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June 16, 2017

RIT honors entrepreneur Joseph M. Lobozzo II

Joseph M. Lobozzo II, founder of JML Optical Industries Inc., is the recipient of the 2017 NRS Award, the highest honor given by RIT’s Nathaniel Rochester Society. The award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding and significant contributions to the university’s advancement.
May 25, 2017

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

RIT student entrepreneur wins business competition

Kailey Bradt, a student in RIT’s Master of Science in product development program from Corning, N.Y., won first place and $10,000 in the “Products” category at the eighth annual New York Business Plan Competition for OWA Haircare, a waterless shampoo product.
May 12, 2017

Nine-credit course pushes critical thinking

“The Meaning of Things—in Three Objects” encourages critical thinking/entrepreneurship—where students study three objects (the sail, the harmonica and the game) and reflect on their design, history, social and cultural past.
May 6, 2017

A decade of innovation, creativity engages thousands

The 10th Imagine RIT festival drew big crowds, despite cool and rainy weather. Tens of thousands came to experience nearly 400 exhibits in science, technology, engineering, fine arts and mathematics, including student research projects and displays organized by campus clubs.
May 4, 2017

Saunders College hosts youth business competition

Saunders College of Business at RIT is hosting the ninth annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders College Competition on Friday. Ninety-two semifinalists representing 35 states will be at RIT to present their business plans to a panel of judges.
May 3, 2017

RIT featured among ‘Colleges That Create Futures’

RIT is featured in the 2017 edition of The Princeton Review’s Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers by Going Beyond the Classroom.
May 3, 2017

Venture Creations teams win big in competition

Two clients of the Venture Creations Business Incubator at RIT—Empire Medicinals and ThermApparel—have won the top prizes at the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge business competition, hosted by High Tech Rochester.
May 1, 2017

BAGMAG wins top prize in Next Big Idea competition

Four teams of deaf and hard-of-hearing students from NTID went head-to-head April 26 during The Next Big Idea Competition, a Shark Tank-style business competition. BAGMAG, a hands-free solution for making skateboards easily portable on the back of a backpack, won first place.
April 26, 2017

Students pitch business ideas in Tiger Tank

Five teams of student entrepreneurs at RIT will pitch their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors today in hopes of launching their products or businesses.
April 19, 2017

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship offers workshops

RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship is offering a series of free events and workshops for current or aspiring business owners seeking insight into understanding the market environment.
April 17, 2017

RIT hosts Effective Access Technology Conference

RIT’s Effective Access Technology Conference, set for Friday in the Gene Polisseni Center, showcases the work, research and development that has been carried out by students and faculty to enhance accessibility for individuals across a wide range of physical or cognitive challenges.

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