News

November 21, 2013

RIT gets grant for extreme black hole research

RIT scientists are on the hunt for clues about the early universe—with support from the National Science Foundation—to someday verify Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
November 20, 2013

Student named national astronomy ambassador

Graduate student Valerie Rapson was invited to join the American Astronomical Society Astronomy Ambassador program.
November 20, 2013

RIT hosts image processing workshop Friday

Scientists from around the region will share their image-processing research at the Western New York Image Processing Workshop in Louise M. Slaughter Hall on Nov. 22.
November 18, 2013

Shedding light on Earth-like planets

Researchers are advancing imaging detectors for NASA space missions.
November 15, 2013

Math major shares passion for creative writing

A Q&A with fourth-year applied mathematics Will Consagra, who is participating in the Undergraduate/Faculty Reading Series on Nov. 21.
November 14, 2013

Alumnus conducts unique chemistry experiment

When his cousin’s nail art experiment led to a chemical burn, Andrew Robak ’02, a chemistry professor, set out to find out why.
November 12, 2013

Scientist to give talk on Mars rovers Nov. 14

Steven Squyres will present “Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet” as part of the RIT’s College of Science Distinguished Speaker Series.
November 8, 2013

Biochemistry student wins fellowship

Tessa DiDonato was awarded an American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
October 22, 2013

RIT celebrates 75th anniversary of xerography

RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science will celebrate Chester Carlson and the invention of xerography with a screening of a documentary on Wednesday.
October 18, 2013

Program teaches first-year students how to learn

RIT is launching a National Science Foundation-funded program to improve the retention of deaf, hard-of-hearing and first-generation undergraduates majoring in STEM fields.
October 15, 2013

Grad wins top award from American Physical Society

Hao Shi, a 2013 graduate of the physics program, will receive the American Physical Society’s LeRoy Apker Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in physics.
October 10, 2013

Imaging science student studies vast universe

Kim Kolb, a graduate student in RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, shared findings about an imaging system that could bring clearer vision to space missions.