News by Topic: Entrepreneurship
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at RIT. Thanks to resources and programs from the Saunders College of Business and the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, students are encouraged to take their out-of-the-box ideas and develop them into a fully realized products and business ventures.
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June 6, 2025
AI brain-computer interface expert and former Oxford University professor joins RIT
Former Oxford University professor Newton Howard is fueled by his fascination with quantum biology and neuroscience. This fall, Howard will bring his enthusiasm and expertise to RIT’s School of Individualized Study as a professor of practice.
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June 4, 2025
Albion farmer aims to change the dairy industry with new invention
13WHAM interviews alumnus Jayden Neal '25 (robotics and manufacturing engineering technology) about his family's startup company, UdderWays, and the Vortex, a new udder washing and sterilization system created by Neal.
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May 29, 2025
Tech influencer energized by Imagine RIT
Tech influencer Jacklyn Dallas, from the YouTube Channel NothingButTech, visited Imagine RIT as part of a partnership with the university. She shared glimpses of her day with her followers during her visit and recently published a more in-depth look at her experience.
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May 22, 2025
Saunders College of Business at RIT will recognize alumnus James G. Gould with 2025 Vanden Brul Award
James G. Gould, president and co-founder of Alesco Advisors LLC and an RIT alumnus, has been named as the 2025 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business.
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May 13, 2025
RIT showcase offers glimpse of early tech innovation cycle
TechTarget speaks to Paloma Hamilton, fifth-year mechanical engineering student; Geoff Twardokus, electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student; and Christopher Collison, director of RIT's AI Hub and Initiatives, about the innovative developments featured at Imagine RIT.
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April 28, 2025
Graduate milks his education and creates device to help dairy farms
Jayden Neal always knew that after graduating from RIT he would return to work on the technology side of his family’s dairy farm. What he didn’t expect was that he would do it with a product on its way to commercialization that changes the milking process.
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April 26, 2025
Alumni explore the future of artificial intelligence at Imagine RIT symposium
Annual Futurists Symposium features experts on the blending of technology, the arts, and design.
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April 25, 2025
Imagine RIT festival returns to Rochester this weekend
Spectrum News provides a peek at exhibits that will be on display at Imagine RIT on Saturday.
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April 24, 2025
Getting creative at Imagine RIT
FOX Rochester highlights some of the exhibits coming up at Imagine RIT.
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April 24, 2025
RIT students to showcase innovative projects at Imagine RIT Saturday
WHEC-TV showcases the innovation and creativity that will be on display at Imagine RIT on Saturday.
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April 24, 2025
Things to do this weekend in Rochester! (April 25-27)
WROC-TV includes Imagine RIT on its list of things to do on Saturday.
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April 24, 2025
Guide to Imagine RIT
Visit Rochester gives an overview of activities happening at Imagine RIT.