News by Topic: Entrepreneurship
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at RIT. Thanks to resources and programs from the Saunders College of Business and the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, students are encouraged to take their out-of-the-box ideas and develop them into a fully realized products and business ventures.
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February 5, 2016
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RIT, UR co-host global entrepreneurship consortium
More than 350 entrepreneurship experts from the U.S. and abroad will arrive in Rochester as the city showcases two universities’ entrepreneurial expertise and endeavors. -
January 26, 2016
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RIT hosts 2016 ARM Developer Day on Jan. 29
RIT is hosting its sixth ARM Developer Day, a daylong series of informational sessions about using high tech microprocessing development platforms, environments and tools. -
November 19, 2015
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RIT presence strong at Rochester Mini Maker Faire
RIT will display its innovative “maker” culture in the Rochester Mini Maker Faire this Saturday. More than 20 of the Faire’s 100+ exhibitors are affiliated with RIT. -
November 16, 2015
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RIT commemorates Kate Gleason’s 150th birthday
An exhibit commemorating the 150th birthday of Kate Gleason opens at the Wallace Center on Thursday displaying photos, gears and other items from the engineering pioneer. -
November 6, 2015
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Ebony Miller named CUE interim director
Ebony Miller, former program manager of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been named the center’s interim director. -
October 21, 2015
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Steven Sasson leads engineering seminar Oct. 23
Steven Sasson, inventor of the digital camera and member of RIT’s Imaging Hall of Fame, will discuss the story of that invention at noon on Friday in the Xerox Auditorium. -
October 20, 2015
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Robert Latorre headlines conference Oct. 23
Award-winning photographer Robert Latorre, inventor of ’The Big Freeze’ camera system, will headline the RIT Entrepreneurs Conference on Oct. 23. -
October 16, 2015
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Tiger Tank team developing weightlifting product
Meet Ian Young, a business administration graduate student who is working with his Tiger Tank-winning team, LiftForce, to improve their motion-capture device or weightlifters. -
October 8, 2015
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IdeaLab teams brainstorm at weekend workshop
Eight teams of students and mentors representing various disciplines spent the weekend brainstorming solutions to access technology problems during the RIT/Al Sigl IdeaLab. -
October 1, 2015
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Top stories and videos for September
News about RIT’s ranking among the Most Innovative Schools and the lunar eclipse were among the most popular last month. Check out all of September’s top stories and videos. -
September 25, 2015
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RIT makers invited to compete for $1 million
RIT students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to submit their smart-device ideas to America’s Greatest Makers. Competitors will vie for a $1 million prize. -
September 15, 2015
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RIT part of group awarded NNMI grant
The grant was awarded to a consortium of 162 companies, universities and nonprofits to create the Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics.
