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September 22, 2015
$500,000 earned to study deaf/hearing interactions
An RIT/NTID research team has earned a $500,000 grant to study how hearing, hard of hearing and deaf STEM students communicate and understand common subject material. -
September 10, 2015
RIT Observatory plans open house for lunar eclipse
The Rochester community is invited to observe the lunar eclipse at the RIT Observatory the night of Sept. 27. -
September 8, 2015
Messinger to head Center for Imaging Science
Professor David Messinger has been named director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, following a national search. -
August 28, 2015
First-gen student works on detecting cancer cells
Meet Christian Gordillo, a fourth-year biotechnology and molecular bioscience major who will be the first in his family to graduate from high school and college. -
August 14, 2015
Project SEED cultivates young scientists
The American Chemical Society Project SEED Program is a 10-week summer research program for economically disadvantaged high school students. -
August 6, 2015
Professor co-chairs international conference
Jie Qiao is the general co-chair of the international conference on Ultrafast Optics UFO X in Beijing. The biennial event is expected to draw 200 scientists from 20 countries. -
August 5, 2015
Center for Detectors adds astrophysicist
Michael Zemcov will join RIT this fall from the California Institute of Technology, where he served as an affiliate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. -
August 5, 2015
RIT collaborates with Ithaca on teacher program
Qualified RIT undergraduate science students will be able to pursue graduate-level coursework in the Ithaca College teacher education program as part of a new agreement. -
July 22, 2015
Professor explores extended galactic disks
Astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti is refining her technique to uncover dwarf galaxies and understand dark matter by simulating the evolutionary histories of galactic disks. -
July 14, 2015
SMASH gives girls math skills, career ideas
Forty-three girls entering eighth grade will spend this week at RIT exploring mathematics as the language of science and solving problems through mathematical modeling. -
July 2, 2015
RIT and University of Tokyo form partnership
RIT signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Tokyo to facilitate the exchange of students and faculty and to increase collaborative research activities. -
July 1, 2015
Professor wins Inspiring Women in STEM Award
Lea Vacca Michel was chosen as a recipient of the INSIGHT Into Diversity 2015 Inspiring Women in STEM Award.