News

October 16, 2013

Students develop sustainable beverage sleeves

Michael Rodriguez and Harshil Sukhadia developed JavaSkinz, a durable coffee cup sleeve made of phase-change material that keeps beverages at the optimal temperature longer.
October 10, 2013

Designer Scott Wilson headlines conference

Scott Wilson ’91, founder of Minimal Inc. and former global director at Nike, is the keynote speaker at the RIT Entrepreneurs Conference on Oct. 18.
September 26, 2013

Saunders College hosts ‘Shark Tank’ judge

Daymond John is headlining Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series during the 2013 RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend.
September 25, 2013

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship awarded $1.5M

The federal government is investing $1.5 million toward construction and renovation costs for the facility that will house RIT’s new Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
September 19, 2013

Action-packed weekend for Brick City Homecoming

Highlights include former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and astronaut Mark Kelly at the Horton speakers, several hockey games and comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood.
September 6, 2013

Saunders Dean ogilvie honored by The PhD Project

Dean dt ogilvie has been inducted into The PhD Project Hall of Fame, established in 2011 to recognize a select few who have inspired many.
August 16, 2013

Program reaches out to city school parents

CausBuzz, developed by a team of RIT students, is a mobile, cloud-based, automated check-in system to increase parental engagement in the Rochester City School District.
August 14, 2013

Budding businesses pitch to potential investors

Students in the 2013 Saunders Summer Start-up Program pitched their business ideas to prospective investors, asking for investment, advice and networking connections.
August 13, 2013

City students solve business challenges

Forty junior and high school students from the Rochester City School District will graduate Saturday after completing the Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program.
July 30, 2013

RIT hosts 22nd Undergraduate Research Symposium

Nearly 160 presentations are planned for the symposium, to be held at the RIT Inn & Conference Center on Friday.
June 5, 2013

Saunders College teaches teens about business

The Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program teaches junior and senior high school students how to be professionals with real businesses in the community.
May 20, 2013

RIT enhances the tourism experience

Faculty and students at RIT are using mobile technologies to engage visitors of historical destinations in the Greater Rochester area.