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April 2, 2013

Astrophysicists to probe dark matter in California

Probes of Dark Matter on Galaxy Scales 2013, organized by RIT professor Sukanya Chakrabarti, will be held July 14–19.
April 1, 2013

Professor studies improving bridge design

Amanda Bao, assistant professor of civil engineering technology, is researching how to increase load resistance and capacity of bridges—even during earthquakes or tsunamis.
April 1, 2013

Former IBM researcher joins Golisano College

Vicki Hanson, from the University of Dundee in Scotland, joins the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences in Fall 2013.
March 21, 2013

Pollution Prevention Institute offers funding

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has awarded $419,000 to fund research and development projects to help companies reduce their environmental footprint.
March 13, 2013

Associate professor studying speech signals

Ernest Fokoue in RIT’s John D. Hromi Center for Quality and Applied Statistics is analyzing audio and speech signals that will enable better voice recognition technology.
March 8, 2013

Sustainability Institute Hall marks milestones

The fuel-cell power unit was connected and the nearly 40-foot-tall green wall was installed in the new building for Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
March 5, 2013

Conference highlights family violence solutions

RIT professor and conference organizer Caroline Easton supports a new approach that integrates addiction and aggression issues and treats the individual, not a generic group.
March 4, 2013

Symposium connects liberal arts, business

The Kern Symposium on Liberal Arts and Business—a blend of lectures and small-group discussions—takes place Friday, March 15.
March 4, 2013

Researchers set record for number of grants funded

A record 353 RIT researchers secured funding for fiscal year 2012, and six researchers were named PI Millionaires.
February 28, 2013

Alumna, family create award for students

RIT alumna Ashley Aberg is hoping an award created by her family will provide substantial financial assistance to RIT students looking to promote their research.
February 26, 2013

RIT faculty members win seed funding for research

The annual Grant Writers’ Boot Camp helps principal investigators propose and manage externally funded projects by focusing on the art of persuasive grant writing.
February 22, 2013

RIT inducts 4th class into Innovation Hall of Fame

Six people—each pioneers and visionaries in their respective fields—will be inducted into RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame on May 3.

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