News by Topic: Sustainability
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April 15, 2024
RIT Singers team up with Madrigalia and RIT exhibitors
The RIT Singers will join members of the local singing group Madrigalia to present a concert dedicated to protecting and sustaining the Earth, and revitalizing nature. Formed in 1975, the chamber choir has collaborated with local and international audiences as well as premiering new works.
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April 12, 2024
Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival set for April 27
Detecting deepfakes, a device to help grocery stores like Wegmans inspect strawberries and reduce waste, and even the economic impact of Taylor Swift are just a few of the nearly 400 exhibits at this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival.
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April 4, 2024
REMADE to host conference in D.C.
The Rochester Beacon talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about the conference.
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March 21, 2024
What's our e-waste worth?
Marketplace talks to Callie Babbitt, professor in the Department of Sustainability, about how to recycle electronics.
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March 21, 2024
REMADE Institute to lead 2024 circular economy tech summit in D.C. next month
A national institute, led in part by RIT, next month is hosting the 2024 REMADE Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference in Washington, D.C., highlighting emerging strategies and technologies to accelerate the adoption of a circular economy.
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March 15, 2024
From print broker to steward, RIT alumnus transforms farm into haven of sustainability and solitude
Solitude Farmz, a 125-acre retreat located just outside of Oxford, N.Y., in the southern Finger Lakes, features a number of secluded walking trails that could serve to symbolize the long and winding path taken by Taylor Zimmer ’85 (printing) to become the steward of the bucolic property.
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March 13, 2024
Are Swedish dishcloths more environment-friendly than paper towels?
The Guardian speaks to Kimberly Bawden ’90 (industrial engineering), ’96 ME (engineering), ’13 MS (sustainability) about the study.
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March 8, 2024
Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT accepting Community Grants Program applications
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.
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February 13, 2024
RIT eco-friendly initiative reimplements packaged water policy starting April 1
RIT is reimplementing its policy against the use of packaged water, beginning April 1, when university funds may no longer be used to purchase still, unflavored, or packaged water. The policy applies to all single-serve water regardless of container material, size, event type, and method of purchase.
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January 26, 2024
Environmental responsibility in the food sector
WXXI talks to Daniel Johnson, interim department chair, Department of Packaging and Graphic Media Science, about climate-friendly food sector practices.
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January 18, 2024
Your New $3,000 Couch Might Be Garbage in Three Years. This Is Why.
The Wall Street Journal talks to Andy Buck, professor in the School for American Crafts, about reupholstering old furniture. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 17, 2024
Golisano Institute for Sustainability team at RIT to lead U.N. workshop in Ghana
A research team from Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) at RIT is headed to West Africa later this month to facilitate an important discussion regarding the current state of consumer electronic product (CEP) markets in the Republic of Ghana.