Sustainability News

  • September 25, 2018

    Leah Przybylski standing in front of green wall at RIT's Golisano Institute for Sustainability

    Student Awarded AIANYS Student of the Year Award

    The 2018 AIA New York State Honor Awards Jury has awarded Leah Przybylski the AIANYS Student of the Year Award for notable contributions and accomplishments by a student member of the AIA within New York State. Congratulations, Leah!

  • August 6, 2018

    A photo of a tiger laying down in the grass.

    RIT sponsors tiger exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo

    RIT is sharing its tiger pride by sponsoring the tiger exhibit at the Seneca Park Zoo. It’s the latest collaboration between RIT and the zoo, which last year signed a formal memorandum of understanding to develop, promote and implement mutually beneficial projects.

  • August 6, 2018

    Madi Zhunussov discusses floor plans and designs with two representatives from the Coalition of NorthEast Association. They sit across from each other at a table with the designs covering the table top.

    Students designing city’s future sustainably

    A research and design collaborative between RIT architecture students and faculty with community partners in and around the city of Rochester is bringing new thinking to neighborhoods in need.

  • July 10, 2018

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    RIT to continue to lead Pollution Prevention Institute

    An RIT-led consortium has won a $19.5 million, five-year award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation to operate the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, allowing RIT to continue to lead important environmental projects and initiatives.

  • June 27, 2018

    Company develops solar generators for hurricane victims

    David Rodriguez ’92 is the founder of inverSOL, a client company of Venture Creations business incubator that produces solar generator systems. The company will open a manufacturing and retail facility in Puerto Rico to help those living in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

  • June 25, 2018

    GIS dedicates Bal Dixit Laboratory

    The Bal Dixit Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Fire Protection Research is made possible by a $2 million gift from RIT alumnus and former trustee Sudhakar “Bal” Dixit.

  • June 21, 2018

    Headshot of Nabil Nasr.

    Nabil Nasr attends G7 follow-up workshop

    Nabil Nasr, associate provost and director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is presenting on “Assessment of Resource Efficiency and Innovation in Circular Economy Through Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse.”

  • May 3, 2018

    a box with a sign that says, "donate usable items here".

    Goodbye, Goodbuy! in full swing at RIT

    One of the largest college recycling and sustainability programs in the country is underway at RIT, as the academic year ends and students move out and donate otherwise discarded items to the fourth annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! event.

  • May 3, 2018

    Portrait of Jennifer Russell.

    Love for environment becomes passion for sustainability

    As she nears her graduation from RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Jennifer Russell wants to prove to forward-thinking businesses and communities that development and the environment do not always have to be at odds.

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