Institute News
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January 4, 2017
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RIT to lead new Manufacturing USA Institute
Golisano Institute for Sustainability was selected today by the U.S. Department of Energy, as part of its Manufacturing USA initiative, to lead its new Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute. -
December 1, 2016
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2015-16 Community Grant Awardees
Announcing our winners of the community grants award.
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November 22, 2016
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NYSP2I names Community Grants Program winners
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute has announced awardees of its 2016-17 Community Grants Program as part of its efforts to improve the health and environmental quality of New York state. -
November 21, 2016
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Ph.D. in sustainability—Xue Wang
Wang is a project coordinator on the advisory team at Underwriters Laboratories’ Northbrook campus in Chicago. The 122-year-old company’s business unit helps manufacturers capture value for their sustainability efforts. -
October 21, 2016
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RIT helps Rochester celebrate Italian Cultural Day
RIT joined local dignitaries and community members in the atrium of City Hall on Thursday, when Rochester celebrated its first Italian Cultural Day. -
October 12, 2016
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RIT again ranked among leading green colleges
RIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The university is featured in the 2016 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 361 Green Colleges. -
October 5, 2016
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RIT gets $1M grant to develop food waste solutions
Callie Babbitt, an associate professor in RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, has received a nearly $1 million award from the National Science Foundation to research sustainable solutions for minimizing and managing food waste generated across the food supply chain. -
September 27, 2016
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Hundreds of employers seek students at annual fall Career Fair
Nearly 250 employing organizations and hundreds of recruiter representatives seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the Fall 2016 Career Fair Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gordon Field House. -
June 21, 2016
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RIT joins Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
The Golisano Institute for Sustainability is part of a winning coalition named by President Obama to head up an initiative designed to bolster advanced manufacturing. -
April 27, 2016
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RIT to host national Climate Leadership Summit
RIT was one of six U.S. locations selected to host the summit, designed to educated student leaders on issues that have a profound effect on climate. -
April 27, 2016
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Turn food scraps into soap at Imagine RIT
Students from the Golisano Institute for Sustainability will feature natural soaps produced from food waste.
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April 26, 2016
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NYSP2I hosts student R&D competition
The fifth annual Research and Development student competition, held on Earth Day, April 22, recognized both graduate- and undergraduate-level sustainability projects.
