News by Topic: Grants
Groundbreaking research is always happening at RIT. Thanks to grants from organizations such as the National Science Foundation, RIT can continue pushing the boundaries of all known sciences, from medicine to astrophysics.
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November 23, 2015
Research awardees recognized at ceremony
11 projects recently awarded Connect grants from AdvanceRIT, a program to support female faculty's professional development, were honored at a reception on Oct. 29. -
October 13, 2015
RIT/NTID earns grant for sign-language research
NTID has been awarded a $77,465 grant from the National Science Foundation that will improve opportunities for deaf students interested in conducting sign-language research. -
October 9, 2015
RIT receives cyber-security funding awards
Key awards from the National Science Foundation and National Security Agency will allow RIT research on early warnings to get ahead of hackers and prevent high-impact attacks. -
September 22, 2015
$500,000 earned to study deaf/hearing interactions
An RIT/NTID research team has earned a $500,000 grant to study how hearing, hard of hearing and deaf STEM students communicate and understand common subject material. -
September 15, 2015
RIT part of group awarded NNMI grant
The grant was awarded to a consortium of 162 companies, universities and nonprofits to create the Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics. -
August 21, 2015
President Destler: RIT ‘on the cusp of greatness’
Enrollment is at record-high levels, more investment is occurring and the future will bring more opportunities for growth, said President Destler in his address on Friday. -
August 5, 2015
NTID receives $4 million boost for DeafTEC program
The National Science Foundation awarded $4 million to DeafTEC: Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. -
July 20, 2015
Grant aims to integrate liberal arts into STEM
RIT is one of five colleges to split a nearly $400,000 grant to change how liberal arts coursework is delivered in engineering curricula. -
June 15, 2015
BlackBox Biometrics receives major contract
Engineering faculty member David Borkholder and his company received a $9.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help manufacture the Blast Gauge System. -
June 3, 2015
Project aims to draw black teens to STEM fields
Associate professor Edward Brown received a grant to expose African-American teens to STEM fields through design projects related to rehabilitation and assistive robotics. -
May 6, 2015
RIT receives $495,608 federal grant
The Golisano Institute for Sustainability received the National Institute of Standards and Technology grant to help accelerate the growth of advanced manufacturing. -
May 4, 2015
Researcher wins award to study irregular heartbeat
Behnaz Ghoraani and her research team are developing an algorithm to improve clinical intervention for atrial fibrillation.