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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May 6, 2016
Hot Wheelz places third in national competition
Hot Wheelz, the all-female race team, finished third in the electric category in its first national event, the Formula Hybrid competition at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. -
May 4, 2016
Public health leader addresses inequities
Mary Pittman, CEO and president of the Public Health Institute, will present “Why do we still have health care disparities?” on May 6 at RIT. -
May 2, 2016
Director of RIT Libraries to retire
Shirley Bower reflects on her 30 years at RIT and what the future has in store for The Wallace Center. -
April 29, 2016
Bracelet monitors stress levels
Students from RIT’s Women in Computing group will show how they created a wearable stress monitor prototype at the Imagine RIT festival May 7. -
April 28, 2016
Hot Wheelz competes in national competition
RIT’s all-female Formula SAE electric team is the first and only all-female team to enter the national Formula Hybrid competition at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. -
April 28, 2016
Female students honored as Legacy Leaders
The 2016 Women’s Career Achievement Dinner celebrated the accomplishments of women at RIT, including 38 graduating seniors who received Legacy Leader Awards. -
April 28, 2016
What’s on the dark side of the universe?
Yale astrophysicist Priya Natarajan presents “Unveiling the Dark Side of the Universe” on May 2 for the Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Colloquium series. -
April 26, 2016
Professor speaks at conference in Saudi Arabia
Santosh Kurinec was the keynote speaker at the National Science Foundation-King Abdullah University of Science and Technology annual conference. -
April 21, 2016
Researcher developing next-gen computer systems
Dhireesha Kudithipudi received a grant for the project “Reservoir computing and benchmarking of neuromorphic systems for size/weight/power constrained environments.” -
April 15, 2016
Alumna speaks on being deaf in corporate world
Pamela Siebert ’03, a software engineer at IBM, presents “Be Your Own Advocate as a Deaf person in the Corporate World” as part of The Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series. -
April 14, 2016
Design group honors RIT dean and alumna
CIAS Dean Lorraine Justice and alumna Patricia Moore ’74 were named among the 50 most notable members of the Industrial Designers Society of America. -
April 13, 2016
Criminal justice professor named ACE Fellow
LaVerne McQuiller Williams has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2016-17 academic year by the American Council on Education.