News

April 14, 2015

Alumnus named 2015 Vanden Brul Award recipient

Serial entrepreneur John Smith ’73 (business administration) will be honored during a luncheon at Oak Hill Country Club on April 21.
March 26, 2015

Interim director of RIT’s Venture Creations named

Richard Notargiacomo, a RIT faculty member for more than 10 years, has been named interim director of RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator.
March 19, 2015

Start-ups with RIT ties compete in contest

Three start-up businesses with strong ties to RIT are among the eight semifinalists for the 2015 Rochester Venture Challenge.
March 18, 2015

IdeaLab, RRHS partner to solve healthcare issues

The spring IdeaLab@RIT featured a two-day brainstorming marathon where four teams of RIT students and their coaches addressed issues faced by Rochester Regional Health System.
March 13, 2015

CUE helps entrepreneurs reach goals

Six local entrepreneurs graduated from a customized training program to grow their businesses through RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
March 10, 2015

Students brainstorm solutions to healthcare issues

Teams of students from IdeaLab@RIT will be working this weekend on four problems faced by Rochester Regional Health System.
March 4, 2015

Students publish Splattershmup video game

Fifteen students created and published the video game Splattershmup, being showcased on the expo floor at Game Developers Conference 2015, for a class project.
February 24, 2015

Enter Tiger Tank business competition by March 9

The annual business competition is now open to all college students and graduates and the winning team will receive a full tuition-based “Tiger Tank Challenge” scholarship.
February 24, 2015

Pictometry co-founder joins start-up CryptoLabs

Stephen Schultz ’89 has been named chief technology officer for CryptoLabs, a start-up in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator.
February 12, 2015

Student video game published on Steam

For the first time, MAGIC Spell Studios has published a student-developed game on Steam, the world’s largest digital game distribution platform.
November 20, 2014

IdeaLab@RIT focuses on access technology

Student teams worked with local agencies that serve individuals with disabilities to address a variety of challenges.
November 18, 2014

Engineer shows his entrepreneurial spirit

Joseph Pawelski always knew he wanted to be an engineer. But he never predicted that he would become a leading producer of an alcoholic drink that was once banned in the U.S.