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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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May 5, 2022
We’re drowning in electronic waste because we buy new devices too soon and don't recycle old stuff fast enough
Business Insider talks to Callie Babbitt, professor in the Department of Sustainability, about problems with recycling smart devices.
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April 26, 2022
Discussing a climate action strategy for the Genesee-Finger Lakes region
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Neha Sood, assistant director of campus sustainability.
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April 21, 2022
RIT receives STARS Gold rating for sustainability achievements
As the world recognizes Earth Day 2022, RIT celebrates a STARS Gold rating for its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
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April 20, 2022
Volunteers needed for this year’s Goodbye, Goodbuy!
As students begin to move off campus, the annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! sustainability program returns next week at RIT, where unwanted items otherwise discarded are collected, sorted, and later offered for sale to incoming students at thrift store prices.
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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 31, 2022
RIT Graduate Education Week and Showcase kicks off April 4
RIT will highlight graduate student scholarship during the 14th annual Graduate Education Week and Showcase, April 4–8. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Redefining Possibilities–Graduate Students on the Move.”
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March 25, 2022
National manufacturing institute led by RIT marks five years
A national manufacturing institute led by Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is marking five years of accelerating the transition to a circular economy in the United States.
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March 21, 2022
College of Liberal Arts honors students for writing excellence
Diverse subjects involving safety and autonomous automobiles, Black women in computing, and Italian cinema are just some of the winning entries for this year’s student writing awards, sponsored by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts.
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March 21, 2022
RIT Dubai students unveil clean energy boat design at Dubai Expo 2020
The Gulf News features an RIT Dubai team's participation in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.
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March 21, 2022
Environmental evolution: RIT part of the largest-ever study
WROC-TV talks to Kaitlin Stack Whitney, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, about her team's research on white clover.
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March 18, 2022
Students help communities during spring break
RIT students planted trees in Louisiana, revitalized farms and greenhouses in West Virginia, and repaired hiking trails in Georgia and Virginia as projects during this year’s Alternative Break.