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.

  • November 14, 2016

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    Student selected for Gandhi Institute fellowship

    Janine Burge, who is studying psychology and urban studies in RIT’s School of Individualized Study and sociology and anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts, has been selected as a 2016-17 Gandhi Institute Service Fellow at the Rochester-based M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.

  • November 1, 2016

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    Camela Douglass headlines fitness event

    Dancing with DIVAS, hosted by RIT’s Determined Individuals Victoriously Achieving Success, features fitness guru Camela Douglass and Prince Diaby, founder and choreographer of Generation X Dance Group, on Thursday in the Gordon Field House.

  • October 31, 2016

    Logo for "20/20 Research in Focus"

    Program highlights sustaining natural resources

    The “Sustenance” presentation is part of the 20/20 Research in Focus series, one of several initiatives to highlight RIT’s commitment to faculty career development, including research being done by female faculty.

  • October 10, 2016

    RIT celebrates Optical Society’s 100th anniversary

    RIT will have a strong presence at the centennial anniversary meeting of the Optical Society, including a technical exhibit by the Future Photon Initiative, the RIT-led “Global Women of Light” symposium and several presentations by faculty, students and alumni.

  • October 7, 2016

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    Symposium highlights female scientists

    The international symposium “Global Women of Light,” organized by RIT associate professor Jie Qiao, features female scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs working in optics and photonics and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Optical Society.

  • October 6, 2016

    RIT gets grant for nanofabrication equipment

    Assistant Professor Jing Zhang received a $305,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire a new etching system for photonic, electronic and bio-device fabrication.

  • October 3, 2016

    Women in Engineering hosts open house Nov. 5

    Female engineering students from the Kate Gleason College of Engineering will host an open house for prospective students with hands-on activities, demonstrations and experiments. It is free and open to girls in grades 5-9 and their parents and teachers.

  • October 3, 2016

    ACM president to open GCCIS Dean’s Lecture Series

    RIT Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson, president of the Association for Computing Machinery—the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society—will discuss the latest in computing accessibility and human-computer interaction on Oct. 14.

  • September 28, 2016

    Melisza Campos named 2016 Minett Professor

    Melisza Campos, a nationally recognized Dale Carnegie master trainer and workforce leader, was appointed the 2016-17 Frederick H. Minett Professor. The Minett Professorship brings distinguished Rochester-area multicultural professionals to the RIT campus to share their experience.

  • September 21, 2016

    Future Faculty program welcomes 15 participants

    RIT’s Future Faculty Career Exploration Program will welcome 15 prospective faculty to campus for its annual program Sept. 28–Oct. 1 to explore teaching or post-doctoral opportunities at the university.

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