News by Topic: Gifts

Research has revealed that people who learn English as a second language, including deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, are underrepresented in STEM fields because of academic language abilities required to compete in those disciplines. A new project at NTID is helping to break down those obstacles specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy features Transforming RIT: The Campaign for Greatness.

Associate Professor Marcos Esterman and several RIT senior engineering students are on a mission to empower citizens of Cali, Colombia, through cutting-edge technology including solar-powered 3D printers and aquaponics.

Adobe highlights two RIT projects: the game Fragile Equilibrium and an augmented reality app called “Wave.”

In hopes of inspiring more area K-12 students to pursue careers in technology, RIT’s Women in Computing group is bringing technology workshops to Rochester city schools as part of the new RIT & AT&T Mobile Tech Lab.

For the past six years, RIT has celebrated TAG Day to show appreciation for those who have given back to the university. In addition to hanging tags in different areas of the university that have been impacted by donor support, The Fund for RIT is hosting a TAG Day Fair until 2 p.m. today.

Undergraduate students at RIT recently received a $10,000 donation from the Raymond Corp., one of the top material handling companies in the field today. The Multidisciplinary Robotics Club will use the funding to support current projects and professional development opportunities.

Site preparation is underway for RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute, a new wing of the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences that will help the university become a nexus of cybersecurity education and research.

RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios opened the doors to its new home this fall, inviting students, faculty and industry professionals to experience a digital media development and publishing learning laboratory never before seen in the Northeast.

Nathan Cahill, Donna Podeszek, Denishea Ortiz and Mary Beth Nally received Golden Brick Awards at the Faculty and Staff Alumni Breakfast and Golden Brick Awards Ceremony on Thursday morning.

Tours and hands-on experiences were the order of the day as RIT formally opened the newest building on campus—the 52,000-square-foot MAGIC Spell Studios. The RIT community is invited to an open house until 3 p.m. today.

RIT has won $1 million as part of the Energy to Lead Competition, which challenges New York colleges and universities to develop plans for local clean energy projects on campus and in their communities as the state seeks innovative solutions to combat climate change.