News

October 4, 2013

Professors help Rwandan teens learn mapping skills

Brian Tomaszewski and Anthony Vodacek are helping 225 high school students in Rwanda map the natural resources in their communities using tablets and smart phones.
October 3, 2013

Imaging scientist to address Optical Society

Associate professor Jie Qiao will present “WiSTEE: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Entrepreneurship” at the Minorities and Women in OSA Networking Reception.
September 27, 2013

Student helps bring worldwide film festival to RIT

A Q&A with Kelsey Williford, a fourth-year biochemistry major and president of RIT’s rock climbing club.
September 26, 2013

RIT scientist explores the centers of galaxies

Astrophysicist David Merritt summarizes his theoretical research on galactic nuclei in his textbook Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei.
September 25, 2013

College of Science announces leadership changes

Larry Buckley will lead the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences and Mihail Barbosu will lead the School of Mathematical Sciences.
September 25, 2013

Professor to discuss biomedical optics

Mary-Ann Mycek, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan, speaks Oct. 10 as part of the College of Science Distinguished Speaker series.
September 24, 2013

Students on warpath against arthritis

RIT’s House of General Science is hosting War Pigs, a two-day event that combines the outdoor game Capture the Flag with Nerf Blasters, to benefit the Arthritis Foundation.
September 9, 2013

RIT, URMC partner on cancer screening technology

RIT’s Navalgund Rao is working on photoacoustic imaging, a hybrid technique that combines light and ultrasound waves, to detect prostate and thyroid cancers.
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.