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November 3, 2021
New prognostics and health management engineer is advancing sustainable product development at GIS
Abu Islam recently joined GIS’s research staff. He was previously the director of the advanced technology group at Xerox where he led development of next-generation printing technologies.
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November 3, 2021
RIT ranks No. 36 among top ‘green’ colleges by Princeton Review
For the 11th consecutive year, RIT has been named one of the greenest universities by The Princeton Review.
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October 27, 2021
World Remanufacturing Conference brings industry thought leaders together virtually
More than 100 thought leaders and executives from around the world—including South Korea, Japan, and Europe—gathered virtually Oct. 20-21 for the RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference, which featured the latest information on emerging trends and issues of critical importance to the remanufacturing industry.
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October 20, 2021
Team of RIT designers, architects collaborate on Bethel Woods installation
Students from RIT's Industrial Design (BFA and MFA) and Master of Architecture programs constructed a large-scale sculpture on the Woodstock music festival grounds for a Hello Wood event.
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October 4, 2021
RIT researchers part of $15 million NSF grant aimed at reducing food waste
A $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation will be used to establish the first national academic research network on wasted food in the United States. Under the grant, researchers from American University will lead 13 other institutions, including RIT, in a five-year project.
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September 27, 2021
All Small Electronics Should Have the Same Charging Port, New E.U. Rule Says
Scientific American talks to Callie Babbitt, professor of sustainability, about the scale of the e-waste problem and how researchers want to solve it.
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September 24, 2021
GIS Industry 4.0 program receives $1.1M award to uplift New York State manufacturing in post-pandemic economy
RIT awarded $1.1M in CARES Act funding to help small and mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in Upstate New York State leverage Industry 4.0 to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19.
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September 22, 2021
Wait! Don't throw that food out — this can turn it into 'riches'
WXXI talks to Ava Labuzetta, an environmental engineer with the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, about what happens when food waste is put into landfills.
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September 9, 2021
RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference returns virtually with a focus on the post-COVID landscape
The 2021 RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference will take place online October 20-21, bringing thought leaders together virtually for the first time to discuss the post-COVID-19 landscape.
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September 8, 2021
New department head brings dual passions for sustainability and collaboration to RIT
Guiping Hu recently began her new role as the sustainability department head at Golisano Institute for Sustainability. Hu arrived on campus from Iowa State University, where she served on the faculty of the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering department.
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September 3, 2021
Partnership Provides Select Fisher Students Graduate Admission to RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability
RIT and St. John Fisher College have formed a partnership that provides qualified and eligible Fisher students with fast-track admission to RIT’s sustainable systems master’s program.
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August 31, 2021
RIT professor to work with Native American communities pursuing energy sovereignty
Assistant Professor Nathan Williams and doctoral student Sherralyn Sneezer to lead research that will help identify potential pathways to energy sovereignty in Native American communities.