News

December 11, 2015

Model Railroad president prepares for train show

Meet Matthew Glazer, fourth-year electrical engineering major and president of the RIT Model Railroad Club, as he prepares for this weekend’s Tiger Tracks Train Show and Sale.
December 11, 2015

Students reach next phase of SpaceX competition

Two teams of undergraduate RIT students beat out universities and companies from around the world to advance in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend.
December 8, 2015

FIRST Robotics kick-off event to be held Jan. 9

FIRST Robotics will reveal the 2016 game for its annual competition at a kick-off event on Jan. 9. Teams will build robots to compete in the revealed game over six weeks.
December 7, 2015

Seminar on disease progress detection on Friday

Suzanne M. Shontz of the University of Kansas will present on the use of models and simulations in disease detection at 11 a.m. on Friday in the Golisano Auditorium.
December 7, 2015

Tiger Tracks Train Show heads to RIT this weekend

More than 3,000 model train enthusiasts are expected to visit dozens of vendors and see several train displays at the Gordon Field House this Saturday and Sunday.
December 3, 2015

Graduate student wins prestigious research award

Anthony Salmin, a graduate electrical engineering student, was presented the Gordon K. Moe Young Investigator Award for his work toward improving atrial fibrillation therapy.
November 17, 2015

Alumni are making an impact in space exploration

RIT alumni are making an impact in space exploration today by contributing expertise in engineering, imaging science, physics and photography, among others.
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 acquires equipment for 3D printing integration

RIT has received a Bridgeport GX-250 5-axis vertical machining center. They will collaborate with Hardinge Inc. and others on research to extend the capabilities of machining.
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 4, 2015

Evelyn Brister named first Fram Faculty Fellow

Evelyn Brister has been named the Fram Faculty Fellow in Applied Critical Thinking. She will assume her post immediately for the 2015-16 term.
October 27, 2015

Successful first flight for RIT SPEX group

Sunday morning, the RIT Space Exploration group launched a high-altitude weather balloon that soared higher than 99,000 feet before bursting and landing somewhere in Maine.