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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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December 16, 2021
RIT involved in development of state hub for battery innovation
RIT’s Battery Prototyping Center will be part of New Energy New York, a state hub for new battery innovation, manufacturing, and workforce development. The hub, led by SUNY Binghamton, received funding for the first phase of development to expand the battery technology and energy storage sector.
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December 9, 2021
GIS awarded $3.5 million from the REMADE Institute to advance circular economy technologies
The REMADE Institute (REMADE) selected four projects for award that were proposed by GIS researchers, a funding award totaling $3.5 million. Research will see GIS developing circular economy solutions in partnership with the companies Autodesk, BigBattery, BorgWarner, Caterpillar, and Nike, among others.
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December 6, 2021
RIT students to design Community Center in Farmington
WROC-TV features a project partnering Cobblestone Arts Center with graduate students from the Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
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December 2, 2021
RIT Dubai hosts Sheikh Hamdan for the grand opening of new campus
RIT Dubai held a grand opening ceremony to dedicate its state-of-the-art new campus in the Dubai Silicon Oasis on Nov. 28. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, toured the facilities and inaugurated RIT Dubai’s new home designed for interactive learning along with RIT President David Munson, RIT Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration James Watters, and RIT Dubai President Yousef al Assaf.
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December 1, 2021
RIT legacy family opens Carmen’s Cooking restaurant
The Baileys, an RIT legacy family, have dreamed of opening a restaurant in the Rochester area for more than 11 years. In 2020, when their youngest child graduated from high school, they decided it was finally time.
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November 27, 2021
As devices morph into services, what is ownership?
The Economist talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about regulations on e-waste.
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November 18, 2021
Seth Holmes named associate professor in RIT’s department of architecture
Seth Holmes is the newest faculty member of RIT's department of architecture. As both a scholar and a practitioner of architecture, Holmes brings expertise in climate change adaptation and resilient design to RIT’s master of architecture (M.Arch.) program.
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November 12, 2021
RIT taking part in nationwide study to reduce food waste
Spectrum News talks to Callie Babbitt, professor of sustainability, and Diana Rodriguez Alberto, a sustainability Ph.D. student, about their research on reducing food waste.
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November 12, 2021
RIT professors awarded State Department grant to help entrepreneurs in Jordan form circular economy businesses
A $250,000 grant from the U.S. State Department will fund a program led by RIT professors Clyde Hull and Eric Williams to help entrepreneurs in Jordan form circular economy businesses.
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November 3, 2021
New prognostics and health management engineer is advancing sustainable product development at GIS
Abu Islam recently joined GIS’s research staff. He was previously the director of the advanced technology group at Xerox where he led development of next-generation printing technologies.
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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.