member, Dr. Dimah Dera, on her NSF CAREER award! All the best with your project, Dimah! Well done! Dimah Dera and students to develop trustworthy AI through NSF CAREER Award rit.edu/news/dimah-der… via @RITTigers #RIT

Tonight @PBSAmerMasters premieres the new film by Rita Coburn about the life and work of the great W.E.B. Du Bois. Hope you have a chance to watch: pbs.org/wnet/americanm…

Huge congratulations to @RITscience faculty member Dr. Ke Xu! Well done, Ke! I wish you all the best with your project! Ke Xu earns NSF CAREER Award to research edge computing and AI technology rit.edu/news/ke-xu-ear… via @RITTigers #RIT

Excellent work by @RITscience Faculty member Dr. Jeyhan Kartaltepe (@Jeyhan) and colleagues! COSMOS-Web team releases the most detailed map ever of the cosmic web rit.edu/news/cosmos-we… via @RITTigers #RIT

A transparent universal credit system to incentivize peer review | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Try this new online training game from Leandro F. Estrozi designed for newcomers in structural biology, with a focus on cryo-EM and cryo-ET map interpretation: rico.ibs.fr/helixplorer/re…

@bobmarley was perhaps the last artist to fully integrate art, a way of life, and a movement through music that sought to educate, inspire, and enlighten the masses. His song “Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)” serves as a powerful call for the oppressed and the poor to recognize how they are being exploited, while at the same time offering hope and optimism. Marley balances social criticism with encouragement through lyrics that urge people to “forget your troubles and dance” and “forget your sorrows and dance.” The song also delivers an ominous warning that societies eventually reap what they sow. When Marley sings, “The cost of living get so high, the rich and poor they start to cry, now the weak must get strong, they say oh, what a tribulation,” he captures the growing frustration caused by inequality and economic hardship. Listening to this song today brings to mind the Occupy Wall Street protests from several years ago, when people rose up against economic injustice, corporate greed, and the widening gap between the wealthy and the struggling masses. Marley’s message remains timeless because it speaks to recurring patterns of inequality and reminds us that when people are pushed too far, unrest and resistance inevitably follow. Give this tune a listen! m.youtube.com/watch?v=S4cD8e… #TheTuffGong

The @rocRMSC Innovation Celebration Gala is always one of the most inspiring events of the year in our community. This event brings together leaders, educators, scientists, and supporters who believe in the power of discovery, curiosity, and science education to shape the future. The RMSC continues to make an incredible impact by creating opportunities to inspire young minds and expand access to science throughout our community. I am truly honored to be recognized at this year’s gala and grateful to support an organization that does so much to advance learning and innovation. I encourage everyone to learn more about the RMSC, participate, and support this important mission:rmsc.org/events/2026-in… As a bonus, the celebration also falls on Candice’s birthday, making the evening even more meaningful for our family.

The Board of Trustees of the American University in Kosovo Foundation is pleased to announce the unanimous appointment of Dr. Albina Balidemaj-Basha as the next President of RIT Kosovo (A.U.K.), effective July 1, 2026. rit.edu/kosovo/news/Dr. Albina-Balidemaj-Basha-Appointed-President-of-RIT-Kosovo via @RITTigers #RIT

Saunders College of Business at RIT continues its upward trajectory as a global leader in business education. 📈 The 2026 Eduniversal Best Masters and MBA rankings have officially been released - Explore the full rankings: brnw.ch/21x2x5Y