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.

  • March 23, 2017

    Professor posing for camera

    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.

  • March 17, 2017

    Poster for RIT's "SMASH"

    RIT to hold math program for eighth-grade girls
    The RIT Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-on experience for girls, or SMASH, will show rising eighth graders the power of mathematical modeling. Teams of girls will use math to decode mysteries in science and other real-world puzzles.

  • March 17, 2017

    Poster for "Women on wikipedia"

    RIT to host Women on Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thon’
    RIT is inviting members of the Rochester community to help improve the representation of women on Wikipedia, the popular free online encyclopedia that allows anyone to edit articles. The Women on Wikipedia “edit-a-thon” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 25 in The Wallace Center.

  • March 10, 2017

    Deborah Stendardi, Ja'Nai Gray, Ashante Hendrix, and Sharitta Gross-Smith pose for a photo, Ja'Nai holding up an award certificate.

    Grad honored for community service
    Ja’Nai Gray ’16 was selected as one of 10 recipients of an Independent Sector Student Service Award and a $500 H.D. Paley Scholarship. The award honors outstanding Independent Sector TAP students for their leadership in community service throughout the state.

  • March 1, 2017

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    Professor elected to CHI Academy
    Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson was elected to the ACM CHI Academy, an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction.

  • February 22, 2017

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    Global Payments exec headlines Power Your Potential
    Jane Elliott will be discussing “What is your personal Big Hairy Audacious Goal” as Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology hosts the eighth annual Power Your Potential women’s leadership event on March 3.

  • February 16, 2017

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    RIT hosts all-women hackathon Feb. 25–26
    The free collaborative programming event creates an inviting and encouraging environment for young women to explore the world of technology, to learn something new and develop the confidence needed to succeed in a competitive tech industry.

  • January 23, 2017

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    RIT hosts ARM Developer Day on Friday
    Xiaolin Lu, an expert in the Internet of Things, will be the keynote speaker for the annual RIT ARM Developer Day conference. RIT ARM Developer Day is open to engineering, engineering technology, computing and science students from RIT and regional colleges and universities.

  • January 17, 2017

    Professor seeks to improve Ph.D. completion rates
    Casey Miller, associate professor and director of RIT’s materials science and engineering graduate program, won funding from the National Science Foundation to develop an inclusive approach to physics graduate education admission and retention of traditionally underrepresented U.S. citizens.

  • December 1, 2016

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    RIT to hold first-ever winter glass sale Sunday
    The School for American Crafts’ glass program will sell unique, hand-blown glass ornaments along with paperweights, vases and more during the school’s first-ever winter glass sale on Sunday.

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