Sustainability
Sustainability
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RIT is a leader in groundbreaking sustainability research, education, and engagement. The RIT campus is a living laboratory for sustainable technologies, practices, and philosophies within our built and natural environment. Every day, in all that we do, we live the principles of a sustainable community.
Undergraduate Programs
Analyze and solve real-world infrastructure challenges in RIT’s civil engineering technology degree.
Learn more about the Civil Engineering Technology BS programRIT’s clean and renewable energy option in electrical engineering will prepare you to develop and implement solutions that reduce, prevent, or mitigate serious environmental threats to our planet.
Learn more about the Clean and Renewable Energy Option - Electrical Engineering BS programThe energy and environment option is focused on identifying, developing, and effectively utilizing alternative energy systems.
Learn more about the Energy and the Environment Option - Mechanical Engineering BS programCreate a sustainable future for our planet in this innovative bachelor’s degree in environmental science, where you’ll combine a love for nature with cutting-edge research.
Learn more about the Environmental Science BS programDrive real-world change: transform food systems, advance sustainable production, and mitigate pollution through RIT’s sustainability option in ESHS BS.
Learn more about the Environmental Sustainability Option - Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety BS programLead sustainability initiatives and promote safer, healthier, and more resilient workplaces and communities with RIT’s ESHS degree.
Learn more about the Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety BS programGain core packaging engineering skills of designing and testing sustainable packaging for food, medical, and consumer product industries.
Learn more about the Packaging Science BS programForge your path to engineering excellence with Pre-Baccalaureate Studies in Engineering. Build your foundation.
Learn more about the Pre-Baccalaureate Studies in Engineering programLay the groundwork for a scientific future with Pre-Baccalaureate Studies in Science and Mathematics. Explore the unknown.
Learn more about the Pre-Baccalaureate Studies in Science and Mathematics programPrepare for careers in hazard assessment and emergency planning with the surveying and geospatial analysis option - ESHS BS at RIT.
Learn more about the Surveying and Geospatial Analysis Option - Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety BS programGraduate Programs
Blend design, research, and sustainability in RIT’s NAAB-accredited master’s in architecture.
Learn more about the Architecture M.Arch. programAn environmental science master’s degree that balances environmental conservation, human well-being, and economic development to tackle the biggest problems plaguing our environment.
Learn more about the Environmental Science MS programLead sustainability and safety efforts with RIT’s MS in environmental health and safety management.
Learn more about the Environmental, Health and Safety Management MS programDesign sustainable, functional packaging that stands out. RIT’s MS in packaging science blends creativity and engineering to craft creative packaging solutions.
Learn more about the Packaging Science MS programRIT’s Ph.D. in sustainability solves real-world challenges and optimizes sustainable systems across tech, business, energy, and more.
Learn more about the Sustainability Ph.D. programSolve global challenges using sustainability science in energy, food, health, and more.
Learn more about the Sustainable Systems MS programLatest News
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March 12, 2026
Up to $240,000 available for pollution prevention through Community Grants Program
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is accepting applications for the organization’s 2026-2027 Community Grants Program.
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March 12, 2026
The Biggest Barrier to Textile Recycling? Disassembly
Vogue Business highlights research at the Golisano Institute for Sustainability that is developing automated systems using AI and robotics to disassemble garments and enable large-scale textile recycling. (This content will require a subscription to view.)
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March 10, 2026
Rochester’s next industrial chapter is the circular economy
Democrat and Chronicle speaks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about positioning Rochester as a leader in circular manufacturing and material reuse. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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March 2, 2026
RIT research in Ghana shapes global e-waste policies
A 2024 trip to Ghana by RIT faculty is shaping a new United Nations environmental report challenging e-waste assumptions.
Thought Leaders in Sustainability
Golisano Institute for Sustainability
College of Engineering Technology
Saunders College of Business
College of Art and Design
Golisano Institute for Sustainability
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