Office of Faculty Recruitment News
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October 17, 2018
RIT named among top ‘green colleges’
RIT, for the eighth consecutive year, has been named one of the greenest universities by The Princeton Review—while also placing on the new “Top 50 Green Colleges” ranking list.
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October 15, 2018
Researchers use AI to preserve Seneca language
Using deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, RIT researchers are building an automatic speech recognition application to document and transcribe the traditional language of the Seneca people. -
October 12, 2018
Engineering dean recognized as Outstanding Educator
Doreen Edwards, dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, received the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Ceramics Society. -
October 11, 2018
RIT research aims to cut Rochester gun violence
With a grant from the New York State Health Foundation, RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives will form a program to determine whether a victim of street crime was involved in a dispute, and whether that dispute could escalate with gun violence. -
October 11, 2018
A Spatial Model of Work Relationships: The Relationship-Building and Relationship-Straining Effects of Workspace Design
The Academy of Management referenced the research work of Shal Khazanchi, Department Chair and Saunders Professor.
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October 3, 2018
RIT leads project to simulate neutron star mergers
RIT is advancing computer simulations to predict, for the first time, the complete cycle of neutron stars merging with other neutron stars or black holes. The project is supported by $1.5 million from NASA. -
October 3, 2018
Professor tells abolitionist story in ‘Very Short’ book
From the Underground Railroad to legislative lobbying, a new book, written by RIT Professor Richard Newman, Abolitionism: A Very Short Introduction, talks about the importance of anti-slavery struggles in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. -
October 2, 2018
Model follows light to supermassive black holes
The hunt is on for orbiting pairs of supermassive black holes on the verge of collision. Researchers at RIT have built the first simulation that could lead scientists to them. -
September 27, 2018
Research evaluates water-damaged inkjet prints
The Image Permanence Institute at RIT has received a National Leadership Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a research project aimed at the recovery of inkjet collections affected by water disasters. -
September 13, 2018
Weekly seminars highlight artificial intelligence work
RIT’s Move78 Artificial Intelligence Seminar series focuses on research in RIT’s growing artificial intelligence (AI) community, such as machine learning, neuromorphic computing and computer vision. -
September 10, 2018
RIT recognized for diversity and inclusion efforts
For the second year in a row, RIT is being honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2018 by Minority Access, Incorporated. RIT is also receiving a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine for the fifth consecutive year. -
September 10, 2018
RIT wins collaborative award to improve STEM ecosystem
RIT professor Casey Miller won $880,000 from the National Science Foundation INCLUDES program, which seeks to increase and strengthen efforts to create a diverse STEM workforce to meet the nation’s future needs and maintain its standing in research and development.