Institute News

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

WROC-TV talks to Thomas Trabold, department head of sustainability in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about renewable energy companies and reducing carbon emissions.

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.

RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability to develop a new toolkit that will help manufacturers overcome barriers to adopting digital technologies.

RIT’s COVID-19 Alert Level has returned to Green, meaning the prevalence of the virus in our community and on campus is low. We should all be proud of this accomplishment as we finished the academic year strong. As we begin our transition to summer, it is imperative that we adhere to safety protocols and remain vigilant.

Commencement ceremonies for more than 4,100 RIT students begin today and continue through Sunday, enabling graduating students to don their regalia, walk across a stage, and be acknowledged by administrators for their milestone achievements despite a global pandemic.

Yudong Yan, a 2021 graduate of RIT’s Master of Architecture program, which uniquely fuses architecture with sustainability within the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has landed his first job with Strabala + Architects.