News by Topic: Sustainability
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February 19, 2013
Clean Snowmobile team dashing through the snow
The new RIT Clean Snowmobile team will compete in its first national event March 4–9. -
February 19, 2013
Callie Babbitt receives CAREER award
Babbitt will study the sustainable management of lithium-ion batteries that are discarded after use in electric vehicles and modern consumer electronics. -
February 18, 2013
RIT replacing florescent lighting with LEDs
So far, more than 20,000 tubes have been replaced with custom LED lighting designed by TransLux Corp. -
February 18, 2013
RIT selected as a ‘Sustainable 16’ finalist
The second-annual Environmental March Madness tournament rewards excellence in environmental academics and sustainability. -
February 7, 2013
Strategic implications of wind power
Students from RIT’s CAST will host a debate about the viability of wind power as a strategic energy resource for the United States at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11. -
February 5, 2013
Designing products that celebrate differences
Designers from RIT’s industrial design department are working with DS7, a design team from ArcWorks, to create “ant” tables. -
January 15, 2013
Packaging student takes first place in contest
Katherine Bukys’ apple-themed package, “Lettuce Eat: A better way to do fast food,” won top honors at the Paperboard Packaging Alliance Student Design Challenge. -
January 15, 2013
RIT and NASA host Native Innovation Day
Native American Future Stewards Program celebrates the scientific contributions and research of faculty and students on Jan. 18. -
January 14, 2013
Image Permanence Institute gets $500,000 grant
Award from Mellon Foundation will help research and document photographic materials and processes of the past three centuries. -
December 20, 2012
Golisano Institute for Sustainability receives $5M
The funding is part of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council’s funding award, announced Wednesday. -
December 19, 2012
International environmental leaders meet at RIT
Lecturer Lisa Greenwood led U.S. delegation at meeting to revise the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO policies and guidelines. -
December 17, 2012
Students offer design ideas for project in Turkey
RIT students collaborated with Kadir Has University in Istanbul, creating proposals for designs that incorporated old tires into an urban park in Istanbul.