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July 16, 2018
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RIT Observatory focuses on Mars July 20, Aug. 3
The public is invited to view the Red Planet with the observatory’s telescopes from 9:30 to 11 p.m. July 20 (rain date July 21) and Aug. 3 (rain date Aug. 4). -
July 16, 2018
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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 2, 2018
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Venture Creations companies place in accelerator competition
Two client companies in RIT’s Venture Creations incubator have won recognition and prize money from the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program. Positive Science won third place in the competition and $250,000, and Molecular Glasses won $10,000 and the Audience Choice Award. -
June 20, 2018
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RIT one of the nation’s top universities for NSF undergraduate research
RIT is hosting seven federally funded undergraduate research programs this summer, the most of any college in New York state. -
June 18, 2018
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Mapping artificial intelligence at RIT
Researchers in RIT’s Center for Human-Aware Intelligence believe their work could lead to breakthroughs in everything from health care to energy management to cybersecurity. -
April 28, 2018
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Graduating biotech major found enriching experiences at RIT
College of Science senior Ashley Adair is a trailblazer in her family: She will be the first to earn a college degree. She is also one of the first RIT students to graduate from a program that equips STEM majors with skills for navigating college. -
April 23, 2018
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April 20, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Explore green infrastructure
The Environmental Science in your own Backyard exhibit at Imagine RIT will feature issues facing the next generation of environmental professionals and innovative techniques, like green infrastructure, for mitigating environmental impacts. -
April 12, 2018
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Playful teaching style earns assistant professor two awards
Nathaniel Barlow is the winner of RIT’s Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Innovative Teaching with Technology Award. -
April 11, 2018
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Nicole Pannullo named 2018 Goldwater Scholar
Pannullo is the first hard-of-hearing student at RIT to be recognized as a Barry Goldwater Scholar. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering. -
April 3, 2018
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RIT holds data hackathon April 13-15
DataFest, a national event sponsored by the American Statistical Association, will take place at RIT from April 13 to 15. Student teams will have 48 hours to mine a complex data set pertaining to a real-world problem, then find the best solution. -
March 29, 2018
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Using cinema technology for space missions
RIT scientist Zoran Ninkov is developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system. The RIT astronomical imaging system is competing with other technologies for deployment on future NASA space missions for surveying star and galaxy clusters.
