News

September 6, 2013

RIT Observatory holds open house Sept. 13

The open house is free and open to the public—and weather dependent.
August 30, 2013

NASA chief technologist visits RIT Sept. 3

NASA’s Chief Technologist Mason Peck will explain the interconnection between technological advancements and space exploration, and what it means back on Earth.
July 29, 2013

Student wins Texas Instruments design contest

Physics major Adam Munich won $10,000 for his improvements to the Tesla coil, an alternating current electrical system.
July 26, 2013

Professor named to journal editorial board

David Messinger was invited to join the editorial board for Optical Engineering, the journal of the International Society for Optics and Photonics.
July 26, 2013

RIT professor named visiting professor at URMC

María Helguera, professor in RIT’s Carlson Center for Imaging Science, was appointed to the Wedd Visiting Professor Chair at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
July 24, 2013

RIT to grow math workshops into national model

With a $120,000 grant from the Toyota USA Foundation, RIT will expand its Summer Mathematics Institute Teachers’ Workshop into a national model.
July 23, 2013

RIT partners with green biotech company

Sweetwater Energy, which makes a concentrated plant-sugar mixture for production of biofuels, biochemicals and bioplastics, seeks to develop a pipeline of RIT students.
July 23, 2013

Professor honored for work in color science field

Roy Berns received the Deane B. Judd Award from the International Colour Association for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of color science.
July 22, 2013

New formula for math education

Math education at RIT has evolved from a department that primarily fulfilled requirements for other majors to a school that offers its students rigorous research experiences.
July 11, 2013

Professor co-authors astrophysics book

Brian Koberlein, senior lecturer at RIT, and David Meisel, distinguished professor at SUNY Geneseo, wrote Astrophysics through Computation.
July 1, 2013

RIT students give talks at conferences in Hawaii

Two second-year students in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science gave talks that centered on the Innovative Freshman Experience program.
June 18, 2013

RIT holds math workshop for high school teachers

Math teachers from across Monroe County and beyond will come to RIT for talks on how high school math forms the basis for college courses and how it is used by professionals.