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 16, 2015

Controlling the air inside a masterpiece

Jackie Russo Anderson ’07 helped design an air management system to preserve the Sistine Chapel’s artwork without changing the building’s original structure.
March 12, 2015

NTID student wins distinguished Vanguard award

Rachel Viacava won the Vanguard Student Recognition Award from the New York State Nontraditional Employment and Training Program.
March 9, 2015

Saunders College hosts women’s conference

Kathleen Buse of Advancing Women in STEM will discuss retaining and advancing women in the STEM professions at the Power Your Potential Women’s Leadership Conference.
March 2, 2015

RIT students head to Game Developers Conference

More than 100 students, alumni, staff and faculty will attend Game Developers Conference this week, the world’s largest professional gaming industry event of the year.
February 27, 2015

D.I.V.A.S. at RIT work toward empowering women

Meet Olivia Harrison, a fourth-year journalism student and original member of D.I.V.A.S. at RIT — Determined Individuals Victoriously Achieving Success.
February 2, 2015

Scientist works on artificial tissue development

Maria Helguera and colleagues from UR are looking to ultrasound technology to create blood vessels needed to nourish organs and tissues grown for reconstructive applications.
February 2, 2015

‘How I Learned to Drive’ revs up at RIT

The production is part of a weeklong symposium on prevention and recovery from sexual harassment, abuse and assault.
January 14, 2015

King’s Legacy keynote speaker featured on WXXI

Soledad O’Brien, former anchor for CNN and keynote speaker for this year’s Expressions of King’s Legacy, will be featured on WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson Jan. 22.
December 16, 2014

Students to repair medical equipment in Guatemala

Biomedical engineering students will work with the international nonprofit organization Engineering World Health during this winter’s intersession break.
December 8, 2014

Famine project is lesson in global engagement

For 20 days this fall, Kaitie Spaude fed herself on the equivalent of $1 a day—her take on an assignment to explore a region of the world. She picked a slum region of Nairobi.
November 20, 2014

RIT’s CIO selected as innovation leadership fellow

Jeanne Casares is one of two dozen senior leaders from 21 universities selected for the new Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership.
November 18, 2014

Group aims to bridge gender gap in tech fields

Kristen Curtze ’09, ’11 and Liz Gombert ’09 started the Rochester chapter of Girl Develop It, which aims to help adults learn Web and software development.

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