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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.
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August 30, 2021
RIT’s Nasr launches second circular economy report for U.N. Environment Programme
Dr. Nabil Nasr will lead the research and development of a second report to a U.N. Environment Programme panel focused on the benefits of value-retention processes (VRPs).
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August 25, 2021
NYSP2I welcomes manager of outreach and education
Ambika Walker has joined the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) as a program manager of outreach and education.
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August 12, 2021
RIT sustainability professor will lead NSF grant studying data privacy on home devices
The three-year study, led by Eric Williams, a professor in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, will look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition toward increased telework and mobile working and resulting implications on data security and e-waste.
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July 22, 2021
RIT’s new Graduate School looks toward future
Graduate education at RIT has evolved over the last 60 years, and now, the university has officially created the RIT Graduate School, replacing the RIT Office of Graduate Education.
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July 15, 2021
How Rochester will help reduce carbon emissions 85% by 2050
WROC-TV talks to Thomas Trabold, department head of sustainability in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about renewable energy companies and reducing carbon emissions.
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June 29, 2021
New York State Sustainable Brewery Summit gives craft breweries tools to become more sustainable
A two-day event focused on the challenges of reducing waste and energy use in brewer operations.
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June 28, 2021
Fulbright scholar comes to GIS to study Industry 4.0 as a driver of the circular economy
Dr. Anastassija (Stacey) Konash has joined RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability as a Fulbright Scholar, where she will study Industry 4.0 adoption among U.S. manufacturers of carbon-fiber composites.