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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February 10, 2016
Author Kemba Smith Pradia leads women’s summit
The 2016 Sister II Sister Summit on Feb. 27 includes workshops and panels on developing positive self-image, fostering professionalism and promoting personal health. -
February 10, 2016
RIT gets funding for Advocates & Allies Program
The Advocates & Allies Program includes male faculty members to better address unconscious bias and help transform departmental cultures and practices toward gender equity. -
January 27, 2016
Students win awards for bio-separation research
Three RIT students were recognized for their research findings about improvements to bio-separation techniques for lab-on-a-chip medical devices. -
December 8, 2015
Students team up with White House for Hour of Code
Four students in RIT’s Women in Computing group will join White House Chief Technology officer Megan Smith in a panel discussing the gender gap in computer science on Dec. 10. -
November 24, 2015
Women’s Council commemorates 60th anniversary
The Women’s Council of RIT is celebrating its 60th anniversary by establishing an emergency fund to help students who are caught in unexpected financial challenges. -
November 23, 2015
Research awardees recognized at ceremony
11 projects recently awarded Connect grants from AdvanceRIT, a program to support female faculty's professional development, were honored at a reception on Oct. 29. -
November 17, 2015
Student awarded for novel cell culture membranes
Andrea Mazzocchi, a biomedical engineering major, was recognized for her work as part of a research team on a new biomedical membrane that could improve tissue engineering. -
November 16, 2015
RIT commemorates Kate Gleason’s 150th birthday
An exhibit commemorating the 150th birthday of Kate Gleason opens at the Wallace Center on Thursday displaying photos, gears and other items from the engineering pioneer. -
November 13, 2015
Professor shares black hole research Nov. 18
Manuela Campanelli has been invited to talk about simulating supermassive black hole mergers at SC 2015, the international supercomputing conference, on Nov. 18. -
November 13, 2015
Christine Whitman named chair of Board of Trustees
Christine Whitman, chairman and CEO of Complemar Partners Inc. and RIT trustee since 1997, has been named the new chair of the Board. She is the first female to take the helm. -
November 6, 2015
Ebony Miller named CUE interim director
Ebony Miller, former program manager of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been named the center’s interim director. -
November 6, 2015
Italian director Giovanna Taviani comes to RIT
Giovanna Taviani will conduct master classes for students of Italian, anthropology and film at RIT Nov. 10 and 11. Her documentary, “Ritorni,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Nov. 11.