News by Topic: Sustainability
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August 6, 2019
Working toward clean power for all
You do what? From accountant to the stars to sustainable chocolate producer, RIT alumni have some pretty cool careers. Read about Berlyn Hubler ’16 MS (sustainable systems), tribal program coordinator for GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit organization that installs solar power systems and provides job training for underserved communities.
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August 2, 2019
Student researchers gauge opinions on who's to blame for Lake Ontario flooding
WXXI reports on a study led by summer research students at RIT about flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline.
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July 22, 2019
Plant Cover In Cities Could Combat 'Urban Heat Island Effect'
NPR features a story by WXXI in which Karl Korfmacher, a professor of environmental science, discusses how asphalt creates “urban heat islands” and how vegetation can combat the effects of heat waves.
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July 19, 2019
RIT Croatia Professor Staša Puškarić featured in HBO documentary ‘Ice on Fire’
A professor from RIT Croatia is featured in Ice on Fire, a new HBO documentary about climate change produced by Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio, George DiCaprio and Mathew Schmid and directed by Leila Conners. Professor Staša Puškarić is one of several scientists featured who outline solutions designed stave off the worst effects of global warming.
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July 15, 2019
RIT’s Callie Babbitt receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Callie Babbitt, an associate professor in RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, will study sustainable solutions that will address the growing challenge of food waste management along Croatia’s Adriatic coast.
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July 5, 2019
RIT researchers look for ways to manage food waste
WXXI talks to Callie Babbitt, associate professor of sustainability, about a grant-funded project looking at ways of dealing with food waste in a more sustainable manner.
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June 11, 2019
RIT to host youth summer workshops on clean energy and fuel cells July 9-12
RIT is hosting workshops this summer to help high school students from the Rochester area learn about the science behind clean energy and fuel cells. The “Clean Energy: Electricity Generation Using Fuel Cells” workshops feature hands-on experiments and tours of RIT’s facilities.
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June 6, 2019
Podcast: Sustainability and the Quest to Find Balance for our Planet
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 16: While the term sustainability has many definitions, its goal is singularly critical – the world needs to achieve ecological balance. In this episode of Intersections, Nabil Nasr, associate provost, and Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability adviser, discuss what’s happening on campus, across the nation and around the world to safeguard our environment.
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June 5, 2019
New York State and RIT addressing problem of food waste in the U.S.
WROC-TV reports on the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute's daylong program on managing food waste.
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June 3, 2019
Explainer: U.S. dependence on China's rare earth: Trade war vulnerability
Reuters cites Eric Williams, professor of sustainability, on extracting rare earths from coal ash.
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May 31, 2019
New York State Pollution Prevention Institute to host June 4 event on managing food waste
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is hosting a daylong program at RIT next week that will explore how businesses throughout the state and from coast-to-coast are reducing food waste, including by making use of organic resources to lessen their environmental footprint.
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May 6, 2019
Many see white clover as a weed, but it’s important to bees
WXXI reports on RIT’s work on the Global Urban Evolution Project.