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  • August 14, 2018

    A google maps image of Rochester with a purple flag marking the location of the Douglass property purchase in April 1863.

    RIT team identifies Frederick Douglass land deed

    A research team from RIT has identified a land deed dating from the Civil War that shows abolitionist Frederick Douglass purchased property in what is now downtown Rochester. The deed is a revelation to scholars seeking to understand Douglass’s role as a businessman and landholder in Rochester.
  • August 9, 2018

    Ana Sorensen sits in a wheelchair and demonstrates how the LEV lift works for individuals to lift themselves up. She shows this to another woman who is engaged in the demonstration and reaches out to touch the assistive device.

    Students create assistive products for community

    The Studio 930 Design Consultancy program, a 10-week long multidisciplinary studio experience focused on the design and production of access and health technologies products, wrapped up with an exhibition Aug. 7.
  • August 6, 2018

    A photo of a tiger laying down in the grass.

    RIT sponsors tiger exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo

    RIT is sharing its tiger pride by sponsoring the tiger exhibit at the Seneca Park Zoo. It’s the latest collaboration between RIT and the zoo, which last year signed a formal memorandum of understanding to develop, promote and implement mutually beneficial projects.
  • August 2, 2018

    A man stands on stage and talks to a group of people. Attached to the edge of the stage is a banner that reads "Second International Workshop on Urban Data Science." There are also several flower arrangements scattered across the stage.

    RIT brings together ‘smart city’ experts for workshop

    As part of RIT’s Urban Data Science initiative, 100 researchers and practitioners from around the world came together to discuss the future of smart cities at the International Workshop on Urban Data Science in Bangkok.
  • August 1, 2018

    Three women stand and pose for a photo in an office setting.

    Health app helps victims of domestic abuse

    Researchers and domestic violence advocates at RIT and Resolve of Greater Rochester created an avatar named RITa to provide “on demand” domestic violence expertise in primary care settings.
  • July 25, 2018

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    Massive black holes on the edge of spiral galaxies

    Findings from an RIT study provide further evidence that the outskirts of spiral galaxies host massive black holes. These overlooked regions are new places to observe gravitational waves created when the massive bodies collide.
  • July 16, 2018

    Peter Hauser standing in front of the United Nations sign.

    NTID professor addresses United Nations

    Professor Peter Hauser, an expert on the long-term impact of deaf individuals’ early language acquisition, delivered a report at a meeting of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • July 16, 2018

     reflective-light solar sails attached to NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout.

    Developing solar sailing technology for NASA

    Grover Swartzlander, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, is taking solar sailing to the next level with advanced photonic materials. This new class of materials could be used to steer photons and enable near-Earth, interplanetary and interstellar space travel.
  • July 13, 2018

    RIT President, Dr. Munson, standing on a stage in front of a band.

    RIT publicly launches $1 billion blended campaign

    RIT displayed its signature blend of arts and technology Thursday in an evening of entertainment centered on a major announcement about the university’s future: RIT is publicly launching a $1 billion blended campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history.