News

August 27, 2014

Top RIT News stories and videos from the summer

While many students, faculty and staff were away during the summer months, much was happening on campus. Here are some stories and videos you may have missed.
August 12, 2014

Celebrating new class of Future Business Leaders

Forty high school students from the Rochester City School District will graduate Saturday after completing the Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program.
July 28, 2014

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce tours RIT

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Jay Williams toured several RIT facilities July 24, including the Golisano Institute for Sustainability and the MAGIC Center.
July 24, 2014

Students jumpstart businesses in summer program

Saunders Summer Startup is a small-business launchpad where young innovators with bright ideas form interdisciplinary teams to start real companies.
July 22, 2014

RIT hosts Undergraduate Research Symposium Aug. 8

More than 180 undergraduate students will showcase their projects at the 23rd annual RIT Undergraduate Research Symposium Friday at the RIT Inn and Conference Center.
July 16, 2014

MotionSavvy co-founder named Deaf Youth Ambassador

Ryan Hait-Campbell, who with three other RIT students started a business to help deaf and hearing people communicate, was honored by the National Association of the Deaf.
June 30, 2014

RIT hosts summer program for city students

Saunders College of Business’ Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is hosting the Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program for 40 Rochester School District students.
June 4, 2014

Datto Inc. joins START-UP NY program

RIT applied its START-UP NY certification to entice one of its alumni to open a New York office of his highly successful Connecticut-based company.
May 26, 2014

RIT receives $300,000 NSF grant

The grant from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps will be used for advancing student-oriented projects with commercial applications.
May 14, 2014

RIT announces winners of Civic App Challenge

Four RIT students, four alumni and one staff member were among the winners of the 2014 AT&T Rochester Civic App Challenge, a two-month “virtual hackathon.”
May 9, 2014

‘Next Big Idea’ winner a real wake-up call

Three students developed an idea for an alarm clock for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals that is programmed with a smartphone, taking first place and $5,000 in the contest.
April 29, 2014

Student finalist for Net Awards in London

Jen Lamere, a first-year software engineering student, ranks among the top five nominees for the 2014 Net Award in the category of Emerging Talent of the Year.