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June 21, 2022
NYSP2I selects 13 awardees for 2022-23 Community Grants Program
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) has announced 13 winners of its 2022-2023 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.
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June 7, 2022
NYSP2I leads study to help steelmaker verify circular solution for slag
A feasibility study led by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) and Clarkson University will determine if a common byproduct of steelmaking can be used as a concrete ingredient.
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May 6, 2022
NYSP2I partners with Syracuse University to curb impacts of wasted food on rural communities
A new collaboration between RIT’s New York State Pollution Institute (NYSP2I) and the Center for Sustainable Community Solutions (CSCS) at Syracuse University aims to stem wasted food in rural New York State.
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April 7, 2022
NYSP2I issues request for proposals for R&D program from university partners
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, headquartered at RIT since 2008, has issued a request for proposals for its Research and Development program from the organization’s partner universities—RIT, Binghamton University, Clarkson University, Cornell University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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March 16, 2022
NYS Pollution Prevention Institute collaborates with Syracuse University on USDA grant
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is collaborating with Syracuse University’s Center for Sustainable Community Solutions on a grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist communities and stakeholders in New York state with reducing the amount of edible food that goes to waste.
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March 4, 2022
Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT accepting Community Grants Program applications
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is accepting applications for the organization’s 2022-2023 Community Grants Program. Founded in 2008, the program is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.
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December 21, 2021
NYSP2I selects eight statewide recipients for 2021-2022 Community Grants Program
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced selections for its 2021-2022 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.
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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 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 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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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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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.