July 22, 2008
13 WHAM News, "Do Kids Tell Parents What Goes On Online?" - Article & Video

13 WHAM News, "Do Kids Tell Parents What Goes On Online?" - Video As aired on 7/22. RIT study shows that kids still hide a lot of what happens online from their parents, by Liz Medhin.

July 17, 2008
RIT News & Events, "New Research reveals latest Internet predators are often 'close to home'" Study illuminates the issue of cyber crime abuse and victimization, by John Follaco.

July 15, 2008
USA Today, "Columnists' opninions: Bullying's day in court" USA Today columnist, Jonathan Turley, sites RIT study in an opinion piece on cyber bullying.

June 22, 2008
Canandaigua Daily Messenger, 'What you don't know can hurt your kids.' - An editorial commending the research conducted by RIT and The Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiative, by the Daily Messenger editorial board.

June 20, 2008
Rush-Henrietta Post, 'Survey shows students as victims and perps of cyber crime.' - A recent survey shows cyber crimes against children are more likely to be conducted by a fellow student than an adult, by Dan Goldman.

June 18, 2008
Democrat and Chronicle, 'RIT Study: Many Middle Schoolers Commit Crimes Online.' - Middle schoolers are more likely to be the perpetrators of cyber crimes than the victims, by Kate Perry.

WROC-TV, FOX Rochester, 'Cyber crime & children.' - There's startling new information about cyber crime in our area that says children are using technology to prey on friends and classmates, by Jecoliah Ellis.

WXXI, 'RIT Cyber Bullying Study Finds Most Cases are Personal.' - A study of cyber bullying finds that the majority of children who are bullied online are being victimized by someone they know personally, by Bud Lowell.

RIT University News, 'Startling New Reality of Cybercrime Revealed in RIT Research.' - Survey of more than 40,000 Rochester area youth reveal that victims of cyber crime usually know the perpetrators.

RIT University News, 'Tips for Parents to Help Keep Their Children Safe Online.' - The Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiative offers tips for concerned parents who want to help protect their children on the Internet.

RIT University News, 'Key RIT Cybercrime Research Findings.' - A summary of major findings from the survey of more than 40,000 Rochester area youth.

June 13, 2008
Canandaigua Daily Messenger, 'Cyber survey: Kids in harm2s way.' - A recent survey of Canandaigua students says children as young as Kindergarten surf the Internet and some are exposed to things that make them uncomfortable, by Michele E. Cutri-Bynoe.

March 17, 2008
RIT University News, Time Warner Cable Joins RIT's Cyber Safety Efforts - Gift leads to relaunch of Web site -- featuring tools for kids, parents, educators and businesses.

October 1, 2007
Democrat and Chronicle, Internet abuses by kids common - Expert's survey in local schools finds bullying, other misconduct, by Bennett J. Loudon

September 7, 2007
WXXI's Need to Know, Rochester's news magazine, interviewed Dr. Sam McQuade (see the Flash video) about cyber safety and the upcoming district student survey. There is a transcript available.

May 2, 2007
Democrat and Chronicle, RIT aims to protect kids in cyberspace -Survey hopes to ease dangers in computer world for area kids, by Matthew Daneman

February 23, 2007
Proposals Target Online Predators - Time Warner R-News Channel 9
Schumer wants to protect children from online predators - WROC-TV 8

WHAM TV 13. Channel 13 covered the news story about cyber safety and the upcoming school district student survey.  Channel 13 interviewed Dr. McQuade.  Click here to download the news story in pdf.

Democrat and Chronicle.  Click here to download the news story in pdf format.
The School Role in Internet Safety and Education (Oct 2006)

Op-Ed Articles

January 5, 2007
Chronicle of Higher Education, We Must Educate Young People About Cybercrime Before They Start College by Dr. Sam McQuade

October 2, 2006
Democrat and Chronicle, Save children from predators lurking in cyberspace by Dr. Sam McQuade