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November 3, 2025
Can we produce aviation fuel sustainably to meet the rise in air travel?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Rochester Business Journal.
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October 29, 2025
Are Tariffs Good or Bad?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Bottom Line.
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October 1, 2025
Questions remain after Trump's renewed call for tariffs on foreign-made films
Spectrum News speaks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, about how this tariff would be implemented.
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September 29, 2025
RIT faculty member and students create peace art installation at Woodstock site
RIT architecture Professor Amanda Reis and students designed and built the ‘Peace Pavilion’ at Bethel Woods for BuildFest 2: Peace Rises.
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September 26, 2025
William H. Sanders installed as RIT’s 11th president
RIT will become a destination not just for students but for ideas, Bill Sanders said as part of formal ceremonies to install him as RIT’s 11th president. RIT community members, delegates from 42 universities, and state and community leaders attended the tradition-filled ceremony on Sept. 26.
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September 24, 2025
Why Air Pollution Fuels Crime and the Policy Lessons for India
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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September 23, 2025
RIT rises to No. 88 nationally in ‘U.S. News’ best colleges ranking
RIT, named as a top “National University,” continues its upward trajectory, rising to No. 88 in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings. The publication also cited RIT as being among the best universities in value, game design/simulation, experiential learning with co-ops and internships, and innovation.
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September 18, 2025
Examining Mamdani’s proposal for free public transit - in NYC and beyond
Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, appears on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson.
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September 12, 2025
RIT researchers help scale breakthrough decarbonization technology
Researchers at the New York State Center of Excellence in Advanced and Sustainable Manufacturing at Golisano Institute for Sustainability are helping advance a lab-born breakthrough into viable climate technology.
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September 12, 2025
Your old jeans: RIT is solving the zipper problem with recycling
Democrat and Chronicle highlights the work of Golisano Institute for Sustainability's textile recycling machine.
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September 3, 2025
Sustainability Ph.D. student earns Quad Fellowship
Sherralyn Sneezer, a Ph.D. candidate at RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has been selected as a 2025 Quad Fellow. She joins a cohort of 37 students focused on applying science and technology to pressing global problems.
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August 29, 2025
How Electricity Got So Expensive
Madalsa Singh, assistant professor in the Department of Sustainability, speaks to Heatmap about the rising costs of electricity bills. (This content will require a subscription to view.)