Research News
Stories related to "research"
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October 10, 2014
RIT team working to alleviate grape disease
Professor Michael Savka and alumnus Han Ming Gan are close to completing the genetic blueprint of grape crown gall tumor disease, which impacts vineyards worldwide. -
September 9, 2014
RIT ranked among best regional universities
RIT is recognized in several categories for educational quality and value in the 2015 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges. -
August 13, 2014
RIT to study environmental impact of nanomaterials
Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences are the recipients of a $300,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation. -
July 22, 2014
RIT hosts Undergraduate Research Symposium Aug. 8
More than 180 undergraduate students will showcase their projects at the 23rd annual RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium Friday at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. -
July 10, 2014
RIT astronomers help find star ‘necklace’
RIT scientists helped analyze data from the Hubble Space Telescope that could reveal rare insights about elliptical galaxies. -
July 2, 2014
Access technology exhibitors win conference awards
Three exhibitors from the RIT conference on Effective Access Technology received awards for their innovative ideas that could benefit people with disabilities. -
June 30, 2014
RIT named ‘Research Affiliate Member of the Year’
MedTech Association, a membership-based trade association for the bioscience and medical technology industry, recently honored RIT at its annual member’s dinner. -
June 12, 2014
Imaging software helps diagnose lung cancer
Nathan Cahill, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, is creating algorithms to quantify the growth of lung nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer. -
June 11, 2014
Professor questions standard model of the universe
David Merritt co-authored a study poking holes in the current understanding of galaxy formation and questioning the accepted model of the origin and evolution of the universe. -
June 6, 2014
RIT offers workshop on imaging science July 14–24
The two-week intensive course is aimed toward career scientists and engineers as well as students seeking a better understanding of imaging science and technology. -
May 28, 2014
Cure for dry eye could be a blink away
Kara Maki, assistant professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, is studying how tear film travels across the surface of the eye. -
May 21, 2014
RIT to purchase new cleanroom technology
RIT will be the only university in the state with the new metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) system, offering new capabilities in multiple nanotechnology applications.