Research News

A federal grant matched by New York state and RIT is enabling university researchers to study a competitive solution to polyethylene mulch and identify a more sustainable alternative to conventionally used plastics in farming.

Michael Murdoch, an assistant professor of color science, received a prestigious National Science Foundation award to research how the human visual system perceives a mix of augmented reality and real-world content.

Learn about the natural world on a molecular level. Find out how biotechnologists are confronting challenges in the real world.

Do you love math? Are you a natural detective, always looking for clues? Discover how a mathematical epidemiologist tracks the growth and movement of diseases during real-life situations.

Find out how blending biology and computer science brings bioinformaticians to the forefront of research and discovery.

How are new viruses discovered? Who develops the vaccines and treatments for those in need of a cure? Find out how a biochemist makes an impact during real-life situations.

Researchers from RIT’s Future Photon Initiative, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, have produced the Department of Defense’s first-ever fully integrated quantum photonics wafer.

Statistical machine learning is at the core of modern-day advances in artificial intelligence, but RIT professor Ernest Fokoué argues that applying it correctly requires equal parts science and art. Fokoué emphasized the human element of statistical machine learning in his primer on the field that graced the cover of a recent edition of Notices of the American Mathematical Society.

RIT will bring international pioneers in the advancement of photonics for quantum devices to campus this summer for a special workshop. The Photonics for Quantum Workshop 2 takes place June 23-25 at the RIT campus.

Universe Today features Joel Kastner, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, and astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. students Annie Dickson-Vandervelde and Emily Wilson.

While interested in science, Alexandria Shumway had never heard of bioinformatics before attending RIT. But after branching out and trying a new major, she discovered it was the perfect fit.

WROC-TV talks to Professor André Hudson, head of the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on touch screens.