Sustainability News

  • December 19, 2016

    Map of Pollen spread over region

    Researchers study plastic pollution in Great Lakes
    A new study by Matthew Hoffman of RIT’s College of Science and Eric Hittinger of the College of Liberal Arts inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes and could help inform cleanup efforts and target pollution prevention.

  • November 29, 2016

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    RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts sweep competition
    Six members of RIT’s Theme Park Enthusiasts club won four awards during the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition, hosted by Universal Creative. The competition invited teams from four colleges to create theme park rides or make modifications to existing rides.

  • November 22, 2016

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    NYSP2I names Community Grants Program winners
    The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced awardees of its 2016-17 Community Grants Program as part of its efforts to improve the health and environmental quality of New York state.

  • November 21, 2016

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    Ph.D. in sustainability—Xue Wang
    Wang is a project coordinator on the advisory team at Underwriters Laboratories’ Northbrook campus in Chicago. The 122-year-old company’s business unit helps manufacturers capture value for their sustainability efforts.

  • November 21, 2016

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    RIT transitions to top-tier university
    In 1993, Robert Loce became RIT’s first doctoral degree recipient and the first person in the world to earn a Ph.D. in imaging science. More than 250 others have followed in his footsteps in six doctoral programs.

  • October 31, 2016

    Logo for "20/20 Research in Focus"

    Program highlights sustaining natural resources
    The “Sustenance” presentation is part of the 20/20 Research in Focus series, one of several initiatives to highlight RIT’s commitment to faculty career development, including research being done by female faculty.

  • October 12, 2016

    RIT again ranked among leading green colleges
    RIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The university is featured in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges.

  • October 5, 2016

    RIT gets $1M grant to develop food waste solutions
    Callie Babbitt, an associate professor in RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has received a nearly $1 million award from the National Science Foundation to research sustainable solutions for minimizing and managing food waste generated across the food supply chain.

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