News by Topic: Women

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.

Each fall semester, RIT in LA students attend classes and gain work experience while living on the West Coast. Students come home with experiences that will help pave the way to a career in the entertainment industry.

By leaning into their authentic approach to the craft, Sean Malony ’12 (film and animation), Max Lopez ’12 (film and animation), and Cami Kwan ’15 (film and animation) carved out their niche in the industry.

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.

Anna Valentine ’17 (packaging science) is acquiring a rich package of skills as a principal scientist on the Research and Development Breakthrough Development team at Keurig Dr Pepper.

The Rochester History journal's 21st-century makeover is turning heads and winning accolades and grant funding.

An essay by Kate Young, third-year ASL Interpreting major, published by Her Campus.

India's The Vocal News includes advice about reducing microplastic exposure from Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences.

Shima Parsa, assistant professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, received an NSF CAREER Award to advance her research in soft matter physics.

Lia Grammer and Julia Carreras found that juggling the logistics of a major student conference in the middle of a busy academic season is proving to be both exciting and challenging.

Graduate students Olivia Towne and Meghan Taylor gave back to the RIT community with their graduate research projects, which focused on the nutritional needs of student athletes and the challenges facing people with food allergies.

Corinna Hill didn’t expect to become a college professor, let alone one honored with a prestigious teaching award. But, this year Hill, an assistant professor in NTID’s Department of Liberal Studies, has earned RIT’s Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching.