News by Topic: Sustainability
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May 15, 2014
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Winners announced in poster competition
Teams from Syracuse, Cornell, RPI, Clarkson and UB earned top honors in the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute’s annual R&D student competition. -
May 15, 2014
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Henrietta Chamber of Commerce recognizes RIT
Students in NTID’s arts and imaging studies program as well as two buildings on campus were recognizes by the chamber during its Community of Excellence Awards celebration. -
May 7, 2014
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Female faculty discuss increasing recognition
The panel discussion “Daring Appreciation: Strategies for Increasing Recognition of Your Work” is part of a campus-wide study to aid female faculty’s career progression. -
May 5, 2014
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Students develop tactics to make SAU ‘greener’
A team of electrical/mechanical engineering technology students is looking to make the SAU more energy efficient for a national student design competition. -
May 3, 2014
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Imagine RIT draws thousands to campus
By the end of the day, an estimated 32,000 people made their way through campus to see hundreds of exhibits and demonstrations by RIT students, faculty and staff. -
May 1, 2014
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Micro-hydropower no pipedream
Students in the Master of Architecture program will present their research on micro-hydropower—energy of water flowing through the pipes in everyday buildings—at Imagine RIT. -
April 30, 2014
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RIT named among nation’s leading ‘green colleges’
For the fourth consecutive year, RIT has been named one of North America’s greenest universities by The Princeton Review. -
April 28, 2014
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RIT team takes first in business plan contest
Imagine Soap, led by industrial design graduate student Brendan Gordon, took first place in the social/nonprofit category at the New York Business Plan Competition in Albany. -
April 25, 2014
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RIT researchers set record
A record 397 researchers secured funding for fiscal year 2013, serving as either principal or co-principal investigators on active research. -
April 21, 2014
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RIT hosts Earth Day celebration Tuesday
Festivities include the “Greenovate NYS” competition, a “flash mob” performance, tours of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, and a presentation of WALL-E -
April 18, 2014
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Professor receives inaugural Edline M. Chun Award
Stephen Whittaker, a professor in the School of Media Sciences, was given the award for exemplifying excellence and dedication in teaching. -
April 9, 2014
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RIT celebrates graduate students
The first Graduate Education Week at RIT will be held April 14–18 and features speakers, workshops, information fairs and a keynote address and luncheon.
