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January 7, 2016

RIT professor hunts for dark matter

Sukanya Chakrabarti, assistant professor, uses waves in the galactic disk to map the interior structure and mass of galaxies
December 11, 2015

RIT to build national STEM diversity alliance

RIT has received a $270,225 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an alliance among independent diversity programs at universities across the country.
December 2, 2015

Physics professor facilitates OSA incubator

Professor Mishkat Bhattacharya will co-host a meeting on levitated optomechanics at the Optics Society of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., today through Friday.
December 1, 2015

RIT receives funding for photonics workforce study

An NSF-funded study by RIT researchers of current practices in the photonics and optics industry will help educators better prepare students for jobs in the field.
November 20, 2015

Next-generation infrared detectors win NSF funding

The National Science Foundation has awarded RIT nearly $2 million in second-phase funding to lead the development of infrared detectors grown on silicon wafers.
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 13, 2015

Professor shares black hole research Nov. 18

Manuela Campanelli has been invited to talk about simulating supermassive black hole mergers at SC 2015, the international supercomputing conference, on Nov. 18.
November 11, 2015

RIT hosts third Effective Access Tech Conference

More than 50 exhibitors and poster presenters came together yesterday to share ideas and innovative solutions at RIT’s third annual Effective Access Technology Conference.
November 6, 2015

Ebony Miller named CUE interim director

Ebony Miller, former program manager of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been named the center’s interim director.
November 4, 2015

Student wins microbiology research fellowship

Lucas Dailey, a fourth-year biotechnology and molecular bioscience major, has been awarded an American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
November 2, 2015

RIT secures $1 million for undergrad scientists

With help from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation, RIT has established a $1 million endowed fund to support undergraduate research in the College of Science.

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