Research News

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 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.
July 20, 2016

Professor discusses dark matter research

Assistant professor Sukanya Chakrabarti presents “The Mystery of Dark Matter” on Aug. 5 at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, Calif.
July 14, 2016

RIT awarded $1M for gravitational-wave astronomy

Carlos Lousto and Manuela Campanelli won separate grants from the National Science Foundation to further their research.
June 29, 2016

Professors create method to identify black holes

RIT professors have developed a faster, more accurate way to assess gravitational wave signals and infer the astronomical sources that made them.
June 22, 2016

Professor predicts a universe full of black holes

A new study published in Nature and co-authored by RIT Assistant Professor Richard O’Shaughnessy presents one of the most complete models of matter in the universe.
June 15, 2016

Gravitational waves validate discovery

Gravitational waves from a second pair of colliding black holes has validated the landmark discovery from earlier this year.
June 13, 2016

Small stars pack big punch for developing planets

Young stars less massive than the sun can unleash a torrent of X-ray radiation that can significantly shorten the lifetime of planet-forming disks surrounding these stars.
May 11, 2016

Study: How do deaf adults use online health info

An RIT researcher is investigating how deaf adults, proficient in American Sign Language, use the Internet for health-related information.
May 2, 2016

RIT joins Property Drone Consortium

The Property Drone Consortium, a collaboration of insurance carriers, construction industry leaders and supporting enterprises, promotes research on unmanned aircraft systems.

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