February 22, 2012 3:00 PM - W. Somerset Maugham, author of The Razor's Edge, said: "You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers. You waste a lot of time going down blind alleys if you have no one to lead you." Some of the most experienced teachers in engineering are leading and guiding junior faculty and...

February 20, 2012 9:00 AM - RIT is currently accepting applications for its 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. The application deadline is March 2. Students accepted into the program are awarded a $3,000 stipend to work on a targeted research project for 10 weeks. As part of the application process, students need to identify a faculty mentor...

February 17, 2012 9:00 AM - As additional members of the RIT community join the ranks of principal investigators, a celebration commemorating their achievements has found some additional elbowroom. University Gallery, adjacent to the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, became the venue for the annual Principal Investigators Reception hosted by Sponsored Research Services on Feb. 16. A record...

February 16, 2012 1:00 PM - If only 5 percent of New York state's 11 million registered vehicles switched to using natural gas rather than imported gasoline, 12,000 tons of hydrocarbon emissions could be eliminated, according to researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology. Led by James Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology in RIT's College of Applied...

February 15, 2012 2:00 PM - Astronomer and professor David Weintraub will present the John Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecture, sponsored annually by Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Science. Weintraub will talk about his research on the formation of planets and whether the formation of planets around other stars is normal. His talk, "Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life and Terrestrial...

February 15, 2012 9:00 AM - The small town of Le Roy, N.Y., has been at the center of local and national news coverage due to an unexplained outbreak of Tourette-like symptoms affecting a handful of residents. Medical experts believe the symptoms are psychiatric in nature, resulting from conversion disorder, while environmental activists like Erin Brockovich suspect that...

February 2, 2012 9:00 AM - Rochester Institute of Technology's continued commitment to innovation and research in the arts will be on display during a special reception at the university's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. The college will host A Celebration of Innovation in the Arts at RIT on Feb. 3 in the Vignelli Center for Design...

February 1, 2012 1:00 PM - Rochester Institute of Technology professor Hamad Ghazle, director of the diagnostic medical sonography program in the College of Health Sciences and Technology, has been designated an Advanced Practice Sonographer by the national Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Advanced Practice Sonography designation denotes the most distinguished level of clinical expertise within the profession...

January 30, 2012 12:00 PM - Mike Every knows about grinding glass-and he doesn't like it. The second-year physics major from Saugerties, N.Y., is an amateur telescope maker with an idea for producing lightweight mirrors out of plastic instead of heavy glass. His method of spinning liquid plastic into optically smooth disks avoids the tedious grinding process...

January 26, 2012 1:00 PM - A small band of professors at RIT is leading the charge for culture change in science education on campus. They are part of a larger group of like-minded colleagues across the country echoing the same call for a new approach to teaching science, technology, mathematics and engineering-the STEM disciplines. The founding members...

January 18, 2012 11:00 AM - RIT's Sponsored Research Services is again offering its assistance to some of the university's newer research participants. Fourteen principal investigators have been awarded $5,000 each in seed funding to support their explorations. The recipients and their winning proposals are as follows: Poorna Kushalnagar, research assistant professor of imaging science, development and validation of...

January 17, 2012 8:00 AM - University News is launching a feature compiling innovation and entrepreneurial activity that highlights the work of RIT students, faculty, staff and companies of RIT's Venture Creations. The feature is called "Innovation Pipeline." Enjoy this first edition. RIT business incubator director speaks at entrepreneurs conference Bill Jones, director of RIT's business incubator Venture Creations,...

January 16, 2012 9:00 AM - Rochester Institute of Technology recently launched the Journal for Environmental Sustainability, a new publication with editorial staff from around the globe and informational articles about current understandings and trends within the field of environmental sustainability. The journal includes a broad selection of theoretical papers, applied research, case studies and commentaries by professionals...

January 9, 2012 1:00 PM - Two RIT students have been awarded a David Pasto Co-op Fellowship Award. The Pasto award is given each year to chemistry students who show an interest in conducting research through RIT's College of Science. Fifth-year student Kyle Grimaldi, from Gloucester, Mass., and third-year student Anthony Carestia from Leonardo, N.J., were selected as...

December 22, 2011 1:00 PM - More than 50 college students from around the country have been invited to collaborate on innovative ideas to help universities reduce their large ecological footprints and save money. Student entrepreneurs and innovators will participate in the Sustainable University IdeaLab workshop Jan. 4-8 at Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT and the National Collegiate...

December 14, 2011 4:00 PM - Communication is considered to be in its ideal form when conversations are spontaneous and interactive. One professor at Rochester Institute of Technology is taking conversations to a new level in the digital age. "Intelligent Conversations" is a podcast series that explores various topics in science, technology and education to determine the impact...

December 14, 2011 2:00 PM - Deterioration and damage to cellular telecommunications cables cost organizations and customers millions in lost revenue and services in the always-on digital economy. A new "smart sensor" device, smaller than a quarter, might alleviate some of the impact. Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and PPC Corp. have developed the Smart Connector, a...

December 8, 2011 1:00 PM - Silicon Valley. The Big Apple. Singapore. It's location, location, location for young entrepreneurs striving for success. So what would a team of RIT innovators find promising in dairy farms located in Kosovo? The region in southeast Europe has been ravaged by wars and political instability for centuries. "It could take at least 10...

December 5, 2011 3:00 PM - Rochester Institute of Technology students are learning to get their hands dirty-with the help of Erin Bullock, owner of Mud Creek Farm. In the fall quarter, five students from Xanthe Matychak's Design-thinking class at RIT's E. Philip Saunders College of Business worked on a "Food Systems Innovation" project at Bullock's 15-acre...

December 2, 2011 3:00 PM - Top News Stories 1. Future RIT hockey arena to be named the Gene Polisseni Center 2. RIT leader named deputy prime minister of Libya 3. Mysterious absorption lines could illuminate 90-year puzzle 4. RIT to unveil major commitment to hockey arena campaign 5. Google Maps adds RIT to 'Street View Gallery' 6. Alumnus donates $3M to establish...