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August 25, 2021
NYSP2I welcomes manager of outreach and education
Ambika Walker has joined the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) as a program manager of outreach and education.
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August 25, 2021
Connections: The cotton tote dilemma
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Enid Cardinal, senior advisor to the president for strategic planning and sustainability, and Kimie Romeo, adjunct professor of environmental management.
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August 12, 2021
RIT sustainability professor will lead NSF grant studying data privacy on home devices
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.
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August 11, 2021
Goodbye, Goodbuy! sale returns to RIT
After a year off due to the pandemic, the popular Goodbye, Goodbuy! sustainability program returns next week at RIT. Items for sale include clothing, furniture, appliances, lamps, bedding, kitchenware, and more. They were collected in May as students moved off campus.
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August 10, 2021
How global climate change is impacting Rochester
WROC-TV talks to Tony Wong, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, about climate change.
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August 2, 2021
RIT Venture Creations company awarded million-dollar NSF grant
Accelerate Wind, a client company in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop solutions for low-cost wind energy generation.
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July 30, 2021
Swimming in plastic
Crain's Detroit Business interviews Matthew Hoffman, associate professor of mathematical sciences, about how microplastics are appearing in a disturbingly wide range of places in the Great Lakes Basin.
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July 15, 2021
How Rochester will help reduce carbon emissions 85% by 2050
WROC-TV talks to Thomas Trabold, department head of sustainability in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about renewable energy companies and reducing carbon emissions.
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June 29, 2021
New York State Sustainable Brewery Summit gives craft breweries tools to become more sustainable
A two-day event focused on the challenges of reducing waste and energy use in brewer operations.
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June 28, 2021
Fulbright scholar comes to GIS to study Industry 4.0 as a driver of the circular economy
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.
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June 10, 2021
GIS kicks off new program to accelerate digital manufacturing among small and medium-sized manufacturers
RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability to develop a new toolkit that will help manufacturers overcome barriers to adopting digital technologies.
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June 7, 2021
Connections: What bees can tell us about the spread of microplastics
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Christy Tyler, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences.