News
Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety
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March 7, 2019
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Connections: Why climate activists are pushing back against the normalization of extreme weather
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Kimie Romeo, adjunct professor of environmental health.
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February 28, 2019
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Student Spotlight: Wrestlers headed to National Championships
Meet Dempsey King, a fourth-year civil engineering technology student, who is one of three RIT wrestlers who qualified for the 2019 NCAA Division III Championship tournament.
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February 12, 2019
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Researchers develop tools based on risk management standards
Students at RIT are learning about risk management and planning even before entering the workplace through a new series of systems-based educational tools integrating community and enterprise risk and sustainability management.
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January 30, 2019
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Connections: How to combat climate change through policy and individual actions
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability advisor to the president, and Kimie Romeo, adjunct professor of environmental management.
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September 26, 2018
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RIT welcomes diverse rising stars
RIT is welcoming diverse prospective faculty from across the country to explore teaching and post-doctoral opportunities at the university this week as part of the annual Future Faculty Career Exploration Program. -
September 4, 2018
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Civil Engineering Technology goes abroad
More than 60 students in the civil engineering technology program have participated in department organized (or independent) study abroad programs since 2010. We promote and encourage our students to learn professional skills while they travel to places like Ireland and Croatia. -
March 30, 2018
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Student earns national recognition for EMS service
Oren Cohn, RIT Ambulance chief of operations, was honored as EMS Provider of the Year by the National Collegiate EMS Foundation. Cohn was recognized for his leadership role with the all-volunteer campus ambulance team. -
December 5, 2017
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CAST students take top placements in competition
For the second year in a row, RIT civil engineering technology undergraduates took top placements at the annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region I student construction management competition. -
October 10, 2017
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2017 Distinguished Alumni: Meet Thomas Trytek
Meet Thomas Trytek ’91 (civil engineering technology), the College of Applied Science and Technology 2017 Distinguished Alumnus. -
March 28, 2017
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Graduates construct Rochester Top 100 company
Justin Hamilton and Christopher Stern were standing on the basketball court sidelines in 1998 when they started talking about majors. That was the beginning of Hamilton Stern Construction, a company that was No. 1 on the Rochester Chamber Top 100 list of fastest growing private companies in 2016.
