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February 1, 2016
Top stories and videos for January
News about RIT’s new Carnegie Classification and students’ winning Wegmans packaging designs were among the more popular stories last month. -
January 19, 2016
RIT and ASD Inc. host spectroscopy symposium
The free symposium on Jan. 21 will examine current applications and trends in spectroscopy, which is used to collect information in the field of remote sensing. -
January 7, 2016
RIT professor hunts for dark matter
Sukanya Chakrabarti, assistant professor, uses waves in the galactic disk to map the interior structure and mass of galaxies -
January 4, 2016
RIT now considered national "Doctoral University"
Rochester Institute of Technology is now considered a “Doctoral University” by the leading national classification of U.S. colleges and universities. -
December 11, 2015
RIT to build national STEM diversity alliance
RIT has received a $270,225 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an alliance among independent diversity programs at universities across the country. -
December 11, 2015
Students reach next phase of SpaceX competition
Two teams of undergraduate RIT students beat out universities and companies from around the world to advance in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend. -
December 4, 2015
RIT Observatory open house focuses on Geminids
The RIT Observatory will host an open house during the Geminid meteor showers. The observatory will be open to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 14, weather permitting. -
December 4, 2015
‘Climate Change Curriculum’ tackles global issue
The Climate Change Curriculum at RIT, or 3C@RIT, recently won an $18,500 grant to establish a set of immersion courses and a minor available to all students. -
December 2, 2015
Physics professor facilitates OSA incubator
Professor Mishkat Bhattacharya will co-host a meeting on levitated optomechanics at the Optics Society of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., today through Friday. -
December 1, 2015
RIT receives funding for photonics workforce study
An NSF-funded study by RIT researchers of current practices in the photonics and optics industry will help educators better prepare students for jobs in the field. -
November 20, 2015
Next-generation infrared detectors win NSF funding
The National Science Foundation has awarded RIT nearly $2 million in second-phase funding to lead the development of infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers. -
November 18, 2015
RIT recognized for number of physics graduates
RIT has been ranked 20th on the American Institute of Physics’ list of universities conferring the largest number of undergraduate physics degrees.