Institute News
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May 6, 2024
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RIT to offer new pathway for earning MS degree in sustainable systems and MBA
RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) and Saunders College of Business are collaborating on an accelerated pathway that provides an opportunity for a Master of Science degree in sustainable systems and a Master of Business Administration.
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April 27, 2024
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Innovation meets creativity at Imagine RIT
Artificial intelligence, robots, glass blowing, virtual reality, and performing arts were just a sampling of what thousands of visitors experienced at the 2024 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 27.
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April 9, 2024
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Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, China, will get all the growth from AI if other regions don’t invest now to compete
Essay written by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by The Conversation.
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April 4, 2024
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REMADE to host conference in D.C.
The Rochester Beacon talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about the conference.
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April 2, 2024
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The education level of disabled veterans greatly affects their children’s schooling
Essay written by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Medium.
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March 21, 2024
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Innovation unleashed: students forge transdisciplinary projects at RIT's a2ru summit
Students leveraged the variety of makerspaces in RIT's brand-new SHED facility to create arts-integrative work responding to a theme of "Play."
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March 21, 2024
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What's our e-waste worth?
Marketplace talks to Callie Babbitt, professor in the Department of Sustainability, about how to recycle electronics.
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March 21, 2024
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REMADE Institute to lead 2024 circular economy tech summit in D.C. next month
A national institute, led in part by RIT, next month is hosting the 2024 REMADE Circular Economy Technology Summit & Conference in Washington, D.C., highlighting emerging strategies and technologies to accelerate the adoption of a circular economy.
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March 18, 2024
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How many children should couples have given ongoing climate change?
The Rochester Beacon features an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and interim head of the Department of Sustainability, about the theory of fertility.
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March 15, 2024
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From print broker to steward, RIT alumnus transforms farm into haven of sustainability and solitude
Solitude Farmz, a 125-acre retreat located just outside of Oxford, N.Y., in the southern Finger Lakes, features a number of secluded walking trails that could serve to symbolize the long and winding path taken by Taylor Zimmer ’85 (printing) to become the steward of the bucolic property.
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March 13, 2024
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Are Swedish dishcloths more environment-friendly than paper towels?
The Guardian speaks to Kimberly Bawden ’90 (industrial engineering), ’96 ME (engineering), ’13 MS (sustainability) about the study.
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March 8, 2024
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Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT accepting Community Grants Program applications
The program, founded in 2008, is part of the NYSP2I’s ongoing efforts to make the state more sustainable for workers, the public, the environment, and the economy through pollution prevention.
