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The REMADE Institute recently hosted a one-day workshop on remanufacturing, repair, and reuse at RIT.

Callie Babbitt, an associate professor in RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, will study sustainable solutions that will address the growing challenge of food waste management along Croatia’s Adriatic coast.

WXXI talks to Callie Babbitt, associate professor of sustainability, about a grant-funded project looking at ways of dealing with food waste in a more sustainable manner.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 16: While the term sustainability has many definitions, its goal is singularly critical – the world needs to achieve ecological balance. In this episode of Intersections, Nabil Nasr, associate provost, and Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability adviser, discuss what’s happening on campus, across the nation and around the world to safeguard our environment.

WROC-TV reports on the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute's daylong program on managing food waste.

Reuters cites Eric Williams, professor of sustainability, on extracting rare earths from coal ash.

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is hosting a daylong program at RIT next week that will explore how businesses throughout the state and from coast-to-coast are reducing food waste, including by making use of organic resources to lessen their environmental footprint.

A leading business-news publication for Western New York, the Rochester Business Journal recently published an overview of GIS and its role within the sustainability field today.

Advanced degree candidates were honored by the Golisano Institute for Sustainability during commencement ceremonies in May.

The Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute has selected 12 new projects for funding, including two involving Rochester Institute of Technology. “The selection process was highly competitive,” said Magdi Azer, REMADE’s chief technology officer. “We received many comprehensive submissions that addressed our technical focus areas. Ultimately these 12 projects, totaling $5.9 million in public-private investments, ...

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 14: Growing up in India, Shahana Althaf thought earning a doctorate was a distant dream. Despite potential roadblocks, she persevered and will receive her Ph.D. from RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability on May 10. Shahana talks with Associate Professor Callie Babbitt about how she overcame cultural pressures and the challenges of balancing home life with a young child to fulfill her dreams.

Images of plastic bags and bottles clogging beaches and oceans have some calling for a ban on all such products. But packaging experts say it’s not that easy to eliminate a highly effective material. Instead, researchers at RIT are looking to strike a balance: Find a way to produce plastics that retain their best qualities and yet are more environmentally friendly.