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Can modern office spaces really determine whether employees thrive or fail? Yes they can, according to new research by RIT Professor Shal Khazanchi that examines how physical workspace design impacts interpersonal relationships, and employee success and productivity.

WROC-TV features Tina Chapman DaCosta, Diversity Theatre Program director.

Danielle Gonzalez, a computing and information sciences Ph.D. student at RIT, was one of only 10 outstanding doctoral students in North America selected to receive the 2019 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship.

The program for RIT’s 37th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy event includes viral female tap dance band Syncopated Ladies and accomplished opera singer Kiersten Piper Brown. They will perform ahead of keynote speaker and CNN political commentator Tara Setmayer.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 6: Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Brittany Vanderhoof, Ph.D. student in astrophysical sciences and technology, discuss their career paths, the opportunities and challenges for women in the sciences and their own efforts to be role models for future generations of scientists.

The Daily Messenger features Alex Livings, a fourth-year computer science major.

Students in RIT’s Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition spent two weeks traversing Ghana as part of a global research experience to learn more about the toll of anemia on the West African nation’s women and children.

Patricia Taboada-Serrano, an associate professor of chemical engineering, was named a 2018 Emerging Investigator by the American Chemical Society for her work in developing water treatment technology through molecular engineering

Girls as young as 11 will use their laptops, imagination and teamwork skills for social good at ROCGirlHacks Powered by AT&T, Rochester’s all-girl youth hackathon hosted Nov. 17 at RIT.

Jenny Fleiss, CEO and co-founder of Jetblack and Rent the Runway, will speak Friday as part of the Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series.

The Global Health Association @ RIT is hosting a screening of The Three Deadliest Words in the World...It’s a Girl followed by a panel discussion moderated by Nancy Munson.

Doreen Edwards, dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, received the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Ceramics Society.