News Stories

November 14, 2013

RIT ‘Celebration of Research’ set for Nov. 19

Fifty researchers who have been awarded patents and licenses for their intellectual property within the last several years will be recognized at the event.
November 14, 2013

Nosebleed remedy tops Tiger Tank competition

Gino Santaguida was awarded first prize and $2,000 in the Simone Center’s Tiger Tank competition for his product idea to stop nosebleeds.
November 14, 2013

Alumnus conducts unique chemistry experiment

When his cousin’s nail art experiment led to a chemical burn, Andrew Robak ’02, a chemistry professor, set out to find out why.
November 13, 2013

Dean ogilvie to co-lead mayoral transition team

Saunders College of Business Dean dt ogilvie has been named one of two leaders of Rochester Mayor-Elect Lovely A. Warren’s transition team.
November 12, 2013

Scientist to give talk on Mars rovers Nov. 14

Steven Squyres will present “Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet” as part of the RIT’s College of Science Distinguished Speaker Series.
November 12, 2013

Men of Color, Honor and Ambition program begins

Twelve young men are part of MOCHA, a new initiative intended to positively impact academic success, increase retention and develop successful leaders.
November 11, 2013

DeafTEC receives Telly Award for video

DeafTEC, a resource for high schools and colleges that educate deaf and hard-of-hearing students in STEM programs, was honored for a video on deaf professionals.
November 11, 2013

Teams pitch business ideas in Tiger Tank

Five student teams will present their business ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win a cash prize. Tiger Tank takes place Nov. 13 in Student Innovation Hall.
November 11, 2013

Researcher explores novel autism treatment

Dr. Laurence Sugarman’s model teaches children with autism how to control their psychophysiology and behavior using computerized biofeedback and clinical hypnosis.
November 8, 2013

Kern lecture series welcomes Africana philosopher

Lewis Gordon, professor of philosophy and Africana studies at the University of Connecticut, presents Living Thought, Living Freedom: Themes in Africana Philosophy” Nov. 13.
November 8, 2013

RIT, Little Theatre explore science and films

The three-part series begins Nov. 14 with the screening of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and a lecture on sustainability and symbiosis.
November 8, 2013

Biochemistry student wins fellowship

Tessa DiDonato was awarded an American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship.