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.

May 15, 2017

Hot Wheelz wins in Formula SAE electric category

The all-female RIT Hot Wheelz Formula SAE Electric vehicle team took home first place in the electric-only category at the 2017 SAE Formula Hybrid competition May 5 in New Hampshire Motor Speedway, along with other trophies and recognition.
May 12, 2017

Lea Vacca Michel earns the 2017 Edwina Award

Lea Vacca Michel, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, received the 2017 Edwina Award at the Women’s Career Achievement Dinner on April 24 for her significant contributions to enhance gender diversity and inclusiveness at RIT.
May 10, 2017

MBA grad will take leadership skills back to Egypt

Dalia Rehab, a pharmacist from Egypt, graduates this May with an MBA degree in entrepreneurship from RIT’s Saunders College of Business. She says she was particularly drawn to educational experiences that could help her gain confidence in communication, public speaking and leadership.
April 27, 2017

Team introduces second-gen virtual therapists

RIT is advancing interactive medical technologies to help people dealing with addiction, anger management and violent behavior directed at their family and intimate partners. These digital tools can teach coping skills and keep clients focused on recovery.
April 26, 2017

RIT hosts Michigan Players on May 16

AdvanceRIT will host the Michigan Players for a workshop and interactive program about “The Chair’s Role in Faculty Mentoring.” The troupe performs common scenarios about faculty dynamics and academic experiences.
April 19, 2017

Girls Who Code founder to speak at RIT

Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology, will speak Friday as part of the ACM New York Celebration of Women in Computing Conference.
March 31, 2017

GE #BalanceTheEquation tour stops by RIT Monday

Women scientists and engineers from GE will stop at RIT on Monday to talk to female RIT students as part of the GE #BalanceTheEquation tour. The event will provide students an opportunity to network with GE leaders and RIT alumnae working at GE to learn what it means to join the technical workforce.
March 31, 2017

Women in Business hosts etiquette dinner

Meet Harianne Hewitt, a second-year double major in business management and international hospitality and service management and president of the Women in Business club.
March 30, 2017

Business alumna named to ‘Forbes’ list

Merrill Lynch financial advisor Fern (Grossman) Schwartz ’77 (business administration) has been named to the Forbes list of “America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors” for 2017.
March 29, 2017

Women in Computing helping to close gender gap

For all the progress women have made in STEM careers, the gender gap in computing is only growing larger. RIT’s Women in Computing (WiC) group was created in 2008 to help empower women in computer fields to succeed and thrive at RIT and beyond.
March 27, 2017

Researchers publish paper on dark matter, Milky Way

Research conducted by scientists at RIT rules out a challenge to the accepted standard model of the universe and theory of how galaxies form by shedding new light on a problematic structure.
March 23, 2017

Computing, data-sharing expert to speak April 11

Ann Quiroz Gates, department chair and professor of computer science at the University of Texas at El Paso, will be the guest speaker at the sixth annual Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking Signature Lecture.

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