News by Topic: Research

  • September 5, 2017

    Students and Professors talking about Project

    Graduate students highlight research and innovation

    RIT master’s and Ph.D. students will demonstrate their latest work with posters, presentations and demonstrations in a multidisciplinary display of research, scholarly work and artistic expression during the RIT Graduate Showcase on Nov. 3.

  • August 16, 2017

    Student, Chi Nguyen, standing next to infrared machine

    Astrophysics Ph.D. student wins NASA fellowship

    RIT graduate student Chi Nguyen was selected for a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship in Astrophysics Research, one of eight fellowship recipients selected from 141 applicants to the Astrophysics Science Research Program.

  • August 16, 2017

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    RIT recognized for cyber defense research

    RIT has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research, which recognizes the university for its significant contributions in defending America’s cyberspace through computing security research.

  • August 9, 2017

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    RIT physicist studies quantum sensing solutions

    Research conducted by Mishkat Bhattacharya, a theoretical physicist, is advancing a new kind of sensing technology that captures data with better precision than currently possible and promises cheaper, smaller and lighter sensor designs.

  • August 8, 2017

    Students and professor working on scanning device

    NTID gets $2.6M to study language outcomes

    NTID was awarded a $2.6 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health to study the neurological, linguistic and behavioral outcomes for deaf individuals after childhood—the first study of its kind with college-age adults.

  • August 3, 2017

    Tara Snyder works in a lab while a professor looks on and advises her.

    Biomedical sciences a pathway to medical careers

    The biomedical sciences program is designed to give students a pathway for pursing clinical doctoral degrees in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and physical therapy, as well as graduate degrees in nursing, physician assistant, occupational therapy and medical research.

  • July 27, 2017

    A headshot of Parsian Mohseni.

    Researchers seek to improve solar cell technology

    Researchers at RIT, led by Assistant Professor Parsian Mohseni, are expanding solar cell technology using nanowires to capture more of the sun’s energy and transform it into usable electricity.

  • July 18, 2017

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    RIT researchers working on ‘wire revolution’

    Researchers in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering won a Department of Energy award to develop more efficient, durable and cost-effective carbon nanotube technology in electronic components and systems that now use copper wiring.

  • June 30, 2017

    People cutting the ribbon at ceremony

    RIT celebrates manufacturing partnership

    A group of industry leaders and RIT researchers detailed new trends in electronics manufacturing at the “Enabling the Digital World: The Future of Electronics and Manufacturing” conference. The event recognized the expansion of RIT’s partnership with ASM Assembly Systems.

  • June 26, 2017

    Two portraits of Professors

    RIT hosts summer undergraduate research programs

    RIT leads universities in New York with seven federally funded summer research programs for undergraduate students. Eight to 10 students per program work with RIT researchers for 10 weeks. The newest Research Experience for Undergraduates program focuses on multimessenger astrophysics.

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