News by Topic: Women
Rochester has a proud history of breaking barriers and fighting for social change. Susan B. Anthony and Anna Murray Douglass were Rochesterians and our community continues to celebrate their social contributions. RIT upholds a tradition of social equity by supporting female students with a host of clubs and organizations, as well as community resources, that provide platforms for meaningful discussion centering on feminine social justice.
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October 29, 2026
RIT biomedical sciences student assists neighbor with CPR
RIT biomedical sciences student Cassandra Kehler used her CPR skills to save a neighbor in distress.
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October 29, 2026
RIT alumna develops hands-free tech at Meta
As a technical program manager at Meta, Dorrene Brown ’13 (software engineering) leads software, firmware, and artificial intelligence teams developing cutting-edge devices.
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October 27, 2026
RIT students, scientist work toward ear infection vaccine
A partnership between RIT and Rochester Regional Health is bringing students into the lab to help advance an ear infection vaccine and launch careers in science and medicine.
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October 23, 2026
RIT research reveals why women stay silent in rude workplaces
Research from an RIT professor shows that rudeness in the workplace keeps good ideas from being shared, and that women are most likely to hold back because of it.
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October 21, 2026
RIT researchers find everyday vaping delivers more nicotine than expected
RIT researchers are studying real-world e-cigarette use to better understand nicotine exposure and inform future testing standards.
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October 16, 2026
RIT club connects students with growing geospatial field
Tigers of Geographic Information and Research is more than a geography club, although its members do love maps. Geographic information systems technology is used to analyze and visualize location-based data, with applications varying from urban planning and environmental management to crime analysis.
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October 15, 2026
RIT science professor wins award for excellence in teaching
RIT Professor Christina Goudreau Collison has received an award for excellence in teaching from a branch of the American Chemical Society.
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October 5, 2026
RIT receives NASA support for community-driven remote sensing experiments
NASA has awarded RIT’s Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Laboratory (DIRS) a three-year grant to lead a remote sensing field campaign and share the resulting data with researchers, educators, and the public.
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September 30, 2026
RIT’s occupational therapy program blends technology and patient-focused care
The future of occupational therapy is on display in cutting-edge laboratories that support RIT’s new doctorate in occupational therapy.
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September 29, 2026
RIT grad named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow for her innovative artwork
Artist Christine “CK” Sun Kim ’02 has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, a prestigious award known as a “genius grant” that comes with an $800,000 stipend.
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September 25, 2026
RIT chemical engineering students reshaping particles to help build the materials of the future
Chemical engineering student Natalie Bedolla-Mortensen is playing a role in reengineering tiny particles that could one day become cell tissues of 3D-printed organs. Her research is part of Rochester Institute of Technology’s work in the growing field of soft matter development.
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September 24, 2026
RIT students across disciplines create peacebuilding video game
Small choices can have big consequences. That’s the idea at the heart of Peaceland: Choose Your Memory, a new video game being developed by students and faculty at RIT.