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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October 15, 2013
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Professor to study how deaf students learn English
NTID Professor Gerald Berent received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how deaf college students learn and use English verbs. -
October 4, 2013
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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. -
September 10, 2013
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Image Permanence Institute receives $240,922 grant
The grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will be used to create disaster prevention response and recovery plans for inkjet prints in museum collections. -
August 27, 2013
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Grant fuels ‘Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate’
A $2.1 million grant to the University of Rochester Medical Center and NTID will help deaf and hard-of-hearing students who are pursuing graduate degrees. -
August 15, 2013
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Professor encourages deaf students in research
NTID associate professor Peter C. Hauser and six deaf students traveled to England and Portugal to help broaden the participation of deaf students in sign language research. -
July 2, 2013
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Clean-technology courses earn accreditation
Wind Power Systems and Solar Photovoltaics earned Continuing Education Provider Accreditation and are offered through RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology. -
June 24, 2013
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Venture Creations gets $1.2M state grant extension
The business incubator was given a four-year, $1.2 million extension of its original $1.5 million grant in 2008. -
June 18, 2013
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American Honda Foundation supports NTID program
The $55,330 grant helps support the TechGirlz and TechBoyz summer camps for 7th, 8th or 9th graders who are deaf or hard of hearing and interested in science and technology. -
May 28, 2013
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Engineering society honors professor
Surendra Gupta, professor of mechanical engineering, received two distinguished service awards from the American Society of Engineering Education. -
April 1, 2013
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Professor studies improving bridge design
Amanda Bao, assistant professor of civil engineering technology, is researching how to increase load resistance and capacity of bridges—even during earthquakes or tsunamis. -
March 26, 2013
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Researchers develop advanced image processing
Advanced in technology have increased the availability of high-res, remotely sensed images, so RIT researchers are developing processing technologies to handle that data. -
March 21, 2013
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Pollution Prevention Institute offers funding
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has awarded $419,000 to fund research and development projects to help companies reduce their environmental footprint.
