May 1, 2013 2:00 PM - The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) at Rochester Institute of Technology has announced the winners of its second-annual R&D student competition. Open to colleges and universities throughout the state, the event recognized both graduate- and undergraduate-level sustainability projects. Teams from The City University of New York College of Staten Island...

April 25, 2013 10:00 AM - The recently passed state budget includes a significant increase in state funding for Rochester Institute of Technology's Center of Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing, which was initially established last year. The center will receive $500,000 as part of the 2013-2014 New York state budget agreement reached last month between the governor and...

April 22, 2013 9:00 AM - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded Rochester Institute of Technology $1.1 million to advance a new family of large format infrared detectors grown on silicon wafer substrates- Raytheon Visions Systems' breakthrough technology in detector development. The RIT-Raytheon detectors someday could support future NASA missions to understand the nature of...

April 16, 2013 10:00 AM - For the third consecutive year, Rochester Institute of Technology has been named one of North America's greenest universities by The Princeton Review. The publication's Guide to 322 Green Colleges, released this morning, evaluates colleges and universities on environmentally related policies, practices, and academic offerings. In partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council...

April 12, 2013 8:00 AM - Hundreds of visitors, including industry and political leaders, received a firsthand look at the new Sustainability Institute Hall during a dedication event Friday at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS), "a living lab" that represents RIT's commitment to the environment. Cutting-edge "green" technology has been incorporated into every inch of the 84,000-square-foot...

April 2, 2013 3:00 PM - Uncloaking the secrets of dark matter in the universe is a cosmological conundrum puzzling some of the brightest astrophysicists. An upcoming conference, sponsored by the American Astronomical Society and organized by Rochester Institute of Technology professor Sukanya Chakrabarti, will probe the mass that does not absorb or emit light, and which is...

April 1, 2013 3:00 PM - H comes before I in the alphabet-and when referring to bridges. A new study by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that a 180-degree shift in the direction of the H-steel pile foundations in bridges could add new life to the structure and increase load resistance and capacity-even in the event...

April 1, 2013 3:00 PM - Vicki Hanson, a former IBM researcher and chair of Inclusive Technologies of the School of Computing at the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, will join Rochester Institute of Technology in Fall 2013. She will serve as a faculty member of the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies in RIT's B....

March 21, 2013 1:00 PM - The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has awarded approximately $419,000 to fund research and development projects focused on applied research designed to stimulate solutions that will help New York state companies remain competitive while reducing their environmental footprint. NYSP2I, as part of its ongoing research and development program, annually solicits proposals...

March 13, 2013 1:00 PM - Can a person erase traces of his original language and dialect? Or is a voice as unique as a fingerprint? Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology, looking to answer those questions, have started to analyze audio and speech signals that will enable better voice recognition technology. Applications for the new research can...

March 8, 2013 10:00 AM - As the new building for Golisano Institute for Sustainability nears next month's dedication, the world-class building likened to "a living lab" reached two more important milestones March 7 with the connection of the fuel-cell power unit and the installation of the nearly 40-foot-tall green wall. While the fuel cell plays a vital...

March 5, 2013 3:00 PM - Substance abuse and family violence are a combustible combination and a global health issue. Rochester Institute of Technology professor Caroline Easton, a forensic clinical psychologist in the College of Health Sciences and Technology, supports a new approach that integrates addiction and aggression issues and treats the individual, not a generic group. Easton's...

March 4, 2013 1:00 PM - What is the role of liberal arts in business? How does research in traditional liberal arts fields intersect with the concerns of business disciplines? How does a liberal arts education prepare graduates, many of whom end up getting jobs in business? Answers to these questions will be uncovered at the "Kern Symposium...

March 4, 2013 12:00 PM - A record 353 Rochester Institute of Technology researchers secured funding for fiscal year 2012, serving as either principal or co-principal investigators on active research, an increase of 5 percent over the previous year. "In a constrained funding environment, our investigators are working harder than ever as competition for research support intensifies," said...

February 28, 2013 8:00 AM - RIT alumna Ashley Aberg, a 2012 graduate from the College of Liberal Arts, is hoping an award created by her family will provide substantial financial assistance to RIT students looking to promote their research. The Aberg Family Travel Award-an annual award worth up to $5,000-will help cover expenses incurred in conjunction...

February 26, 2013 2:00 PM - Twenty-five Rochester Institute of Technology faculty members are on their way to having their research ideas come to fruition thanks in part to financial awards presented at the annual Grant Writers' Boot Camp event. Hosted by Sponsored Research Services and The Wallace Center's Teaching and Learning Services, the interactive, two-day workshop helps...

February 22, 2013 10:00 AM - Six people-each pioneers and visionaries in their respective fields-will be inducted into Rochester Institute of Technology's Innovation Hall of Fame. The ceremony is at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, in Webb Auditorium in James E. Booth Hall on the RIT campus. There will be a panel discussion with the inductees...

February 22, 2013 10:00 AM - The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, a statewide organization providing comprehensive and integrated programming in technology research, development and training aimed at promoting sustainability across New York state, has announced recipients of its 2012-2013 Community Grant Program. Following the completion of a competitive review process, the institute is funding 12 proposals...

February 21, 2013 10:00 AM - Sylvia Perez-Hardy, an associate professor and chair of the newly created Department of Computing Security at Rochester Institute of Technology, is the newest recipient of a Faculty Award from IBM. The award recognizes ongoing efforts within the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences to update and expand its...

February 20, 2013 1:00 PM - Rochester Institute of Technology is launching a speaker series to introduce the investment and business community to innovative and entrepreneurial research being conducted by the university's faculty. The Albert J. Simone Innovation Series, an invitation-only event, kicks off Feb. 28 with brief talks by three faculty members, followed by a networking reception. "We...