News

  • September 8, 2017

    Picture of Professor, Raj Murthy

    Raj Murthy named McClure Research Professor

    Saunders College of Business at RIT has named Raj Murthy the J. Warren McClure Research Professor of Marketing. He is only the second professor to hold the position, following Professor Emeritus Eugene Fram.
  • August 22, 2017

    Students pitching business idea at Investor Demo Night

    Students pitch business ideas to investors

    The Saunders Summer Startup Program held its Investor Demo Night, in which the 11 teams that spent the summer working on their business ideas got the chance to pitch their ventures to potential investors.
  • August 3, 2017

    Couple posing next to barrel

    Yin-yang partners in love and business

    Michael Murphy and Sau Cheng are globe trotters, business partners and co-founders of Wonka Lab, which they refer to as “adventure networking.”
  • July 25, 2017

    President Munson next to Professor

    Nathaniel Rochester Society celebrates 50 years

    The Nathaniel Rochester Society, established in 1967 to develop friends and ambassadors to promote and support RIT, celebrated its 50th anniversary July 20 and honored Joseph M. Lobozzo II as the 2017 NRS Award recipient.
  • June 20, 2017

    Portrait of Giovanni “John” LiDestri

    Saunders College honors LiDestri CEO

    Giovanni LiDestri, CEO of LiDestri Food and Drink, is the recipient of the 2017 Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award. He will be honored at an invitation-only luncheon at Oak Hill Country Club on June 28.
  • May 25, 2017

    A professional, black and white photo of the UNA team with the UNA logo and the Top 100 2017 Brasil logo.

    Alumni company makes Top 100 startups list

    UNA Smart, touted by developers as an innovative way to brew coffee and tea anywhere and anytime and created by five RIT alumni, was recently named to Brazil’s Top 100 startups list.
  • May 15, 2017

    People gathered for picture on stage of the "Student Beacon Awards"

    Division of Diversity honors students, alumnus

    The Division of Diversity & Inclusion hosted A Celebration of Excellence on May 3 and presented Beacon Awards to three students—Maria Smith, Rashik Sikder and Brendan John—as well as alumnus Orlando Ortiz ’04, ’08.