Research News
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February 2, 2015
Scientist works on artificial tissue development
Maria Helguera and colleagues from UR are looking to ultrasound technology to create blood vessels needed to nourish organs and tissues grown for reconstructive applications. -
January 30, 2015
Application for national photonics center advances
RIT is among the leaders of a consortium named as one of three finalists in the country competing for a multimillion-dollar federal investment in a regional photonics center. -
December 1, 2014
New technology could reshape space telescopes
Scientists at RIT and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory are exploring a new type of space telescope with an aperture made of swarms of particles released from a canister. -
November 6, 2014
College of Science seeks to launch $1M endowment
The Fred L. Emerson Foundation has offered a $250,000 challenge grant contingent upon RIT raising the remaining $750,000. The fund would support undergraduate research. -
October 10, 2014
RIT team working to alleviate grape disease
Professor Michael Savka and alumnus Han Ming Gan are close to completing the genetic blueprint of grape crown gall tumor disease, which impacts vineyards worldwide. -
August 13, 2014
RIT to study environmental impact of nanomaterials
Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences are the recipients of a $300,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation. -
July 10, 2014
RIT astronomers help find star ‘necklace’
RIT scientists helped analyze data from the Hubble Space Telescope that could reveal rare insights about elliptical galaxies. -
June 12, 2014
Imaging software helps diagnose lung cancer
Nathan Cahill, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, is creating algorithms to quantify the growth of lung nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer. -
June 11, 2014
Professor questions standard model of the universe
David Merritt co-authored a study poking holes in the current understanding of galaxy formation and questioning the accepted model of the origin and evolution of the universe. -
June 6, 2014
RIT offers workshop on imaging science July 14–24
The two-week intensive course is aimed toward career scientists and engineers as well as students seeking a better understanding of imaging science and technology. -
May 28, 2014
Cure for dry eye could be a blink away
Kara Maki, assistant professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, is studying how tear film travels across the surface of the eye. -
May 19, 2014
Imaging science student promotes photonics funding
Ph.D. student Amanda Ziemann participated in the National Photonics Initiative Congressional Visits Day to promote government funding for photonics-driven technology.