News by Topic: Women

RIT alumna Paula Ospina has paved the path toward one of the biggest professional achievements of her career so far—being an assistant editor for the documentary FRIDA, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.

Researchers at RIT are creating a novel sensor system based on the superior design and detection range found on harbor seal whiskers.

Power Your Potential (PYP), celebrating the upcoming national Women's History Month in March, serves as a dynamic platform for area businesswomen to gather insights from peers, engage in educational activities, and foster an environment conducive to women's success in various professional spheres.

RIT has been announced as one of 10 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Prize Competition award winners.

Work by Risa Robinson and members of the Respiratory Technologies Laboratory completely shifted how e-cigarette analysis is done and became an industry model. Through this new viewpoint, the team recorded harmful emissions that were not otherwise seen in a lab setting, and this data contributed to FDA policies and regulations about e-cigarette usage today.

Bing Yan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, is building a more coordinated system to manage different variables affecting grid energy generation, storage, transmission, and distribution—from extreme weather events to the addition of solar and wind power. 

Manuela Campanelli, Distinguished Professor of Astrophysics and founding director of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, has been appointed the John Vouros Endowed Professor.

Patricia Moore, prestigious designer and gerontologist, will be the keynote speaker for RIT's Academic Convocation on Friday, May 10. Moore will share her vision for the Class of 2024 and its potential and responsibility for worldwide dignity, equity, and peace, by design.

Good Morning America speaks to Chris Wairegi '14 (film and animation and advertising photography), founder of the organization 600 Black Women, about how the nonprofit focuses on uplifting black women in the film community.

The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members who have made advances in physics through original research and publication, innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology, or teaching or service in the activities of the organization. No more than one half of 1 percent of the APS membership, excluding students, is recognized with fellowship.

The Democrat and Chronicle features Jade Myers, research development specialist in the AMPrint Center.

Betsy Dell, professor in the College of Engineering Technology, and Makini Beck, assistant professor in the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Individualized Study, are leading a National Science Foundation-funded project to support minoritized women students in STEM through a co-mentoring network.