News

June 24, 2016

RIT offers marketing workshop for business owners

The workshop, held at RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, will help train entrepreneurs in assessing whether there is a need for their product or service.
June 22, 2016

Students win award from Apple for game app

The game app, called Dividr, took home an Apple Design Award at the tech giant’s Worldwide Developer Conference on June 13.
June 16, 2016

Microsystems engineering professor honored

David Borkholder, Bausch and Lomb Professor of Microsystems Engineering, was named Distinguished Inventor of the Year by the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association.
June 2, 2016

RIT sponsors Lemonade Day on June 4

RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is taking part in Lemonade Day, a national program that teaches children how to own and operate their own businesses.
May 3, 2016

RIT hosts YEA! Saunders Scholars Competition

The eighth annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders Scholars Competition features 120 finalists, ages 11-18, pitching their business ideas to a panel of judges.
April 29, 2016

NTID teams to compete for the ‘The Next Big Idea’

Six student teams will present their products, technology or businesses that will be useful to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
April 25, 2016

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship opens

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship was celebrated today at a grand opening ceremony of its new office in a historic downtown building.
April 15, 2016

Tom Bonadio to receive 2016 Vanden Brul award

Tom Bonadio, CEO and managing partner of The Bonadio Group accounting firm, will be honored at a luncheon at Oak Hill Country Club on April 21.
April 14, 2016

Companies advance to business competition finals

Two clients of Venture Creations Business Incubator have advanced to the final round of the 2016 Rochester Venture Challenge business competition. The winner receives $25,000.
April 7, 2016

2016 Imagine RIT set for May 7

Rochester’s festival season kicks off in the best way imaginable: Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 7, and the 2016 Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival.
April 4, 2016

Take the plunge into the Tiger Tank

Five teams of student entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors on April 6 in hopes of launching their products or businesses.
March 21, 2016

Crowdfunding fuels innovation

Students, faculty and staff are eligible to apply to crowdfund through RIT, but projects have to be driven by students and directly benefit the RIT community.