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  • October 25, 2018

    One woman on the right adjusts augmented reality glasses on another woman who is wearing them on the left.

    NTID to explore augmented reality technology

    Using augmented reality to make STEM content more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing learners in live presentation settings is the goal of a $258,000 grant from the National Science Foundation awarded to NTID.

  • October 24, 2018

    Two students and two faculty members working on this project pose for a photo in front of their lab bench, which is covered in different tools and models.

    Researchers improve upon stethoscope design

    Researchers at RIT and URMC developed a new digital stethoscope that combines precision sensors, electrocardiogram technology and machine learning applications into one piece of equipment to better detect heart ailments and problems that might occur with an implanted heart pump.

  • October 24, 2018

    Four men sitting at a table and speaking on a panel at the Japanese National Press Club.

    RIT’s Nasr releases U.N. report on circular economies

    Rethinking how industrial products are manufactured and dealing with them at the end of their useful life could provide breakthrough environmental, social and economic benefits, according to new research from the International Resource Panel.

  • October 24, 2018

    Side profile of a small brown elephant.

    Research on elephants could translate to robotics

    Understanding how elephants use their trunks to pick up small objects could lead to robots designed with flexible hands or grippers, according to a new study that includes research by RIT scientist Scott Franklin.

  • October 23, 2018

    Tour new MAGIC Spell Studios

    Join in the excitement tomorrow as RIT opens its newest, and perhaps most engaging, academic facility—MAGIC Spell Studios!

  • October 23, 2018

    The cover of Carroll, Kray and Mandell's new book, featuring bright red text for the title and two small portraits of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

    Faculty members’ new book looks at 2016 presidential election

    Nasty Women and Bad Hombres: Gender and Race in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, edited by three RIT faculty members in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, looks at how Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and American voters invoked ideas of gender, race and history in that election.

  • October 23, 2018

    Students sitting at tables and looking toward the speaker who is off camera.

    RIT hosts Entrepreneurship Conference on Friday

    The Entrepreneurship Conference at RIT features informational networking sessions, the student Tiger Tank competition and a keynote address from Mark Gentile, founder of Odyssey Software.

  • October 23, 2018

    Side profile of Enid Cardinal speaking at the front of a room.

    RIT to receive $1 million for clean energy project

    RIT has won $1 million as part of the Energy to Lead Competition, which challenges New York colleges and universities to develop plans for local clean energy projects on campus and in their communities as the state seeks innovative solutions to combat climate change.

  • October 22, 2018

    Rochester city skyline.

    RIT celebrates past and future of ‘Brick City’

    The Rochester skyline was lit Tiger orange Saturday night as part of RIT’s annual Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend. More than 15,800 members of the RIT community came out Oct. 19-21 for 125 homecoming events, including celebrating 50 years since the move from downtown Rochester to Henrietta.