Someday scientists will trace gravitational waves backward in time and space to their originating source–to the collisions of compact masses that created them and, perhaps, to the beginning of the universe. While technology to detect and observe gravitational waves improves, scientists like RIT’s Manuela

Back in September, RIT was picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic Hockey Association pre-season poll. The Tigers were the new kids on the block, having made the jump from Division III to Division I the season before. However, the Tigers had one goal right

The founding director of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and two students are the 2007 recipients of the Alfred L. Davis Public Service Awards. They will be honored at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in Ingle Auditorium, Student Alumni Union. D. Robert Frisina,

A group of eight RIT community members will make guest appearances on the NBC drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent March 20. The group, which includes five students from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, an NTID alumnus, NTID assistant professor Luane Davis

After a full day on campus with NTID and RIT science students and faculty, the president of the American Chemical Society said the future scientists she met will easily transition into the workplace because they have the knowledge, skills and the other qualities needed

Students in RIT’s Graduate Design Applications II course gave the Rochester Public Market a facelift–conceptually, anyway. The students completed a non-commissioned project that studied the current condition of the environmental graphic design and large-scale graphic design elements of the market. They visited the market and

Recognizing his broad impact in the advancement of funded research at RIT, John Schott, the Frederick and Anna Wiedman Professor in the Center for Imaging Science, is recipient of the university’s Principal Investigator Presidential Award. The honor was announced Feb. 22 at the annual PI

Introducing the newest feature on the University News Web site: the photo gallery. Visit the photography area of the University News site, www.rit.edu/news, and click “Photo Gallery” to view collections of images showcasing various campus activities and other sights–many providing glimpses into student life at

Lisa Hermsen has pried open the English department and the College of Liberal Arts to let the word out: Good writing skills are important to every field of study at RIT. The assistant professor of English and director of the Institute Writing Committee understands the

When you see the smiles on Brennan Coon and Angela Hauser’s faces, you’d be hard pressed to realize the health challenges they face. Coon was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby; Hauser discovered she had end-stage renal (kidney) failure at the age of

For the third consecutive year, RIT will host the Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics Competition, March 9-10. The three-day event, featuring more than 30 high school teams from across the Northeast United States and Canada, is expected to draw over 2,500 participants and spectators

RIT’s Office of Part-time and Graduate Enrollment Services will offer a graduate studies open house 2:30-4:30 p.m. March 15 in the Bausch & Lomb Center. The open house will provide information for students interested in pursuing a master’s degree on a full-time basis. For

George Kurtz, senior vice president at McAfee Inc. and co-author of the bestselling book, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions, will give a free lecture, Threatscape 2007, at 6 p.m. March 15 in the Golisano College auditorium. A reception will immediately follow. Kurtz

A group reading of Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s poetry and prose passages will be held at RIT in anticipation of a literary and musical event that will bring the author and composer Tania LeГіn to the RIT campus March 26. The poetry reading, also

RIT’s 2007 United Way Campaign swings into action with its fifth annual Mini Golf tournament on March 19 in the Student Alumni Union lobby and Fireside Lounge. Join students, faculty, staff and retirees for 18 “weatherproof” holes of miniature golf on creative greens designed

John Dakers, professor of educational studies at the University of Glasgow, will present, “Technologists, Who, by Looking Back, Do Not Always See What Is Before Them,” at noon March 21 in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science auditorium. His talk is

Communication students from across New York state will converge at RIT March 22 for the fourth annual Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication. Students from 11 colleges will present 30 papers and one poster at the conference, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in the