News

March 13, 2013

Associate professor studying speech signals

Ernest Fokoue in RIT’s John D. Hromi Center for Quality and Applied Statistics is analyzing audio and speech signals that will enable better voice recognition technology.
March 10, 2013

Former president of RIT Dubai honored

Mustafa Abushagur, who most recently served as Libya’s first prime minister, was awarded the Robert E. Hopkins Leadership Award from the Optical Society of America.
February 12, 2013

FIRST Robotics event takes place March 1 and 2

The 2013 Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition will be held at the Gordon Field House at RIT on Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2.
January 31, 2013

A Tiger habitat at GlobalFoundries

Robert Pearson, microelectronic engineering program director, met with the program’s most recent graduates as well as alumni who are now with the company.
January 29, 2013

Smith named Fellow of Optical Society of America

Bruce Smith, director of the microsystems engineering program, was recognized for his work in nanolithography and the education of engineers in micro- and nano-technology.
January 25, 2013

Marcos Esterman appointed faculty associate

Marcos Esterman, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, has been appointed faculty associate by RIT Provost Jeremy Haefner.
January 23, 2013

Dean’s Alumni Speaker Series features Xilinx VP

Electrical engineering alumnus Larry Getman will present “Being a Career Chameleon” on Feb. 7.
January 23, 2013

New semiconductor may extend battery life

RIT researchers are using new methods and materials for building integrated circuits.
January 18, 2013

Students develop heart monitoring system

Three computer engineering students are seeking venture capital support for the BioTelemetrix technology, a non-invasive monitoring device.
January 14, 2013

Engineering and science’s universal language

Eleven students from France are attending RIT as part of a university agreement program; they have been taking engineering, computing and science classes since the fall.
December 20, 2012

FIRST Robotics kicks off 2013 season Jan. 5

This year’s FIRST Robotics Competition game is still under wraps but will be announced during a live, nationwide telecast hosted by FIRST founder Dean Kamen on Jan. 5.
December 13, 2012

RIT named CUDA Research Center

Engineering faculty and staff can process complex data problems in science, engineering and medicine faster through increased power and workload efficiencies.