News by Topic: Women
Rochester has a proud history of breaking barriers and fighting for social change. Susan B. Anthony and Anna Murray Douglass were Rochesterians and our community continues to celebrate their social contributions. RIT upholds a tradition of social equity by supporting female students with a host of clubs and organizations, as well as community resources, that provide platforms for meaningful discussion centering on feminine social justice.
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September 16, 2024
![Linda Viney (left) presented Daniela Lincoln with a $100 award and a sweatshirt embroidered with her winning logo on behalf of the Hilton Apple Fest board of directors.]()
Hilton Apple Fest selects 2024 logo designed by Daniela Lincoln
Westside News speaks to Daniela Lincoln '21 (materials science and engineering) about her winning design.
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September 13, 2024
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Meet Janice Williams Oliver – Founder of MisTeePRO
She Owns It speaks to Janice Williams Oliver, owner of MisTeePRO, an RIT Venture Creations company, about becoming a successful female entrepreneur.
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September 13, 2024
![Sady Alvarado-Fischer appears in a headshot on the right side of an image. To the left the outline of a rectangle in orange appears on a white background. Inside the rectangle appears her name and the words 2024 2025 Frederick H Minett Professor.]()
Sady Alvarado-Fischer named Minett Professor
Alvarado-Fischer serves as the vice president, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officer at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and volunteers for numerous community organizations. As a result of her own intersecting identities, she has a strong passion for social justice with a special interest in women, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ issues. -
September 12, 2024
![R I T President David Munson is shown in side profile from the chest up standing at a podium. Behind him, a screen is lit up with various shares of blue resembling a computer chip.]()
RIT President says it’s ‘an extraordinary time at RIT’
RIT President David Munson delivered his annual Welcome and State of the University address Sept. 12, where he also highlighted a strong enrollment, research milestones, the initial stages of a new strategic plan, and achievements by students, faculty, and staff.
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September 6, 2024
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New Office of Pre-Health Professions is a campuswide resource
The Office of Pre-Health Professions gives students interested in health professional careers, such as medical, nursing, dentistry, physical therapy, and vet school, a roadmap and road-side assistance.
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September 6, 2024
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Bridging finance and sustainability: RIT student interns at New York Climate Exchange
Chen, a Beta Gamma Sigma honoree this past April, has also earned the Saunders College of Business Women’s Alumnae Network, and Daniel D. Tessoni and Donald Margolis CPA endowed scholarships.
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August 29, 2024
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RIT Press publishes new title in its Arts and Crafts Movement series
Women, Enterprise, Craft: Chicago’s Atlan Ceramic Art Club, 1893–1923, written by Sharon S. Darling, revisits the Atlan Ceramic Art Club, one of the leading studios of hand-painted china, or “china painting,” in the Midwest. The publication is part of the RIT Press Arts and Crafts Movement Series.
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August 28, 2024
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Faculty-researchers Katie McConky and Amanda Bao named ELATES Fellows
Two faculty-researchers at RIT have been selected to the Class of 2024-2025 of Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program, designed to promote women in academic STEM fields and faculty allies of all genders into institutional leadership roles. -
August 28, 2024
![RIT professor Manuela Campanelli introduces the rest of the team from RIT that worked on simulations and methods to detect gravitational waves.]()
RIT astrophysicist named one of world's most influential female scientists
Democrat and Chronicle highlights the accomplishments of Manuela Campanelli, Distinguished Professor of Astrophysics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics. (This content will require a subscription to view.)
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August 26, 2024
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Rochester university leads fight against growing plastic pollution problem
Spectrum News speaks to Nathan Eddingsaas, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and Autumn Potts '24 (environmental science) about RIT's partnership with the City of Rochester and Seneca Park Zoo on pollution cleanup.
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August 20, 2024
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New Ph.D. programs welcome students this fall
The university’s two newest Ph.D. programs in cognitive science and physics offer diverse research opportunities for students and help them gain the skills and abilities needed to analyze data and grasp complex concepts. The new programs bring RIT’s total doctoral programs to 15.
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August 8, 2024
![Jing Zhang is shown in the foreground, sitting in a research lab. A male colleague is shown in the background.]()
NSF awards RIT nearly $3 million to advance semiconductor technologies
The award is part of the NSF’s Research Traineeship Program (NRT), a national initiative to better prepare master’s and doctoral students for the interdisciplinary talents required in semiconductor chip development. The grant will provide 20 doctoral student fellowships to advance research in the much-needed field of semiconductor technologies.
