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UPDATE: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 30: Due to low registration numbers, this event has been cancelled. Check www.greenchemistrymn.org for updates on whether the workshop will be rescheduled or other alternatives. --- A daylong workshop at Rochester Institute of Technology on Oct. 8 will provide a framework for how businesses can incorporate tools to evaluate... Full Story »

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The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is now accepting applications for its 2013-2014 Community Grants Program. The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) provides nonprofit organizations and local governments financial and technical assistance for projects that promote and implement pollution prevention practices at the community level. By increasing awareness of... Full Story »

Rochester Institute of Technology is preparing to welcome a record-breaking 2,775 to 2,800 freshmen on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The university also welcomes about 700 transfer students attending in the fall. New students will join RIT as the university moves away from its quarter-based academic calendar and begins semesters. Students and their families... Full Story »

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) has recognized Potsdam Specialty Paper Inc. (PSPI) for innovative environmental efforts that have resulted in significant reductions in the plant's waste and energy usage. NYSP2I, which is managed and operated at Rochester Institute of Technology, presented the award to PSPI during a ceremony at... Full Story »

Graduate students at Rochester Institute of Technology are known on campus for their research and innovation on topics spanning disciplines from math and science to engineering to the liberal arts. On July 23, a new group of graduate students were honored for excellence at RIT's 5th annual Graduate Student Research and... Full Story »

How coffee drops leave rings when they dry, blood vessel formation related to cancer treatment and mind gamers in school are just some of the diverse presentations scheduled at Rochester Institute of Technology's Undergraduate Research Symposium, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at the RIT Inn & Conference Center,... Full Story »

A collaboration between Rochester Institute of Technology's Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences and Sweetwater Energy Inc. will give students experience with the Rochester-based company that has a sweet and sustainable niche. Sweetwater Energy provides its industry partners with a concentrated plant-sugar mixture for production of biofuels, biochemicals and bioplastics. The... Full Story »

An upcoming forum at Rochester Institute of Technology will feature advice and best practices from major companies such as Staples, IBM, and other organizations with leading sustainability programs. The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I), in partnership with Nixon Peabody LLP, is sponsoring a supply chain sustainability forum titled "Sustainability as... Full Story »

Two RIT courses have recently earned Continuing Education Provider Accreditation, according to the credentialing service Interstate Renewable Energy Council Inc. The courses-Wind Power Systems and Solar Photovoltaics-are both offered through RIT's College of Applied Science and Technology and will continue to be offered to undergraduate students this fall. "We pursued this credential... Full Story »

Editor's note: As of July 3, the Albert Paley sculpture to be installed on the RIT campus has been changed to Cloaked Intention. It will go in the same location, the newly formed quad between Golisano Institute for Sustainability and Louise M. Slaughter Hall. --- After making its debut during a prestigious event... Full Story »

Be bold and unafraid to take risks. Have confidence in yourself. And most of all, embrace the opportunities life sends your way. Those were the messages Rochester Institute of Technology graduates, their families and friends heard from speakers at the university's 128th convocation, the opening event of the 2013 commencement weekend. Alex Kipman,... Full Story »

Hundreds of visitors received a firsthand look at the new Sustainability Institute 
Hall during an April 12 dedication event. The facility is "a living lab" that represents RIT's commitment to the environment 
and houses the Golisano Institute for Sustainability. Nabil Nasr, center, assistant provost and director of GIS, presented 3-D print... Full Story »

Rochester Institute of Technology kicks off its 128th annual commencement weekend at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17, with its Academic Convocation. RIT President Bill Destler will confer more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate degrees at this campus-wide ceremony, which takes place in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Alex Kipman, a 2001... Full Story »

The crowds cheered, the music blared and an eclectic group of child-sized cars raced around Simone Circle Saturday morning as the E-Durance Challenge launched the 2013 Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival. At stake: the chance to win $1,000 or one of President Bill Destler's prized antique banjos. Perhaps even more importantly,... Full Story »

A class of second-year industrial design majors in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences is giving old library materials the ultimate makeover-the remarkable results of which will be on display at the Idea Factory inside the Wallace Center during the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival this Saturday, May 4. The... Full Story »

News about the winner of the Imagine RIT poster topped last month's list of most popular RIT news stories. Check out all of April's most popular stories below: Top News Stories 1. Paper tiger design wins 2013 Imagine RIT poster contest 2. Maya Angelou Program at RIT Canceled 3. RIT marks official opening of innovative... Full Story »

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) at Rochester Institute of Technology has announced the winners of its second-annual R&D student competition. Open to colleges and universities throughout the state, the event recognized both graduate- and undergraduate-level sustainability projects. Teams from The City University of New York College of Staten Island... Full Story »

Ever wonder what research in sustainability is like? Visitors of all ages can obtain fun, hands-on experience with this exciting and emerging field at the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival this Saturday, May 4. At the same time, festivalgoers can also get an inside look at RIT's newly dedicated "living... Full Story »

The recently passed state budget includes a significant increase in state funding for Rochester Institute of Technology's Center of Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing, which was initially established last year. The center will receive $500,000 as part of the 2013-2014 New York state budget agreement reached last month between the governor and... Full Story »