Sustainability News
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February 7, 2018
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RIT dean publishes breakthrough study on health impacts of ship emissions
James Winebrake, dean of RIT's College of Liberal Arts and an expert on the environmental impact of transportation, is among a team of experts who are applauding the shipping industry's decision to burn cleaner oil beginning in 2020. -
February 2, 2018
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Image Permanence Institute receives major grants
RIT's Image Permanence Institute has received $544,198 in grants from the Division of Preservation and Access at the National Endowment for the Humanities to support two major education and research initiatives. -
December 13, 2017
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A history of philanthropy for RIT
RIT has benefited from the generosity of many. Top lifetime donors to the university are James S. Gleason and the Gleason Family Foundation, B. Thomas Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, Eastman Kodak Co., The Nippon Foundation and E. Philip Saunders. -
November 21, 2017
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Graduate programs offer cutting-edge education
Today, RIT offers 73 master's programs, with 14 new programs added in just the past 10 years. And the number of master's programs is likely to grow even more in the near future. -
November 21, 2017
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GIS alumnus successfully sustaining his career
Mike Waller '16 (sustainability) is the first-ever director of sustainability and special assistant to the CEO at Rochester Regional Health. -
November 9, 2017
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Incubator receives $1.8M NYSERDA contract
RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator has been awarded a new four-year contract valued at $1.8 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, earmarked for early-stage, clean-energy companies. -
October 24, 2017
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RIT honors Tom Golisano’s contributions to global health
Tom Golisano was honored at RIT for his contributions to global health, specifically through Special Olympics, in a new Golisano Archives exhibit unveiled Oct. 20. -
October 22, 2017
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Optimizing the U.S. electrical grid
RIT researchers are developing a system of algorithmic computer modeling that will help policymakers produce and use electricity more efficiently. -
September 22, 2017
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RIT again named among leading ‘green colleges’
For the seventh consecutive year, RIT has been named one of the greenest universities by The Princeton Review. -
September 15, 2017
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NYSP2I marks 10th anniversary with events
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is hosting three events across New York state to highlight its economic, environmental and social impacts on the state. -
August 17, 2017
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Students help determine options for vacant city lots
RIT students are working with Rochester high school students to see if some of the 300 city-owned vacant lots in the Marketview Heights neighborhood can be turned into assets such as community gardens, playscapes or exercise stations. -
August 7, 2017
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Undergraduate student innovators unveil research at 26th annual symposium
More than 250 student projects, representing RIT’s nine colleges, were on display at the 26th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 4. Research proposals were featured in a series of oral and poster presentations throughout the day.
