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July 25th, 2017
The Nathaniel Rochester Society celebrated its 50th anniversary July 20 and honored Joseph M. Lobozzo II as the 2017 NRS Award recipient.
The mission of the Nathaniel Rochester Society is to develop friends and ambassadors to promote and support...
July 10th, 2017
Adrienne Decker has been named Fram Faculty Fellow in Applied Critical Thinking at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Decker, a native of Buffalo, will assume her post immediately for the 2017-2018 term, according to Jennifer Schneider, RIT's...
June 20th, 2017
Giovanni "John" LiDestri knows his spaghetti sauce but says he can't name a favorite from his product line of famous brands that include Newman's Own and Francesco Rinaldi. Both are manufactured-along with the company's salsas, dips, spirits,...
June 16th, 2017
Joseph M. Lobozzo II, founder of JML Optical Industries Inc., is the recipient of the 2017 NRS Award, the highest honor given by Rochester Institute of Technology's Nathaniel Rochester Society.
Lobozzo '95 (Executive MBA) will receive the award...
June 16th, 2017
Joseph M. Lobozzo II, founder of JML Optical Industries Inc., is the recipient of the 2017 NRS Award, the highest honor given by Rochester Institute of Technology's Nathaniel Rochester Society.
Lobozzo '95 (Executive MBA) will receive the award...
June 12th, 2017
Check out all of May's top stories and videos.
Top News Stories
1. RIT team creates high-speed internet lane for emergency situations
2. 'Forbes' names RIT one of America's best midsize employers
3. RIT featured among '...
May 26th, 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology appointed the newest member of its Board of Trustees during a board meeting held on May 4.
Hyacinth "Hope" V. Drummond, an RIT alumna who earned her Bachelor of Science in business administration-marketing from...
May 25th, 2017
UNA Smart, touted by developers as an innovative way to brew coffee and tea anywhere and anytime and created by five Rochester Institute of Technology alumni, was recently named to Brazil's Top 100 startups list by 100 Open Startups and Wenovate-...
May 23rd, 2017
Brian Lopipero and Deborah Stamps come from different career paths-and different cities-yet both are on the same cohort team while pursuing their online Executive MBA degrees at Saunders College of Business.
Lopipero '10 (packaging science) from...
May 18th, 2017
The Graduate and Undergraduate Programs here at the Saunders College of Business provide students a unique and robust understanding of today’s business world. Thanks to what our faculty & staff enable, as well as what our students achieve,...
May 18th, 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology alumnus Brian Williams has received a prestigious Fulbright fellowship in finance for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides funds for American students to live in another country...
May 15th, 2017
The Rochester Institute of Technology community gathered to celebrate some of the university's greatest proponents of diversity and inclusion at A Celebration of Excellence on May 3.
The Division of Diversity...
May 15th, 2017
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, sponsored by SUNY Polytechnic...
May 10th, 2017
Dalia Rehab is a pharmacist from Egypt who wants to open her own business-and offer a "safe place where people can come in and discuss their medications and treatments."
"I want to change the reality of poverty that is huge back home," she said...
May 9th, 2017
Thousands of RIT students will take the stage in the Gordon Field house this May to receive recognition as their status shifts from college student to college graduate.
For Leah Bockhahn, Muhammad Ibraheem and Shantel Forrest, crossing that...
May 9th, 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology's graduate business programs continue to be noted for academic excellence globally among colleges and universities.
Eduniversal Masters Rankings 2017 cited six graduate business degree programs at RIT's Saunders...
May 4th, 2017
Two exhibition teams are being recognized as the 2017 Fram Award winners for applied critical thinking excellence during the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on Saturday, May 6. Each winning team will share $250 Tiger Bucks....
May 4th, 2017
Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology is the host for the ninth annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Saunders College Competition on Friday, May 5. The event is expected to draw more than 700...
May 3rd, 2017
Two clients of the Venture Creations Business Incubator at Rochester Institute of Technology have won the top two prizes at the 2017 Rochester Venture Challenge business competition, hosted by High Tech Rochester. The winners were announced during...
May 2nd, 2017
News about an RIT scientist's research with the NASA New Horizons spacecraft was the most read story last month. Check out all of April's top stories and videos.
Top News Stories
1. RIT scientist measures brightness of the universe with NASA's...