Institute News

WHAM-TV talks to Kate McArdle, community outreach coordinator for the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute.

CNET quotes Callie Babbitt, associate professor of sustainability.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Nana-Yaw Andoh, assistant professor of architecture.

RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2018 at an April 11 reception. Also recognized were the 20 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 12 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires. 

Point2Homes talks to Nana-Yaw Andoh, assistant professor in the Master of Architecture program, about the ways in which growing cities expand. 

Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano Institute for Sustainability, housed in Sustainability Institute Hall, lists nine different laboratories. But one that’s not on the list is the biggest of all – the building itself.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 7: What becomes of unharvested crops, apples that grocery stores don’t sell, leftovers from a banquet? Food waste is a global issue with social, economic and environmental implications. Associate professors of sustainability Callie Babbitt and Tom Trabold discuss the problem and offer some practical and personal solutions that are helping influence public policy.

Announcing our winners of the community grants award.

Announcing our winners of the community grants award.

The Golisano Institute for Sustainability is employing food waste treatment technology and equipment in its new food waste utilization testbed—the goal of which is to share results with businesses—by using excess food from RIT’s dining halls.

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced awardees of its 2019 Community Grants Program as part of the organization’s ongoing efforts to continue improving the health and environmental quality of New York state.

Rethinking how industrial products are manufactured and dealing with them at the end of their useful life could provide breakthrough environmental, social and economic benefits, according to new research from the International Resource Panel.