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October 29, 2015
New metal alloy may yield green cooling technology
A promising new metal alloy system could lead to commercially viable magnetic refrigerants and environmentally friendly cooling techniques, according to RIT research. -
October 27, 2015
Successful first flight for RIT SPEX group
Sunday morning, the RIT Space Exploration group launched a high-altitude weather balloon that soared higher than 99,000 feet before bursting and landing somewhere in Maine. -
October 14, 2015
RIT scientists featured in APS's nod to Einstein
RIT scientists' paper was included in the American Physical Society's "2015-General Relativity's Centennial" collection celebrating the theory of general relativity. -
October 9, 2015
RIT contributes to gravitational wave detection
The scientific community is on the cusp of detecting gravitational waves, or “ripples in the fabric of the universe,” due in part to the work of RIT researchers. -
October 6, 2015
RIT hosts first hockey analytics conference in WNY
The School of Mathematical Sciences is holding a conference on hockey analytics from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Gosnell Hall. -
September 22, 2015
Eileen Pollack talks STEM discipline gender bias
Novelist, essayist and short-story writer Eileen Pollack will discuss gender bias in STEM fields at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 in Ingle Auditorium. A book signing will follow. -
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.