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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. -
April 28, 2014
RIT team takes first in business plan contest
Imagine Soap, led by industrial design graduate student Brendan Gordon, took first place in the social/nonprofit category at the New York Business Plan Competition in Albany. -
April 21, 2014
RIT hosts forum for female leaders April 28
Women in science, technology, engineering and business will meet for a roundtable discussion and networking event to help women gain regional connections and global impact. -
April 15, 2014
RIT hosts Effective Access Technology Conference
The second annual conference brings together experts to share ideas and innovative solutions to improve access for people with disabilities. The conference is June 17 and 18. -
April 10, 2014
RIT properties approved for START-UP NY program
RIT is the first private university to be selected to participate in the state’s START-UP NY business development initiative, officials announced April 10.