Science and Math News

Ellie Warren came to RIT with the goal of becoming trilingual. Now fluent in English, American Sign Language, and Spanish, her next stop is medical school.

With aspirations to work for the NFL, Gabe McMurtrie’s interest in athletic performance made RIT’s exercise science program a natural fit, giving him a strong foundation in human mechanics, physiology, and sport psychology.

Hannah DeFelice’s research at RIT focused on how to improve animal welfare. The same research now takes her to Cornell University this fall to pursue her doctoral degree in biogeochemistry, the study of how living things interact with the physical and chemical environment.

RIT researchers are pushing the boundaries with immersive technologies.

Many agricultural plastics, contaminated with dirt and organic matter, end up in landfills releasing microplastics into soil and water. Malarkey hopes to help identify and mitigate those obstacles to create circular economy solutions.

If festivalgoers have trouble exploring the more than 430 exhibits at this year’s Imagine RIT, they can now enlist the help of AI by using the Imagine RIT Bot—a generative AI chatbot that’s like ChatGPT with a focus on answering questions about the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival.

Grace Perna, a third-year biotechnology student, and Eva Reilly, a second-year biochemistry major, will use the scholarship to further their research in labs that aim to find better solutions for a range of diseases.

Using their knowledge from classroom instruction, NTID information and computing studies students built equipment and applied for funding, culminating in the launch of five state-of-the-art, deaf-friendly point-of-sale systems that use interactive monitors for easy ordering and delivery of food and beverages.

RIT ranked 69th overall in the nation for the best graduate engineering school based on statistical indicators that measure the quality of faculty, research, and students. The programs rose four spots from last year.

College Transitions names RIT as the No. 3 top college for photography majors.

Valentage has won an Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching for her commitment to student success. The recognition is bittersweet for Valentage, who is retiring after 31 years at RIT.

Student’s access to state-of-the-art facilities and software, impressive faculty with industry experience, and a wealth of opportunities for hands-on learning before graduation has earned RIT’s School of Film and Animation (SOFA) more recognition as one of the top animation schools in the nation.