News

November 9, 2016

Professor collaborates on new astronomical camera

RIT professor Michael Richmond is a visiting professor for the fall term at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for the Early Universe and is working on a new type of astronomical camera for the 105-centimeter Kiso Schmidt Telescope at the Kiso Observatory in Japan.
November 4, 2016

Professor wins four fellowships

Joel Kastner, professor in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and the School of Physics and Astronomy, is broadening and deepening his research program on the origins of our solar system while on four consecutive fellowships and visiting positions.
October 20, 2016

RIT to host workshop on unmanned aerial systems

RIT will host a workshop on unmanned aerial systems and the technological advances that are shaping this rapidly evolving field on Oct. 28.
October 10, 2016

RIT celebrates Optical Society’s 100th anniversary

RIT will have a strong presence at the centennial anniversary meeting of the Optical Society, including a technical exhibit by the Future Photon Initiative, the RIT-led “Global Women of Light” symposium and several presentations by faculty, students and alumni.
October 7, 2016

Symposium highlights female scientists

The international symposium “Global Women of Light,” organized by RIT associate professor Jie Qiao, features female scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs working in optics and photonics and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Optical Society.
October 3, 2016

Celebrate ‘International Observe the Moon Night’

The RIT Observatory will host an open house on Saturday for International Observe the Moon Night. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public.
September 28, 2016

RIT establishes Data and Predictive Analytics Center

The Data and Predictive Analytics Center in the College of Science will focus on collecting, transforming, modeling and visualizing data sets often referred to as “big data.”
September 27, 2016

RIT named in $4.2 million NSF grant

The Upstate New York Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation—a partnership of Cornell University, RIT and University of Rochester—has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program.
September 27, 2016

NSF-funded project aims to increase diversity in physics education

RIT is collaborating with the American Physical Society to transform physics graduate education with the goal of building a scientific workforce that reflects the nation’s shifting demographics and ensures U.S. technological leadership.
September 27, 2016

Hundreds of employers seek students at annual fall Career Fair

Nearly 250 employing organizations and hundreds of recruiter representatives seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the Fall 2016 Career Fair Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gordon Field House.
September 1, 2016

RIT wins grant to help develop new antibiotics

Andre Hudson has received a federal award for research that could help in the battle to develop new drugs to combat the rise in the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
August 10, 2016

Students build star-tracking instrument for NASA

Undergraduates are making a “compass” for rockets using a new kind of detector technology. The instrument will fly on a NASA technology demonstration mission later this year.