News
-
October 18, 2013
Program teaches first-year students how to learn
RIT is launching a National Science Foundation-funded program to improve the retention of deaf, hard-of-hearing and first-generation undergraduates majoring in STEM fields. -
October 15, 2013
Grad wins top award from American Physical Society
Hao Shi, a 2013 graduate of the physics program, will receive the American Physical Society’s LeRoy Apker Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in physics. -
October 4, 2013
Professors help Rwandan teens learn mapping skills
Brian Tomaszewski and Anthony Vodacek are helping 225 high school students in Rwanda map the natural resources in their communities using tablets and smart phones. -
October 3, 2013
Imaging scientist to address Optical Society
Associate professor Jie Qiao will present “WiSTEE: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Entrepreneurship” at the Minorities and Women in OSA Networking Reception. -
September 27, 2013
Student helps bring worldwide film festival to RIT
A Q&A with Kelsey Williford, a fourth-year biochemistry major and president of RIT’s rock climbing club. -
September 26, 2013
RIT scientist explores the centers of galaxies
Astrophysicist David Merritt summarizes his theoretical research on galactic nuclei in his textbook Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. -
September 25, 2013
College of Science announces leadership changes
Larry Buckley will lead the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences and Mihail Barbosu will lead the School of Mathematical Sciences. -
September 25, 2013
Professor to discuss biomedical optics
Mary-Ann Mycek, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan, speaks Oct. 10 as part of the College of Science Distinguished Speaker series. -
September 24, 2013
Students on warpath against arthritis
RIT’s House of General Science is hosting War Pigs, a two-day event that combines the outdoor game Capture the Flag with Nerf Blasters, to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. -
September 9, 2013
RIT, URMC partner on cancer screening technology
RIT’s Navalgund Rao is working on photoacoustic imaging, a hybrid technique that combines light and ultrasound waves, to detect prostate and thyroid cancers. -
September 6, 2013
RIT Observatory holds open house Sept. 13
The open house is free and open to the public—and weather dependent. -
August 30, 2013
NASA chief technologist visits RIT Sept. 3
NASA’s Chief Technologist Mason Peck will explain the interconnection between technological advancements and space exploration, and what it means back on Earth.