Sustainability News

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that can be made from many forms of wasted organic material. Learn about the unique role it can play as part of a sustainable, circular economy.

Essay co-written by Callie Babbitt, associate professor in Golisano Institute for Sustainability, published by The Conversation.

The citizen science nonprofit Delta Environmental is establishing a new endowment at RIT to create an environmental education program at the Tait Preserve of RIT.

Students on co-op are picking up more than occupational and professional skills. As the pandemic unfolded last spring and summer, they saw firsthand how companies manage even in the midst of a crisis.

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.

WROC-TV talks to Charles Ruffing, director of the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, about reusing items and reducing waste before turning to recycling.

E-Scrap News reports on a study co-authored by Callie Babbitt, associate professor in Golisano Institute for Sustainability.

RIT has announced an extension to a tuition scholarship program for RIT graduates seeking to further advance their career opportunities while the job market recalibrates and the country responds to the coronavirus pandemic.

Professor Seth Hubbard is an expert in designing, growing, and fabricating solar cells and said that if the cost of these highly efficient solar cells can be reduced enough, they could be used to help devices ranging from smartphones to drones to cars.

WROC-TV talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost for academic affairs and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about the proposed Innovation Centers Acceleration Act.

RIT will celebrate graduate research during the 13th annual Graduate Education Week and Showcase: A Vision into the Future. The virtual event—Nov. 16 to 20—creates a platform for sharing and exchanging ideas during the COVID-19 pandemic, with pre-recorded and live presentations, demonstrations, visual exhibitions, and an alumni panel discussion.

A collaboration between the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and five partners were winners of the 2020 Manufacturing Leadership Award by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).