Research at RIT
The world needs collaborative thinkers who seek pressing problems and propose innovative, game-changing solutions. RIT’s researchers explore galaxies and help set the pace for a future in photonics. They are the creativity behind discoveries to sustain the planet; they provide medical technologies designed to help individuals overcome obstacles. They are solving some of the current challenges in cybersecurity and imaging to protect people and organizations.
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$82M
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723
Research proposals submitted in 2020 fiscal year
94
Current researchers who have achieved $1 million or more in funding since 2000
Latest Research News
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January 26, 2022
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Russia could unleash disruptive cyberattacks against the US – but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely
Essay by Justin Pelletier, director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center, published by The Conversation.
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January 25, 2022
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How to choose Instagram images that will get the most likes, according to study of over 150,000 posts
Business Insider talks to Gijs Overgoor, assistant professor of marketing, about his recent study exploring what kind of social media images users prefer.
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January 22, 2022
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How real could virtual reality become?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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January 21, 2022
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Researchers detect 1st merger between black holes with eccentric orbits
Space.com reports on research led by RIT scientists on a merger of two black holes with eccentric orbits.
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January 21, 2022
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Rochester and Corning in space: How New York connections are powering James Webb Space Telescope
WROC-TV talks to Don Figer, director of the Center for Detectors, about his work on the James Webb Space Telescope.
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January 20, 2022
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RIT scientists confirm a highly eccentric black hole merger for the first time
For the first time, scientists believe they have detected a merger of two black holes with eccentric orbits. According to a paper published in Nature Astronomy by researchers from RIT and the University of Florida, this can help explain how some of the previous black hole mergers are much heavier than previously thought possible.
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January 19, 2022
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CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally
Essay by Maureen Ferran, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, published by The Conversation.
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January 19, 2022
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These key qualities attract ‘likes’ on Instagram
Futurity features research by Gijs Overgoor, assistant professor of marketing, on what kind of social media images users prefer.
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