News Stories

December 11, 2013

Imaging science student wins ‘best paper’

Graduate student Saugata Sinha won Best Student Paper at the 2013 IEEE Western New York Image Processing Workshop for his work on detecting thyroid cancer.
December 11, 2013

CIAS holds holiday auction fundraiser tonight

New and used photographic equipment and accessories will be auctioned off at the event hosted by the RIT National Press Photographers Association chapter.
December 10, 2013

Cochlear implant recipients share stories in book

New Beginnings, Acquiring and Living with a Cochlear Implant, published by RIT Press, was edited by NTID researcher Michael Stinson and NTID President Gerry Buckley.
December 10, 2013

Cary Collection purchases 1890s hand press

The Kelmscott/Goudy Albion iron hand press No. 6551, manufactured by Hopkinson & Cope in 1891, will arrive on the RIT campus within the next few weeks.
December 9, 2013

Public Safety offers free TigerSafe app at RIT

The student-created app allows campus users to connect with RIT Public Safety officers, turning any smartphone into a virtual blue light security phone.
December 6, 2013

Student awarded scholarship for volunteer work

A Q&A with Stephen Johnson, a fifth-year civil engineering technology major and volunteer firefighter. He received the Howard Freckleton and Roy Hamel Endowed Scholarship.
December 5, 2013

RIT Production Services’ work honored

RIT Production Services’ Web/IT Group was honored at the 8th annual W3 Awards for the RIT SportsZone app and the Kate Gleason College of Engineering website redesign.
December 5, 2013

RIT Observatory holds open house Dec. 13

Stargazers are invited to an open house at the RIT Observatory to view the gibbous moon, Jupiter and the Orion Nebula on Dec. 13.
December 5, 2013

Two RIT research teams awarded EPA grants

Faculty and students in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering and Golisano Institute for Sustainability were each awarded $15,000 for their environmental solutions.
December 5, 2013

Former Undersecretary of Energy to speak Dec. 11

The Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science will honor notable scientists during its Imaging Hall of Fame induction ceremony, featuring keynote speaker Steven Koonin.
December 4, 2013

Rutgers professor to talk about online copyright

Greg Lastowka will address issues surrounding the growing complexities of online authorship and the need for reformed copyright laws, part of the MAGIC Center Speaker Series.
December 4, 2013

RIT hosted briefing in D.C. on defense workforce

Panelists discussed the need to build a deeper workforce to support the U.S.’s defense, intelligence and civil communities that depend on satellite imaging systems.