News by Topic: Creativity And Innovation
Breaking barriers is a specialty at RIT. Our students, staff, and faculty are always at the forefront, developing innovative technical solutions to today’s problems.
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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 10, 2017
Student to defend U.S. cybersecurity in new job
Jesse Buonanno, a fifth-year student graduating with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in computing security, plans to give back to his country the best way he knows how—by enhancing U.S. cybersecurity. -
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
Experience virtual reality at Imagine RIT
A multidisciplinary team of RIT students and professors is collaborating on a high-quality camera system designed to produce spectacular 3D and 360-degree virtual reality footage that will “transport” Imagine RIT visitors to make-believe environments. -
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
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
Technology turns sandbox into topographic map
Students from RIT’s Society of Software Engineers will showcase projects they’ve been building throughout the school year, including an augmented reality display that turns a sandbox into an interactive topographical map, during Imagine RIT. -
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 27, 2017
Glimpse into the future of digital manufacturing
Visitors to the Imagine RIT festival can get a glimpse of what’s in store on the manufacturing horizon when they stop by the fourth floor of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability. They will be able to take home their own personalized souvenir of the festival’s 10th year. -
April 26, 2017
GCCIS faculty and students present research
Faculty and students from RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences will exhibit their work at the GCCIS Research Showcase from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday in the Golisano Hall atrium and auditorium, room 1400. The free event will feature speeches, posters and demos. -
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.