Science and Math News
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April 25, 2018
![A student-created poster about the "Attack of the Zebra Mussels." The poster features a mixture of illustrated and real-life photos of Rochester and the Great Lakes region.]()
Port of Rochester features student research
Shipwrecks, invasive species and industrial production are just a few topics of Lake Ontario researched by RIT students, with their findings on display until mid-May at the Port of Rochester terminal building. -
April 23, 2018
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April 20, 2018
![Rock path near a water drain.]()
Imagine RIT preview: Explore green infrastructure
The Environmental Science in your own Backyard exhibit at Imagine RIT will feature issues facing the next generation of environmental professionals and innovative techniques, like green infrastructure, for mitigating environmental impacts. -
April 20, 2018
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April 19, 2018
![Sean and Will pet a medium-sized black puppy who is laying on the floor. The puppy is missing one of her back legs.]()
Student Spotlight: BioPrint club helps people and pets
Meet Sean Bellefeuille, a third-year biomedical engineering major and founding president of BioPrint, which explores 3D technologies in the medical field. -
April 16, 2018
![An artistic photo of eggs in a basket, milk in a glass bottle, and a large block of cheese with daisies on top of it.]()
Imagine RIT preview: Testing nutrition know-how
Students in RIT’s nutrition programs have created a tour of calcium-rich foods for Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival.
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April 12, 2018
![Nathaniel Barlow in a blue checkered button down poses for photo.]()
Playful teaching style earns assistant professor two awards
Nathaniel Barlow is the winner of RIT’s Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Innovative Teaching with Technology Award. -
April 11, 2018
![Nicole Pannullo in a white lab coat standing in a lab.]()
Nicole Pannullo named 2018 Goldwater Scholar
Pannullo is the first hard-of-hearing student at RIT to be recognized as a Barry Goldwater Scholar. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering. -
April 5, 2018
![Four members of the Gaia team stand together, posing for a photo by leaning against each other's shoulders with their elbows. James has his elbow on Kerri's head to accentuate their height difference.]()
Student Spotlight: Smart apparel helps those with autism
Meet James McGee and Kerri Zalba, two members of a student start-up company that uses wearable technology to help children on the autism spectrum. -
March 30, 2018
![Oren Cohn poses for a photo in his RIT Ambulance uniform in front of one of the ambulance vehicles.]()
Student earns national recognition for EMS service
Oren Cohn, RIT Ambulance chief of operations, was honored as EMS Provider of the Year by the National Collegiate EMS Foundation. Cohn was recognized for his leadership role with the all-volunteer campus ambulance team. -
March 29, 2018
![A selfie of Luis Reyes-Umana in an office at a hospital in Chile.]()
Student Spotlight: Studying abroad in Chile
Meet Luis Reyes-Umana, a fourth-year biomedical science major who traveled to Chile for the fall semester. From July to December, Reyes-Umana took classes and worked in local hospitals to get a taste of what international medicine is like. -
March 29, 2018
![Two people working on a astronomical imaging system.]()
Using cinema technology for space missions
RIT scientist Zoran Ninkov is developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system. The RIT astronomical imaging system is competing with other technologies for deployment on future NASA space missions for surveying star and galaxy clusters.
