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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July 22, 2025
Tiger Tutor Team prepares for second year with Rochester students
RIT engineering undergraduate Lily Yengo and peers on the new Tiger Tutor Team help Rochester middle school students improve math skills.
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July 9, 2025
RIT’s NTID appoints Caroline Solomon, deaf scientist and educator, as first woman president
WHEC-TV profiles Caroline Solomon, the next president of NTID.
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July 9, 2025
RIT’s NTID names first woman president
Rochester Business Journal covers the announcement of NTID's next president, Caroline Solomon.
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July 1, 2025
‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Max will exclusively debut the film Sinners in Black American Sign Language. Rosa Lee Timm '00 (social work) served as the director of artistic sign language for this version of the movie.
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July 1, 2025
Recent graduate wins Fulbright scholarship to study public health in England
Sammy Deol won a yearlong Fulbright Scholarship to attend graduate school in England. He will earn a master’s degree in public health in preparation for medical school.
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June 30, 2025
RIT concrete canoe a surprise success story on way to this weekend’s ASCE Student Championships
ASCE speaks to concrete canoe team club captain Leah Mestayer, a third-year civil engineering technology student, and Lois Furioso, team adviser and adjunct faculty member, about earning RIT's highest placement at the Upstate New York-Canada Student Conference in nearly two decades.
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June 27, 2025
RIT researchers continue to explore the universe during JWST Cycle 4
Numerous members of the RIT community will participate in exploring the universe during the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) fourth cycle, set to begin in early July.
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June 26, 2025
Kijana Crawford retires after 52 years with the College of Liberal Arts
Kijana Crawford has been described as a woman who has “kept an eye on the prize” during her 52-year tenure at RIT. She has watched the university grow in many ways since joining the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in 1973. Now, she’s prepared to move onto her next adventure: retirement.
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June 12, 2025
Check out this interactive map of the early universe, considered largest ever created
USA Today features Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe and the COSMOS-Web team. The international research group publicly released the largest look ever at the universe.
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June 11, 2025
How Rochester Institute of Technology is powering a new generation of women leaders
Yahoo interviews Associate Professor Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard and members of the Hot Wheelz racing team for a story about women taking on leadership roles.
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June 10, 2025
Heidi Miller retires after nearly 32 years with the physician assistant program
RIT’s physician assistant program celebrated its 30th graduating class this year, and now its biggest champion, former director and founder Heidi Miller, is preparing to retire at the end of June after nearly 32 years.
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June 10, 2025
Largest-ever map of the universe reveals 800,000 galaxies
Earth.com reports on the COSMOS-Web data release, co-led by Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe, which reveals the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever.