News by Topic: Research
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April 22, 2013
NASA awards $1.1M to RIT
Grant will be used to advance a new family of large format infrared detectors grown on silicon wafer substrates. -
April 16, 2013
RIT named to green colleges guide
For the third consecutive year, RIT has been named one of North America’s greenest universities by The Princeton Review. -
April 12, 2013
RIT dedicates Sustainability Institute Hall
Hundreds of visitors got a look at the new Sustainability Institute Hall, which houses the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, during a dedication event Friday. -
April 2, 2013
Astrophysicists to probe dark matter in California
Probes of Dark Matter on Galaxy Scales 2013, organized by RIT professor Sukanya Chakrabarti, will be held July 14–19. -
April 1, 2013
Former IBM researcher joins Golisano College
Vicki Hanson, from the University of Dundee in Scotland, joins the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences in Fall 2013. -
April 1, 2013
Professor studies improving bridge design
Amanda Bao, assistant professor of civil engineering technology, is researching how to increase load resistance and capacity of bridges—even during earthquakes or tsunamis. -
March 21, 2013
Pollution Prevention Institute offers funding
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has awarded $419,000 to fund research and development projects to help companies reduce their environmental footprint. -
March 13, 2013
Associate professor studying speech signals
Ernest Fokoue in RIT’s John D. Hromi Center for Quality and Applied Statistics is analyzing audio and speech signals that will enable better voice recognition technology. -
March 8, 2013
Sustainability Institute Hall marks milestones
The fuel-cell power unit was connected and the nearly 40-foot-tall green wall was installed in the new building for Golisano Institute for Sustainability. -
March 5, 2013
Conference highlights family violence solutions
RIT professor and conference organizer Caroline Easton supports a new approach that integrates addiction and aggression issues and treats the individual, not a generic group. -
March 4, 2013
Symposium connects liberal arts, business
The Kern Symposium on Liberal Arts and Business—a blend of lectures and small-group discussions—takes place Friday, March 15. -
March 4, 2013
Researchers set record for number of grants funded
A record 353 RIT researchers secured funding for fiscal year 2012, and six researchers were named PI Millionaires.