Sustainability News
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April 29, 2019
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RIT ‘futurists’ discuss blending of technology and creativity at first-ever Imagine symposium
“The Future of Technology, the Arts and Design,” the first-ever symposium and panel discussion of its kind held during Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, showcased what RIT alumni envision for next 50 years related to technology, the arts and design and how we can leverage its power for the greater good.
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April 23, 2019
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Drones are coming soon to a farm near you
Drones are adding a new level of precision to agriculture, giving farmers digital tools for cultivating better and more profitable crops.
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April 23, 2019
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Packaging solutions improve product shelf life and sustainability
Images of plastic bags and bottles clogging beaches and oceans have some calling for a ban on all such products. But packaging experts say it’s not that easy to eliminate a highly effective material. Instead, researchers at RIT are looking to strike a balance: Find a way to produce plastics that retain their best qualities and yet are more environmentally friendly.
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April 23, 2019
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Innovative solutions take bite out of food waste
When it comes to identifying creative ways to mitigate food waste, researchers at RIT have been managing a full plate of innovative initiatives over the last decade.
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April 23, 2019
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Gas prices got you down? Imagine RIT attendees can get up to speed on electric, hybrid ‘e-bikes’
Imagine RIT visitors interested in learning about electric and hybrid-electric bikes get to participate in an interactive exhibit and discussion on the growing travel mode inside the Golisano Institute for Sustainability on April 27.
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April 22, 2019
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Penfield schools launch composting pilot program
WHAM-TV talks to Kate McArdle, community outreach coordinator for the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute.
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April 22, 2019
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Wegmans to go plastic-bag free in NY ahead of state ban
WHEC-TV mentions Wegmans’ partnership with RIT’s Center for Sustainable Packaging.
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April 18, 2019
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Apple iPhones get recycled in this secretive lab. Now it's opening up
CNET quotes Callie Babbitt, associate professor of sustainability.
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April 17, 2019
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RIT students hope to open eyes with mountain of trash
WXXI reports on RIT’s waste awareness campaign.
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April 16, 2019
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Student groups organize event to educate campus on better ways to manage trash
Engineers for a Sustainable World and RIT Student Government are partnering on a Waste Awareness Campaign that involves displaying a day’s worth of trash collected from around the campus. One site will hold a pile of recycling, the other a pile of what goes to the landfill.
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April 15, 2019
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RIT launches first rainwater collection
WROC-TV reports on student volunteer work from RIT's chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World.
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April 15, 2019
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RIT students build a better irrigation system for city garden
WHEC-TV reports on a new rainwater collection system constructed by the RIT chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World.
