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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August 1, 2022
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Invasive Zebra Mussels Are Expanding Westward
WORT-FM talks to Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, about her research on aquatic invasive species.
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July 26, 2022
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Associate Professor Jie Qiao to develop ultrafast laser material processing in Bordeaux, France
Associate Professor Jie Qiao received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to advance ultrafast laser material processing technology in the coming academic year. The faculty member from RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science will be a visiting professor at the University of Bordeaux.
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July 20, 2022
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RIT names Diane Slusarski as new Graduate School dean
Following a national search, RIT has named Diane Slusarski as associate provost and dean of the Graduate School. Slusarski joins RIT from the University of Iowa after more than two decades in the department of biology, including five years as the first female chair in the department’s 165-year history.
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July 19, 2022
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Meet the summer fellows who are helping our newsroom change how we cover Rochester
The Democrat and Chronicle features its 2022 Revising the Rochester Narrative summer fellows: Genae Shields '22 (photojournalism); Madeline Lathrop, fourth-year journalism student; and Justice Marbury '22 (photojournalism).
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July 19, 2022
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The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems
Essay by Christine Keiner, chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, published by The Conversation.
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July 18, 2022
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RIT will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs in fall of 2023
RIT will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs beginning in the fall of 2023: business administration and cognitive science. Today, RIT enrolls 300 students in 11 Ph.D. programs.
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July 15, 2022
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Hubble vs. Webb: NASA'S new telescope will blow an iconic image out of the water
Inverse talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, about the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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July 13, 2022
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Ultimate Space Telescope
The PBS program NOVA talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, about the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. (Her comments appear at the 8:50 mark).
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July 13, 2022
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Seeing The Universe Like We've Never Seen It Before
The Bloomberg series Giant Leap talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, about the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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July 9, 2022
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With Sign Language and Sound, an Artist Upends Audience Perceptions
The New York Times features Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences).
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July 7, 2022
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RIT scientists await first images from James Webb Space Telescope
The public will soon get its first glimpse at images from the most powerful observational instrument ever made. NASA will reveal the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images and spectra on July 12. RIT faculty closely involved with JWST will make media appearances to explain the significance of this momentous scientific achievement.
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July 6, 2022
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7 big questions the James Webb Space Telescope is about to answer
New Scientist talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about the James Webb Space Telescope's first scientific images. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
