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November 21, 2017
Venture Creations companies compete for $1M prize
Two companies at RIT's Venture Creations business incubator, including the developer of the eye-tracking software pictured here, have been selected to compete for the $1 million grand prize in the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program. -
November 21, 2017
Couple turns cider mill into destination
Bill and Brenda Michaels like to tell people that they have three children and their oldest child is never going to leave the house. That oldest child is their business, Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard in Central New York. -
November 21, 2017
Graduate's career takes an unexpected swing
In 2009, Ryan Steenberg graduated from RIT with a master’s degree in medical illustration. Seven years later, Steenberg was runner-up in the 2016 World Long Drive Championship. -
November 14, 2017
Multidisciplinary teams apply problem-solving skills during IdeaLab event
Rochester Institute of Technology students and faculty from various disciplines put their creative problem-solving skills to good use earlier this month. Working collaboratively, they examined challenges faced by client organizations and then presented conceptual solutions to them during a two-day event.
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November 7, 2017
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November 6, 2017
New RIT-inspired beer to hit shelves today
Three Heads Brewing created Tiger Blood India Pale Ale, flavored with blood oranges, through a collaboration between the local brewery and RIT Catering. The seasonal brew will debut in cans at the Gene Polisseni Center during the RIT men’s hockey game today. -
October 30, 2017
RIT features sculpture by Cornell’s Roberto Bertoia
“Confluence,” an exhibit featuring the unique sculpture of Cornell University artist Roberto Bertoia, explores site, context, material and craft as it relates to an artist’s investigation into isolation, absence and presence—all at the intersection of sculpture, landscape, architecture and design. -
October 30, 2017
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October 25, 2017
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October 24, 2017
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October 18, 2017
Four companies graduate from business incubator
Venture Creations, the business incubator at RIT, celebrated the launch of four new businesses: Token, Impact Earth, Optel and Turbett Surgical, which makes a surgical container, shown here, designed to save time in preparing and delivering surgical instruments to the sterile field. -
October 16, 2017
RIT hits the runway for Fashion Week of Rochester
Twenty students and alumni from RIT’s School for American Crafts (SAC)—and a special new member of the RIT community—modeled dazzling jewelry during the Oct. 12 runway show at Fashion Week of Rochester.