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July 2, 2020
Workplace Safety Plan in response to COVID-19 available
RIT's “Workplace Safety Plan in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic” focuses on the health and safety of our faculty, staff, student employees, visitors, and other invited guests, and is aligned with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
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June 18, 2020
Tigers Helping Tigers fundraising event features performing artists
RIT is hosting a virtual event to raise money for the COVID-19 Emergency Fund, Division of Diversity and Inclusion General Support Fund, and other funds that directly impact students. "Tigers Helping Tigers: An Event to Move Students Forward" will include pre-recorded performances from RIT students and student groups and will be streamed online.
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June 15, 2020
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation issues a pledge for the circular economy
The Golisano Institute for Sustainability has signed a pledge with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to drive economic growth, restore the environment, and benefit society.
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June 12, 2020
Accelerated Fall Calendar: The Path Forward
President David Munson and Provost Ellen Granberg are announcing an accelerated fall academic calendar, with the semester beginning Aug. 19, all in-person classes concluding by Nov. 24 and final examinations to be administered online.
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June 10, 2020
Strained supply chains, resource scarcity drive heightened focus on circularity amid pandemic
Waste Dive features Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
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May 21, 2020
RIT announces Fall Planning Task Force
RIT continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with the creation of the Fall Planning Task Force and the work of three committees.
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May 19, 2020
RIT students eligible for federal CARES Act funding
RIT will distribute nearly $5.2 million in emergency federal funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to assist students with unexpected costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 4, 2020
RIT’s Nabil Nasr named to Board of Trustees at Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Nabil Nasr, RIT’s associate provost and founding director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has been appointed a Trustee by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, formed in 2010 to inspire a generation to rethink, redesign and build a positive future through the vision of a circular economy.
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May 4, 2020
Tackling climate change with machine learning: Covid-19 and the energy transition
PV Magazine talks to Nathan Williams, assistant professor, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about his work at the Climate Change AI workshop.
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May 4, 2020
RIT leadership to hold virtual town hall on Thursday
RIT President David Munson will host a virtual town hall Thursday, May 7, to discuss the current and future state of the university in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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April 30, 2020
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes RIT for green power leadership
RIT’s utilization of nearly 71 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually represents more than 92 percent of its total power needs, placing it No. 21 on the EPA’s Top 30 College & University List of the largest green power users among higher-education institutions in the agency’s Green Power Partnership.
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April 29, 2020
DEC and state parks encourage responsible recreation during COVID-19 public health crisis
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) today encouraged New Yorkers to engage in responsible recreation during the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis. DEC and State Parks recommendations incorporate guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.