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 4, 2014
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Becki the Car Hunter
For the past four years, Becki Chernoff ’00 (mechanical engineering) has specialized in finding vintage Mercedes-Benzes for Mercedes Motoring in Glendale, Calif. -
July 31, 2014
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French student earns 2014 Turkman Scholar Award
International engineering student Karine Florent was recently named the 2014 Ibrahim Renan Turkman Scholar in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements. -
July 10, 2014
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Women in STEM advocate DiGeronimo addresses teens
JJ DiGeronimo, president of Advancing Women in STEM, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Women in Engineering WE Explore summer program. -
July 9, 2014
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Doctoral student shares climate change information
Engineering doctoral student Susan Spencer will be presenting information from her recent trip to Australia as a participant in the Climate Reality Corp. Training. -
June 17, 2014
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Professor elected VP of computing association
Vicki Hanson begins her two-year term with the Association of Computing Machinery, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, on July 1. -
June 2, 2014
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Top stories and videos for May
News about Imagine RIT and commencement was most popular last month. Check out all of May’s top stories and videos. -
May 29, 2014
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RIT hosts summer math camp for girls
Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-on Experience for Girls (SMASH) will give eighth-graders an innovative introduction to the importance of mathematical modeling. -
May 28, 2014
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Cure for dry eye could be a blink away
Kara Maki, assistant professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, is studying how tear film travels across the surface of the eye. -
May 19, 2014
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Imaging science student promotes photonics funding
Ph.D. student Amanda Ziemann participated in the National Photonics Initiative Congressional Visits Day to promote government funding for photonics-driven technology. -
May 15, 2014
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Imaging Science Society honors professor
Susan Farnand will serve a two-year term as the Society for Imaging Science and Technology’s Vice President of Publications, effective July 1. -
May 12, 2014
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Student recognized for research on concrete
Valeria Gonzalez’s work was recognized at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers annual conference, and her research was awarded the best undergraduate research paper. -
May 9, 2014
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Student wins Emerging Talent of the Year award
Jen Lamere, a first-year software engineering student, was honored today by net magazine at the Net Awards, celebrating the best in Web design and development.
