News

July 25, 2018

Massive black holes on the edge of spiral galaxies

Findings from an RIT study provide further evidence that the outskirts of spiral galaxies host massive black holes. These overlooked regions are new places to observe gravitational waves created when the massive bodies collide.
July 16, 2018

RIT Observatory focuses on Mars July 20, Aug. 3

The public is invited to view the Red Planet with the observatory’s telescopes from 9:30 to 11 p.m. July 20 (rain date July 21) and Aug. 3 (rain date Aug. 4).
July 16, 2018

Developing solar sailing technology for NASA

Grover Swartzlander, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, is taking solar sailing to the next level with advanced photonic materials. This new class of materials could be used to steer photons and enable near-Earth, interplanetary and interstellar space travel.
July 2, 2018

Venture Creations companies place in accelerator competition

Two client companies in RIT’s Venture Creations incubator have won recognition and prize money from the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program. Positive Science won third place in the competition and $250,000, and Molecular Glasses won $10,000 and the Audience Choice Award.
June 20, 2018

RIT one of the nation’s top universities for NSF undergraduate research

RIT is hosting seven federally funded undergraduate research programs this summer, the most of any college in New York state.
June 18, 2018

Mapping artificial intelligence at RIT

Researchers in RIT’s Center for Human-Aware Intelligence believe their work could lead to breakthroughs in everything from health care to energy management to cybersecurity.
April 28, 2018

Graduating biotech major found enriching experiences at RIT

College of Science senior Ashley Adair is a trailblazer in her family: She will be the first to earn a college degree. She is also one of the first RIT students to graduate from a program that equips STEM majors with skills for navigating college.
April 23, 2018

Project RIT is involved with receives massive media attention
April 20, 2018

Imagine RIT preview: Explore green infrastructure

The Environmental Science in your own Backyard exhibit at Imagine RIT will feature issues facing the next generation of environmental professionals and innovative techniques, like green infrastructure, for mitigating environmental impacts.
April 12, 2018

Playful teaching style earns assistant professor two awards

Nathaniel Barlow is the winner of RIT’s Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Innovative Teaching with Technology Award.
April 11, 2018

Nicole Pannullo named 2018 Goldwater Scholar

Pannullo is the first hard-of-hearing student at RIT to be recognized as a Barry Goldwater Scholar. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering.
April 3, 2018

RIT holds data hackathon April 13-15

DataFest, a national event sponsored by the American Statistical Association, will take place at RIT from April 13 to 15. Student teams will have 48 hours to mine a complex data set pertaining to a real-world problem, then find the best solution.