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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August 28, 2015
Annual glass pumpkin sale now at Polisseni Center
The School for American Crafts’ glass program will sell its unique, hand-blown glass pumpkins and gourds during the 11th annual Glass Pumpkin Patch fundraiser on Sept. 26. -
August 26, 2015
Professor named Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Marca Lam was named the 2015 Outstanding Faculty Advisor by the Society of Women Engineers. -
August 21, 2015
Hospitality student receives prestigious award
Sarah Coleman will receive the Statler Foundation Scholarship for $15,000 this fall, in recognition of her strong academics, leadership roles and work experience. -
August 14, 2015
Project SEED cultivates young scientists
The American Chemical Society Project SEED Program is a 10-week summer research program for economically disadvantaged high school students. -
August 6, 2015
Professor co-chairs international conference
Jie Qiao is the general co-chair of the international conference on Ultrafast Optics UFO X in Beijing. The biennial event is expected to draw 200 scientists from 20 countries. -
August 4, 2015
Tiger Talk with Sandra Johnson
Sandra S. Johnson began her position as RIT’s senior vice president for Student Affairs in July 2014. -
July 28, 2015
Gallery r features work inspired by China visit
The exhibit “Liquid Earth” features work by RIT associate professor Elizabeth Kronfield, who was invited to China to complete an artist residency. -
July 22, 2015
Professor explores extended galactic disks
Astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti is refining her technique to uncover dwarf galaxies and understand dark matter by simulating the evolutionary histories of galactic disks. -
July 14, 2015
SMASH gives girls math skills, career ideas
Forty-three girls entering eighth grade will spend this week at RIT exploring mathematics as the language of science and solving problems through mathematical modeling. -
July 7, 2015
RIT announces first endowed coaching position
RIT announces the Bruce B. Bates Women’s Hockey Coach, the university’s first endowed coaching position for Tiger athletic programs. -
July 1, 2015
Professor wins Inspiring Women in STEM Award
Lea Vacca Michel was chosen as a recipient of the INSIGHT Into Diversity 2015 Inspiring Women in STEM Award. -
June 22, 2015
Students win Geospatial Intelligence Hackathon
Briana Neuberger and Dan Simon developed a model for the transmission of Ebola in West Africa that could extend to other scenarios and geographies.