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Engineers at Golisano Institute for Sustainability have developed a new software platform to help manufacturers design products that are easier to remanufacture. The tool, named PhoenixDFR, helps engineers think about sustainability earlier in the design process.

A research team at Golisano Institute for Sustainability is developing a fully automated system to identify, sort, and disassemble garments at high speed and in high volume to address a critical global waste problem.

Researchers at RIT developed new artificial intelligence techniques to extract and visualize information from standard-of-care biomedical data, providing a means for clinicians to better diagnose diseases and determine interventions.

The Rochester History journal's 21st-century makeover is turning heads and winning accolades and grant funding.

Shima Parsa, assistant professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, received an NSF CAREER Award to advance her research in soft matter physics.

The program, founded in 2008, is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to make the state more sustainable for workers, the public, the environment, and the economy through pollution prevention.

Researchers who contributed to RIT receiving nearly $103 million in sponsored research awards during the past fiscal year, including 10 faculty members who reached or surpassed $1 million this past fiscal year, were inducted into the yearly classes of PI Millionaires.

The process combines virology and mechanobiology, two distinct areas of study that had not been explored at the same time but might prove to be a way to better understand disease progressions to intervene earlier and improve patient outcomes.

Rochester Beacon quotes Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research.

Integrating the development of eco-friendly practices with social and economic facets of sustainability, could further transform engineering education by equipping future engineers with the skill set required for the profession today.

WXXI highlights the visit from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

RIT’s interdisciplinary collaborations enrich research across the university and beyond. Two of these collaborative projects recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a total $22.6 million in grants given to support humanities projects across the nation.