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.

March 1, 2017

Professor elected to CHI Academy

Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson was elected to the ACM CHI Academy, an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction.
February 22, 2017

Global Payments exec headlines Power Your Potential

Jane Elliott will be discussing “What is your personal Big Hairy Audacious Goal” as Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology hosts the eighth annual Power Your Potential women’s leadership event on March 3.
February 16, 2017

RIT hosts all-women hackathon Feb. 25–26

The free collaborative programming event creates an inviting and encouraging environment for young women to explore the world of technology, to learn something new and develop the confidence needed to succeed in a competitive tech industry.
January 23, 2017

RIT hosts ARM Developer Day on Friday

Xiaolin Lu, an expert in the Internet of Things, will be the keynote speaker for the annual RIT ARM Developer Day conference. RIT ARM Developer Day is open to engineering, engineering technology, computing and science students from RIT and regional colleges and universities.
January 17, 2017

Professor seeks to improve Ph.D. completion rates

Casey Miller, associate professor and director of RIT’s materials science and engineering graduate program, won funding from the National Science Foundation to develop an inclusive approach to physics graduate education admission and retention of traditionally underrepresented U.S. citizens.
December 23, 2016

CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield to keynote MLK event

Fredricka Whitfield, weekend anchor of CNN Newsroom, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Expressions of King’s Legacy celebration on Thursday at RIT.
December 1, 2016

Engineers group plays big role in student’s success

Meet Kayla Davis, a fourth-year software engineering student and president of RIT’s Society of Software Engineers.
December 1, 2016

RIT to hold first-ever winter glass sale Sunday

The School for American Crafts’ glass program will sell unique, hand-blown glass ornaments along with paperweights, vases and more during the school’s first-ever winter glass sale on Sunday.
November 23, 2016

Professor wins grants to study mitochondrial DNA

Moumita Das, assistant professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, won seed funding for two research projects on mitochondrial DNA and intercellular cargo transport.
November 22, 2016

Professor wins grant to study the eye

Biophysicist Moumita Das is leading a National Science Foundation-funded study to explore properties critical to the function of the vitreous humor, or gel, that fills the eye, which could lead to advances in the treatment of vision disorders, drug delivery and eye surgery.
November 21, 2016

Tiger Talk: Anne R. Haake

Anne R. Haake became dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences on April 1.
November 17, 2016

Ethnomusicologist, social media expert to speak

College professor, social media researcher, songwriter, performer and author Kyra Gaunt will speak Nov. 28 as part of the School of Individualized Study’s Interdisciplinary Perspectives on American Music Speaker Series.

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